Chapter 1
The rebellious student and pop art pioneer
Chapter 2
California dreaming and the swimming pools
Chapter 3
Breaking perspective through new media
Chapter 4
The digital brush and Yorkshire landscapes
YOUR GOAL
Master of The life of David Hockney
Ch 2 · California dreaming and the swimming pools
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California sun, pool so blue, David Hockney's vibrant view.
renato Hockney created intimate, life-sized portraits of couples that explored human relationships and subtle tensions.
renato Hockney spent weeks painting a fraction of a second in his famous 1967 masterpiece, 'A Bigger Splash'.
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Fun Fact
Slow splash: It took David Hockney two entire weeks to paint the splash of water in 'A Bigger Splash', even though a real splash lasts less than a second.
Glossary
swimming pool (noun)
An artificial area of water designed for swimming. David Hockney famously depicted these backyard oases after moving to Los Angeles in 1964.
An artificial area of water designed for swimming. David Hockney famously depicted these backyard oases after moving to Los Angeles in 1964.
Quiz
Which American city's pools and modern suburbs became David Hockney's primary muse in the mid-1960s?
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Why did David Hockney prefer acrylic paint over traditional oil paint when working in California?
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Which fast-drying medium did David Hockney adopt in California to capture flat, bright colors?
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Which domestic pets are featured alongside the couple in David Hockney's 1971 portrait 'Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy'?
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What is the title of David Hockney's iconic 1967 painting of a California swimming pool?
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How much did David Hockney's 'Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)' sell for at auction in 2018?