Hockney was born in Bradford in a working family. His parents, strictly adhered pretseptov Methodism, made sure that their children receive a good education. Hockney himself from his youth had a solid reputation in Bradford eccentric. He studied at snachale at the College of Fine Arts in Bradford, and then - at the Royal College of Art in London, where he graduated with a gold medal. First, his expressionist works were created under the influence of Francis Bacon.
In 1961 he visited New York for the first time, and in 1963 returned there, met Warhol. Since that time he began closer to the style of pop art. In his paintings he used the graffiti, children's drawings, wallpaper, advertising images. Seeing California, Hockney alyubilsya into it and decided to settle in Los Angeles.
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