David Hockney is one of the most influential British artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, celebrated for his contributions to Pop Art and his innovative approaches to painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, and digital media. Known for his vibrant depictions of California swimming pools, portraits, and landscapes, Hockney has continually reinvented his practice, embracing new technologies from Polaroid collages to iPad drawings.
He studied at the Royal College of Art and received numerous awards including the Royal Photographic Society's Progress medal and the Lorenzo de' Medici Lifetime Career Award of the Florence Biennale, Italy. His work is represented in major museum collections worldwide, including the Tate, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Centre Pompidou.
