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He’s clearly not slowing down
- Hockney is adamant he is “just getting going”, and given that he’s had three solo shows in 2023 alone (Lightroom’s David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away); The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo’s David Hockney; and David Hockney, Drawing from Life at the National Portrait Gallery) he’s clearly not slowing down.
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May 4, 2022 · Now in his 84th year and 60 years into a career which has left him recognised as one of the most famous artists on the planet, David Hockney is showing no signs of slowing down.
Apr 13, 2018 · Painter David Hockney is 80 years old, but he shows few signs of slowing down. Jeffrey Brown spoke with him in Los Angeles, where an exhibition that opens this weekend presents an intimate take...
Aug 25, 2023 · While the Yorkshireman declares that he “can’t stop” working, a four-part series, Celebrating David Hockney, is set to be Melvyn Bragg’s final outing as host of The South Bank Show after ...
- Billie Muraben
- He’s a sort of anarchist. Describing his politics, Hockney has previously defined his views as “a sort of anarchism that took from both the left and the right.
- He’s a synesthete. Although not apparent in the abundance of his practice, Hockney was born with synesthesia, and he sees synesthetic colours in response to musical stimuli.
- He’s responsible for more than just lining the walls at the Royal College of Art. While studying at the Royal College of Art, Hockney refused to complete the essay requirement on the grounds that his work should be judged entirely on his art practice.
- He’s an ardent supporter of living in the now. Henri Cartier-Bresson remarked at the age of 93, “It’s not longevity, it’s intensity that counts.” And Hockney – in spite of the fact that, like Cartier-Bresson, is already doing very well – agrees: “It’s a different attitude to time,” he told The Telegraph.
Oct 28, 2023 · Hockney’s eyeballful of a show, which had a brief three-week run in early 2020 before it was closed by the pandemic, reopens at a time when drawing from life is becoming ever more popular. And...
Sep 30, 2022 · David Hockney isn’t getting any younger. The English multi-hyphenate turned 85 this past July, but shows little sign of slowing down as evidenced by his latest exhibition “ The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020, ” on show now at the Art Institute of Chicago.
