DAVID HOCKNEY 1960-1968: A MARRIAGE OF STYLE
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'PORTRAIT OF CAVAFY IN ALEXANDRIA' FROM ILLUSTRATIONS FOR FOURTEEN POEMS FROM C.P. CAVAFY 1966-67 1966 David Hockney (1937 – ) P1179 © David Hockney
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'IN THE DULL VILLAGE' FROM ILLUSTRATIONS FOR FOURTEEN POEMS FROM C.P. CAVAFY 1966-67 1966 David Hockney (1937 – ) P1186 © David Hockney
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'MEETING THE GOOD PEOPLE (WASHINGTON)' FROM A RAKE'S PROGRESS (PORTFOLIO OF SIXTEEN PRINTS) 1961-63 1961/63 David Hockney (1937 – ) P753 © David Hockney
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'THE BEGINNING' FROM ILLUSTRATIONS FOR FOURTEEN POEMS FROM C.P. CAVAFY 1966-67 1966 David Hockney (1937 – ) P1187 © David Hockney
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'THE START OF THE SPENDING SPREE AND THE DOOR OPENING FOR A BLONDE' FROM A RAKE'S PROGRESS (PORTFOLIO OF SIXTEEN PRINTS) 1961-63 1961/63 David Hockney (1937 – ) P755 © David Hockney
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'RECEIVING THE INHERITANCE' FROM A RAKE'S PROGRESS (PORTFOLIO OF SIXTEEN PRINTS) 1961-63 1961/63 David Hockney (1937 – ) P752 © David Hockney
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'MEETING THE OTHER PEOPLE' FROM A RAKE'S PROGRESS (PORTFOLIO OF SIXTEEN PRINTS) 1961-63 1961/63 David Hockney (1937 – ) P765 © David Hockney
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'ONE NIGHT' FROM ILLUSTRATIONS FOR FOURTEEN POEMS FROM C.P. CAVAFY 1966-67 1966 David Hockney (1937 – ) P1188 © David Hockney
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'MARRIES AN OLD MAID' FROM A RAKE'S PROGRESS (PORTFOLIO OF SIXTEEN PRINTS) 1961-63 1961/63 David Hockney (1937 – ) P758 © David Hockney
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'VIEWING A PRISON SCENE' FROM A RAKE'S PROGRESS (PORTFOLIO OF SIXTEEN PRINTS) 1961-63 1961/63 David Hockney (1937 – ) P760 © David Hockney
Hockney in the 60s was that rare thing – an artist at the forefront of the avant-garde of the day, and a well-known public figure. With his Yorkshire accent, bleached blond hair, owlish glasses and frank homosexuality he stood out at the Royal College of Art in London.
This exhibition offers a portrait of the artist as a young man, in London and Los Angeles. His work of the time is marked by a unique pictorial wit. It is informed by the books he was reading, places he was visiting, people he desired, lifestyles he aspired to - and the art that inspired him.
At this time Hockney was playing with a multitude of styles. His breakthrough works were inspired by the abstract painting of the time. But they departed from it with their use of autobiographical messages, often code that referred to his current crushes, including his Doll Boy, Cliff Richard.
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Glossary
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Painting
Work of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is a tightly stretched piece of canvas, paper or a wooden panel. Painting involves a wide range of techniques and materials, along with the artist's intellectual concerns effecting the content of a work.