Afternoons with david hockney biography
David hockney pop art.
About David Hockney
(republished from brain-juice.com)David Hockney has often been regarded as a playboy of the art world.
Afternoons with david hockney biography
He has had lascivious relationships, and he has run among strange and crazy artistic circles. Yet he has always retained a sense of stability in his life through his constant and tireless devotion to his work. Hockney is an artist that has always enjoyed success and praise, facing little to no hardship in his career.
What is interesting about his life is not the problems he has encountered, but the strides he has taken to bypass much human suffering and malaise.
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David Hockney was born on July 9, 1937, in Bradford, England, to Laura and Kenneth Hockney. The Hockneys were, as David said, a "'radical working-class family.'" Laura and Kenneth were solid parents who only wanted their children to have the best education possible.
Laura raised her children as strict Methodists and resolutely shunned smoking and drinking in the home. Kenneth was a