DAVID HOCKNEY'S Done by: Farah

CONTRIBUTION Ammar year 8A

 ABOUT DAVID HOCKNEY
David Hockney OM CH RA
(born 9 July 1937) is an English
painter, draftsman, printmaker,
stage designer, and
photographer. As an important
contributor to the pop art
movement of the 1960s, he is
considered one of the most
influential British artists of the
20th century.
DAVID HOCKNEY ARTWORK
 BEST-KNOWN ARTWORK
A Bigger Splash is perhaps David
Hockney's best-known artwork , The
painting depicts a sun-drenched
swimming pool in Los Angeles. Behind
the pool is a pink modernist building and
an empty chair. The silhouettes of
neighboring buildings are reflected in the
building’s large window. Two spindly
palm trees and a neat border of grass
suggest carefully manicured gardens.
Unusually for Hockney's paintings from
this time, there is no-one in sight and the
scene is almost entirely still … apart from
the splash.