David Hockney Author:Paul Melia, Ulrich Luckhardt This consideration of Hockney?s work from 1960 to the early nineties dispels myths and opens up new lines of inquiry concerning his contributions to post-modern art. Filled with beautiful color plates of his paintings, the book draws on extensive research and the artist?s personal archives. In a broad chronological format the book reveals the ma... more »jor phases in Hockney?s oeuvre: his early years as a student at the Royal College of Art in London and his ironic experimentation with different styles of painting; his images of life in southern California; his highly personal portraits and their studies in perspective; his reinterpretations of modernist paintings; and his forays into photo-collage. The authors? incisive commentary reveals how Hockney?s paintings question, parody and ndermine accepted ideas about modern art, while forcing us to reconsider our assumptions about originality and creativity.« less