THE 1ST AMERICAN EDITION HARDCOVER BOOK WITH GOLD TONE FOIL EMBOSSED SPINE TITLES, AND DUST JACKET IS PUBLISHED BY HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, COPYRIGHT 1981 THAMES AND HUDSON LTD, LONDON, PRINTED AND BOUND IN GREAT BRITAIN IN 1981 BY JARROLD AND SONS LTD, NORWICH, WITH ACCOMPANIED COMPELLING TEXT AUTHORED BY MARCO LIVINGSTONE.

DAVID HOCKNEY ( 1937 - 2026 ) IS AN ENGLISH PAINTER, DRAFTSMAN, PRINTMAKER, STAGE DESIGNER, AND PHOTOGRAPHER. HE IS AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTOR TO THE POP ART MOVEMENT OF THE 1960'S. HE IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BRITISH ARTISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. HIS ARTWORKS HAVE COMMANDED GREATER POPULAR ACCLAIM THAN ANY OTHER CONTEMPORARY BRITISH ARTIST. THE POP ART EXPRESSIONIST STYLE ARTWORKS HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MORE THAN 400 SOLO EXHIBITIONS. ART WORKS BY HOCKNEY ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS.

IN THIS FIRST FULL-LENGTH CRITICAL STUDY, THE AUTHOR MARCO LIVINGSTONE EXPLORES HERE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOCKNEY'S ART AND HIS LIFE, FOCUSING ATTENTION FIRMLY ON THE WORK ITSELF. HE CHARTS THE SHIFTS IN HOCKNEY'S WORK FROM THE EARLY 1960'S TO HIS RENEWED ABSORPTION WITH INVENTIONS AND ARTIFICE SINCE THE MID 1970'S, HIS BRILLIANT PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLAGES AND HIS THEATRICAL DESIGNS FOR THE STAGE. 

A DELIGHT TO READ, LIVINGSTONE HAS WRITTEN AN INFORMATIVE AND PENETRATING ACCOUNT OF HOCKNEY'S WORK OFFERING A FRESH APPRAISAL OF THE ARTIST'S ACHIEVEMENTS : IT GIVES A CLEAR AND METHODICAL ACCOUNT OF HOCKNEY'S DEVELOPMENT, ILLUSTRATED WITH BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK REPRODUCTIONS IT DETAILS A CONTINUOUS CREATIVE PROCESS SHAPED BY SEXUALITY, LITERATURE, MUSIC, THE THEATER, AND THE HISTORY OF PAINTING, A PASSIONATE COMMITMENT TO ART AS AN EXPRESSION OF PERSONAL WORLD VIEW. IT IS AN INTELLIGENT, CONSCIENTIOUS, SENSITIVE AND UNDERSTANDING PRESENTATION OF, AND COMMENTARY ON THIS GREAT CONTEMPORARY MASTER'S ARTWORKS.

THE RARE OUT OF PRINT COLLECTOR'S 1ST EDITION HARDCOVER POP ART BOOK MEASURES 6 1/8" W X 8 1/2" H X 1" D, WITH 251 PAGES. IT FEATURES 185 OFFSET LITHOGRAPH PRINT ILLUSTRATIONS INCLUDING 36 IN COLOR, A BIBLIOGRAPHY, LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, AND AN INDEX. 

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