1. David Hockney Photos, reflections and splashes

2. Biography – task 1 One of the most famous living artists working today. He was born on July 9, 1937, in Bradford, England. He studied at the Bradford College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London 1978 he settled permanently in Los Angeles, in the USA. His style covers a lot of disciplines including Pop art and photography. In the 1970s he achieved prominence as a set designer for the opera and ballet. Hockney has always used technology in his work - photography and photocollage, computer technology and printers, and Iphones and Ipads. Find a picture of David Hockney for your sketchbooks. Write 5 facts about his life Find 5 quotes from him that you like!

3. Remember cubism? What was Cubism about? Can you remember some of the keywords associated with it? Look at this video in which David Hockney discusses ways of seeing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrFDGct4 kH8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrFDGct4 kH8 Take a screenshot of David Hockney talking about the Chinese scroll. Save and print this image.

4. This is a painting by David Hockney. How many different perspectives can you see?

5. Task 2 Find an example of a cubist painting by Picasso or Braque (remember them?) Save and print the picture. In your sketchbooks stick the three images (chinese scroll, cubist, hockney) Write about each image, how the artist has used perspective? how are the images similar? what are the images about? Where are you (the viewer) standing?

6. David Hockney’s Photomontages Between 1970 and 1986 David Hockney worked with photography a lot, creating collages which he called ‘joiners’ He made portraits of his friends and family, and big pictures of his home and the environment Some of the pictures were polaroids, laid out in a grid formation, and some were hundreds of photos all joined together into something that almost looks like a painting.

7. This is a photomontage that David Hockney made of his mother. His mother was a subject Hockney would use throughout his career at various times. The picture on the right is by Picasso. Are the images similar? In what way? 'Portrait of Ambroise Vollard' 1910

8. Please look at this excellent website: http://thedelightsofseeing.blogspot.com/2011/03/cubism-joiners-and-multiple-viewpoint.html Answer the following question: Can you name 3 artists who have been influenced by Hockneys ideas and techniques? Find images to include in your sketchbook. Who was Hockney influenced by? Thin of three words to describe Hockneys joiners.

9. This is probably Hockney’s most famous photomontage, Pearl Blossom Highway. Watch him discuss how he made the work here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD123svCFHQ Is this a painting or a photograph? Why do you say this?

10. Here are some joiners I made, a few years ago. In real life these are very big, and made from hundreds of pictures

11. Task 3 You will need a camera – for this project, it is ok to use your mobile phones. You will be making 3 different photomontages 1 of a person that you know very well (this could be a friend or someone in your family) 1 of a special place 1 of your own choice In your sketchbooks you need to plan your three pieces of work – find works by Hockney to help inspire you! What makes a good subject? What details can you include? Is there a feeling or a mood you can capture? How can you show someone’s personality?