在当代的西方艺术世界,大卫·霍克尼的名字颇为响亮,无论是伦敦、巴黎或纽约,人们对他的评价几乎都是一致的,认为他是当代英国最有创造力与影响力的画家,是大西洋两岸最受欢迎的、最有代表性的新具象或新写实主义的关键人物。在20世纪,一个艺术家能被推崇到如此显著的地位,他必定是个很有创见的革新者。那么霍克尼是怎样摆脱传统艺术的束缚与潮流艺术的影响,怎样力图变异求新,不断探索艺术迷宫的奥秘,开拓自己的艺术之路的呢?他如何能使自己的艺术之树常青,使他作品的艺术魅力保持经久不衰的呢?让我们从他的几件不同时期的作品,去窥探其中的奥妙吧。 大卫·霍克尼,1937年7月9日生于英国北部的约克郡,布拉德福的一个工人的家庭里。他从小爱好美术,那时对那些手画的广告、招牌以及商店橱窗里招倈顾客的装饰画,他都兴致勃勃地观赏。11岁时,他便决定要做一名艺 In the contemporary Western art world, David Hockney’s name is quite loud, whether in London, Paris or New York, people are almost always the same as his evaluation, that he is the most creative and influential contemporary England Painter, is the most popular and representative new iconic or key figure in neo-realism on both sides of the Atlantic. In the 20th century, an artist can be respected in such a prominent position, he must be a very creative innovator. How can Hockney escape the shackles of traditional art and the influence of trend art? How can Hookney try his best to find new ways to explore the mysteries of art labyrinth and open up his own art? How can he ever make his evergreen art tree? , To keep the artistic charm of his work enduring? Let us peek into the mysteries of his works from different periods. David Hockney, born on July 9, 1937, in the family of a worker in Bradford, York, North Yorkshire. He was a hobby of fine arts, he was very enthusiastic about those hand-painted advertisements, signboards, and decorative paintings of shoppers in the shop windows. At the age of 11, he decided to be a craft