• Born on 9th July 1937, in Bradford, United Kingdom.
• An English painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer.
• Considered to be one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century due to his pop art movement in the 1960s.
• Experimented with the photographic art style of Joiners which his famous “Pearl Blossom Highway” artwork originated from.

Examples of his work –

Analysis –

I chose this joiner created by David Hockney to be the photo of his which I think is his most successful because I like the way he has brought in different perspectives from the variety of photos which he has decided to use. This can be clearly seen through the way that the photo seems to be guiding you down the street and this is due to the way the buildings follow downwards along with the cars, which are moving in the direction which can help bring this photo to life because the use of the joiner effect can make them look as if they are in motion. I also like the use of colour within the photo because it gives the photo a timeless, yet worn look as the green/grey/yellow tones make the photo look worn and as if it holds a lot of history and stories within it, which I really like as it makes it unique and works well with the 2 trees in the middle of the photograph as they don’t look out of place and the way the joiner has been put together gives them enough structure to look realistic.

In my own work, I will consider different point of views, just like David Hockney has done, when creating joiners to add a level of individuality towards my own joiners of L’Etacq and other SSI in Jersey. I will also experiment on photoshop with different filters and how these are able to transform a picture successfully.