- Born and schooled in Britain, Hockney relocated to Los Angeles in 1964 and was instantly taken with the sunny open spaces, swimming pools and the freewheeling California lifestyle. His realistic and vibrant oil paintings of pools are among his most-regaled pieces. Hockney’s deftness at photocollaging—a patchwork of small Polaroid snapshots arranged to form a larger, composite image—displays his longstanding affection for cubism.
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