{"product_id":"david-hockney-christopher-simon-sykes-9780385531443","title":"David Hockney: The Biography, 1937-1975","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawing on exclusive and unprecedented access to David Hockney's extensive archives, notebooks, and paintings, interviews with family, friends, and on Hockney himself, Christopher Simon Sykes provides a colorful and intimate portrait of one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1937, David Hockney grew up in a northern English town during the days of postwar austerity. By the time he was ten years old he knew he wanted to be an artist, and after leaving school he went on to study at Bradford Art College and later at the Royal College of Art in London. Bursting onto the scene at the Young Contemporaries exhibition, Hockney was quickly heralded as the golden boy of postwar British art and a leading proponent of pop art. It was during the swinging 60s in London that he befriended many of the seminal cultural figures of the generation and throughout these years Hockney's career grew. Always absorbed in his work, he drew, painted and etched for long hours each day, but it was a scholarship that led him to California, where he painted his iconic series of swimming pools. Since then, the most prestigious galleries across the world have devoted countless shows to his extraordinary work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the seventies he expanded his range of projects, including set and costume design for operas and experiments with photography, lithography, and even photocopying. Most recently he has been at the forefront the art world's digital revolution, producing incredible sketches on his iPhone and iPad, and it is this progressive thinking which has highlighted his genius, vigor and versatility as an artist approaching his 75th birthday. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this, the first volume of Hockney's biography, detailing his life and work from 1937 - 1975, Sykes explores the fascinating world of the beloved and controversial artist whose career has spanned and epitomized the art movements of the last five decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The timing couldn't be better for this enjoyable and well-sourced book, which -- like Hockney's own work -- is both conversational and perceptive.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"To read Christopher Simon Sykes' \u003ci\u003eDavid Hockney\u003c\/i\u003e is to marvel at the artistic gifts of the eccentric Yorkshireman who rose from a sometimes pinched childhood to hobnob with poet Stephen Spender and novelist Christopher Isherwood, to party with Mick Jagger and Manolo Blahnik.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Prodigiously entertaining.\" --\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A chatty, knowledgeable, insider's biography, full of anecdotes.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Simon Sykes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385531443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385531443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nan A. Talese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 7.08w x 1.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2011 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/05\/2012 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2012 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/23\/2012 pg. 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/2012 pg. 15","brand":"Christopher Simon Sykes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072439447807,"sku":"9780385531443","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2029d56-dd85-47a2-bcf4-6e33ad91a932.jpg?v=1685441975","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/david-hockney-christopher-simon-sykes-9780385531443","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}