I chose to research a photographer that has challenged my thought process in taking pictures. David Hockney was born on July 9, 1937 in Bradford, England. Although he originally was a painter, he explored drafting, printmaking, and set designing before dabbling in photography. From 1959 to 1962 he studied at the Royal College of Art in London, England. He was a very expressive individual, although seemed very critical to the artists as a mass. It came across that Hockney realized that there were two groups of students, those who are traditional, studying art and the classics, doing still life, life painting and figure compositions; and then there were those who were more adventurous, who were constantly full heartedly involved in their art all of the time. They were the ones exploring new media and mediums like himself.
I just think that Hockney is mainly just trying to explore his artistic freedom. I don’t feel like he has an underlying world issue that he is trying to express. I just think that he wants to broaden everyone’s views on photography and painting. Even though he isn’t known just for his photography, I feel that he made a huge impact. He loves to experiment and free minds from the classic pencil and paper art. I really am interested in trying to create my own photographic collage and even try something different myself. I really want to break free of the typical photography rules and discover what will make me different.
What I like most about Hockney’s collages is how unconventional they are. I had never seen a photo collage like these before. His works are large, usually around forty inches by twenty-five inches on averag
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