{"product_id":"david-hockney-the-biography-1975-2012","title":"David Hockney: The Biography, 1975-2012","description":"In this fascinating and entertaining second volume, Christopher Simon Sykes explores the life and work of Britain's most popular living artist.\n\nDavid Hockney is one of the most influential and best-loved artists of the twentieth century. His career has spanned and epitomized the art movements of the past five decades. Picking up Hockney's story in 1975, this book finds him flitting between Notting Hill and California, where he took inspiration for the swimming pool series of paintings; creating acclaimed set designs for operas around the world; and embracing emerging technologies—the Polaroid camera and fax machine in the seventies and eighties and, most recently, the iPad. Hockney's boundless energy extends to his personal life too, and this volume illuminates the glamorous circles he moves in, as well as his sometimes turbulent relationships.\n\nChristopher Simon Sykes has been granted exclusive and unprecedented access to Hockney's paintings, notebooks, and diaries, and a great number of them are reproduced here. Featuring interviews with family, friends, and Hockney himself, this is a lively and revelatory account of an acclaimed artist and an extraordinary man.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0385535902\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0385535902.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:sykes, christopher simon\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43368054489149,"sku":"BVV.0385535902.G","price":23.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0385535902-0.jpg?v=1784495588","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/david-hockney-the-biography-1975-2012","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}