Over 100 prints by David Hockney, that span more than 50 years, are on view at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in the UK. Focusing on his etchings and lithographs, the exhibition examines Hockney’s fascination with printmaking, from his early etchings as a student at the Royal College, to his most recent experimentation with computer prints. 

In fact, one of the earliest etchings in the exhibition is the mock diploma Hockney created in protest to the Royal College’s decision to withhold his diploma, when he refused to submit a final paper claiming that his merits should be judged on his work, not his words.

Click here to see a video of the exhibition installation. “Hockney, Printmaker” will remain on view through 11 May 2014.

IMAGE: David Hockney, “The Diploma,” 1962, etching with aquatint in black and red