{"id":695,"date":"2015-07-10T02:23:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T02:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/index.php\/2015\/07\/10\/wishing-david-hockney-a-very-happy-birthday-today\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T05:19:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:19:17","slug":"wishing-david-hockney-a-very-happy-birthday-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wishing-david-hockney-a-very-happy-birthday-today","title":{"rendered":"Wishing David Hockney a very Happy Birthday!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d3bdd8a6fec&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d3bdd8a6fec\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"445\" 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(45.7 x 76.2 cm)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wishing-david-hockney-a-very-happy-birthday-today\/david-hockney-the-arrival-of-spring-in-woldgate-east-yorkshire-in-2011-twenty-eleven-25-march-2011\"><\/a><br>David Hockney The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty-eleven) \u2013 25 March, 2011<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wishing-david-hockney-a-very-happy-birthday-today\/david-hockney-painting-plein-air-in-east-yorkshire-uk\"><\/a><br>David Hockney painting plein air in East Yorkshire, UK<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wishing-david-hockney-a-very-happy-birthday-today\/david-hockney-in-los-angeles-2015-photo-by-jean-pierre-goncalves-de-lima\"><\/a><br>David Hockney in Los Angeles, 2015, Photo by Jean-Pierre Goncalves de Lima<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wishing-david-hockney-a-very-happy-birthday-today\/david-hockney-a-bigger-scrabble-players-2015-photographic-drawing-printed-on-paper-mounted-on-aluminum\"><\/a><br>David Hockney A Bigger Scrabble Players, 2015 Photographic drawing printed on paper, mounted on aluminum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today the artist turns 78, but don\u2019t let his age fool you. Hockney continues to remain just as dedicated to his studio work, with a relentless drive to explore new innovative ways to make images. Whether photographic collages, fax drawings, copy machine offset printing, or iPad drawings, Hockney has enjoyed a lifelong fascination with utilizing technology as a medium.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His most recent development is a new series of photographic drawings that &nbsp;are comprised of hundreds of images, all captured at close range, then seamlessly stitched together and enhanced to construct a singular composition, but with multiple vanishing points. We are thrilled to be showing this exciting new body of work in Hockney\u2019s upcoming exhibition&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/html\/exhibition.cfm?tExhibition_id=1155\">\u201cPainting and Photography\u201d<\/a> \u2013 which opens at L.A. 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