1937 年，出生于英格兰的大卫·霍克尼（David Hockney），刚刚在本月迎来了他 80 岁的生日。这位当代最具影响力的艺术家，可谓是英国国宝级的当代艺术家，被称为“最著名的英国在世画家”。

    在长达六十年的艺术创作生涯里，霍克尼横跨多个领域，从绘画，拼贴，到摄影和舞台剧设计。他还写书研究艺术史上的古典名家，如何利用光学仪器进行创作。

    他的作品也使用了几乎可以用到的创作媒材，从油画，手稿，版画，摄影，影像作品，到近期的 ipad 电子图画创作。

David Hockney, born in England in 1937, just celebrated his 80th birthday this month. The most influential contemporary artist can be described as a British national treasure contemporary artist, known as "the most famous British living painter".

In a career spanning six decades, Hockney has spanned many fields, from painting and collage to photography and stage design. He also wrote books to study how classical masters in art history used optical instruments to create.

His works also use almost all available creative media, from oil paintings, manuscripts, prints, photography, video works, to the recent ipad electronic drawing creation.