David Hockney is an English painter, born in 1937 who gained popularity during the 1960s for his paintings of swimming pools. Hockney is most known for the vibrant color which he employs in his pieces, this portrait of his mother or Mum from 1989 is no exception. The way he includes so much color in the skin such as the pink, green, and blue give so much more life to the piece without there necessarily being so much shadow. I also enjoy the attention he gives to the skins texture as well as the texture he creates within her hair. The most eye-catching part of his piece is her eyes, they're piercing yet are not overpowering because of the inclusion of color throughout the rest of the painting .The way Hockney truly understands color is speaks to his skill as an artist and set him apart from other modernist painters.
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