The story of David Hockney, one of the most widely acclaimed of all living artists, is one of passion: passion for seeing，passion for telling, passion for images. But to these should be added the passion of ife. Hockney's art a celebration of what it is to be alive All his pictures - sometimes tender, as when he draws close friends and fatuity; sometimes playful as in his paintings of lazy, carefree days at the pool; sometimes awe-inspiring, as with his monumental images of the Grand Canyon - convey what it means to be in the world, to see it, to move in it, to love it. This constant exploration of how to communicate such feelings through art emerges with particular clarity in this stunning, lively volume, which cnarts aimost fifty years of extraordinary creativity.

Introduction: Loving the world with new eyes

Problems of Depiction

 Looking at Pictures 10 A Marriage of Styles 22 Stages 40

Water 62 Movement 87 Moving Viewpoint 96

Life Stilled

Life and Love 112 Lives 124 Still Life 144 Home 176

Portraits

Friends 210 Family 262 Self 272

Space and Light

South 280 West 298 East 314 North 324

London 340 Yorkshire 344

Lists of Illustrations