06/12/2026
Back in the early 1980s, I felt artsy after a two-year stint at HACC (Harrisburg Area Community College) and paid the hefty subscription to Artforum magazine. My first issue in 1982 displayed a collage of Polaroid photos by David Hockney. I then had a flashback to his pool paintings from the late 1970s. For a young artist, it made me realize that an artist was not confined to a single medium. His confidence in his art and what he produced also confirmed for me that art was personal without waiver. Hockney died yesterday. His prominent works were birthed in the afterlife of post-war contemporary artists and provided the meld for many renowned and common artists like me in the 1980s and the galaxy reach into the future. Thanks David.
