David Hockney was an influential English artist. He died 11 June 2026. Maybe you know him from his swimming pool paintings.
Warming Up
a Write down three or more names of painters or photographers that you know.
b Write down five or more art tools that these kind of artists use.
Your Reading Text:
Who was David Hockney?
Read the text to learn more about David Hockney and his art.
Words
a Find the words on the right in the text.
b Connect the words and expressions that have the same meaning.
Use the context of the reading text to find out what the words mean.
| 1. painters | a. a tool that is used for putting paint on a surface |
| 2. galleries | b. strong and flashy |
| 3. canvas | c. sitting or standing with a straight back |
| 4. landscape | d. to show something in a very accurate way for example by using painting |
| 5. colourful | e. rooms or buildings for showing works of art, especially to the public |
| 6. bold | f. a picture that shows the countryside or other natural scene |
| 7. diving board | g. a painting made on a piece of cloth |
| 8. to illustrate | h. an object at the side of a swimming pool from which you can jump into the water |
| 9. upright | i. to make something go back to the beginning or to an earlier point |
| 10. to capture | j. love and kindness |
| 11. tenderness | k. full of bright colours |
| 12. to rewind | l. to describe |
| 13. paintbrush | m. artists who paint pictures |
Questions About the Text
a True or false?
David Hockney…
1 … was born in 1937.
2 … was born in California.
3 … painted many swimming pools.
4 … painted in the pop art style.
5 … had homes in the US and in the UK.
6 … was a painter and a dancer.
b What is pop art?
1 A style of art that started in Bradford.
2 A style of art that was a little bit boring.
3 A style of art used by famous British painters.
4 A style of art with lots of bright colours.
c What does the text say about the people Hockney painted? Choose all correct answers.
1 He liked painting people.
2 He liked to paint very famous people.
3 He often painted couples when he painted people.
4 He only made paintings of people he admired.
5 He showed what he felt for people in his paintings.
Follow-up Task
a Look at some of the artwork that David Hockney made. You can find them here or here or do your own internet search.
b Choose one work that you like most.
c Write down the details of your choice (title, year it was made, any other relevant information).
d Write a few sentences to explain what you like about this work of art. (For example: the colours, the subject, the technique, etc.)
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