第3063期:David Hockney dies

The celebrated British artist David Hockney has died at his home in London at the age of 88, just a month before his 89th birthday.英国著名艺术家大卫·霍克尼（David Hockney）在伦敦家中去世，享年 88 岁，距离他 89 岁生日仅一个月。Hockney was widely recognized as one of the most influential figures of the modern era and a key leader of the 1960s pop art movement.霍克尼被公认为现代最具影响力的艺术家之一，也是 20 世纪 60 年代波普艺术运动（Pop Art）的重要代表人物。Throughout his long career, he was a creative genius who loved to experiment with different mediums. He constantly innovated by using traditional paint, photography, and even digital iPads to capture the world around him. Hockney is perhaps best known for his stunning, sun-drenched paintings of swimming pools in California, which explored light, water, and joyful colors. In 2018, one of these iconic pool paintings sold for nearly 70 million pounds at an auction, and set a record for a living artist.在漫长的艺术生涯中，他是一位极具创造力的艺术天才，热衷于尝试各种不同的创作媒介。他不断创新，运用传统绘画、摄影，甚至数字 iPad 来记录和描绘周围的世界。霍克尼最广为人知的作品，或许就是那些充满阳光气息的加州泳池系列画作。这些作品通过对光线、水面和明快色彩的描绘，展现出独特的艺术魅力。2018 年，其中一幅经典的泳池画在拍卖会上以近 7000 万英镑的价格成交，创下了当时在世艺术家作品拍卖价格的最高纪录。He worked hard for four to six hours every single day because drawing gave him a clear purpose, always following his one simple rule: paint the things you love.他每天都会坚持工作四到六个小时，因为绘画赋予了他明确的人生目标。他始终遵循着一条简单的原则：画你所热爱的东西。