David Hockney was and still is one of the most important painters of the 20th and 21st centuries. The now 80-year-old artist was an integral part of the British pop-art movement of the '60s. Hockney has used his identity as one of his main motivations and subjects; growing up in a time of social persecution and change, Hockney lived through the mid-late20th century as a gay man. This, his exciting environment of southern California, and an interest in composition and light has motivated Hockney's immersive and eclectic ouevre.

This photo essay will explore the retrospective traveling exhibition that recently visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a brief stint.