David Hockney, a highly influential artist in the 20th and 21st century art world, has garnered widespread attention for his groundbreaking use of color, innovative compositional forms, and profound reflection on traditional Western visual language. This article analyzes representative works from different periods of Hockney's career, exploring the formation, specific characteristics, and artistic value of his color-plane formative language.

Danqing Song. A Study of the Color-Plane Formative Language in David Hockney's Paintings. Frontiers in Art Research (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 7: 97-102. https://doi.org/10.25236/FAR.2025.070715.

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