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The article examines the life and work of the British artist David Hockney. Particular focus is given to his attempts to capture issues of perception and representation in his work. Additional topics discussed include the exhibition "David Hockney" at the Tate Britain gallery in London, England, from February 9th through May 29, 2017, the beginning of his career in the 1960s and insights on his artistic techniques.

The article examines the life and work of the Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla. Particular focus is given to his time spent in the U.S. in the early-20th century and to relations between Spain and the U.S. The exhibition "Sorolla and America," which is on view at the San Diego Museum of Art in San Diego, California, through August 26, 2014 is also noted.

The article examines the life and work of the British artist Gordon Onslow Ford. Particular focus is given to his work in surrealist painting. Additional topics discussed include the figurative elements used in his artworks, insights on his use of color in his paintings and his time spent living in San Francisco and Inverness, California.

A biography of the German-born artist Hans Hofmann is presented. In 1915 he established the Hans Hofmann Schule für Bildende Kunst in Munich, Germany. In 1930 he was invited to teach a summer course at the University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, California. Insights on Hofmann's artistic techniques and his life through his death in 1966 are also provided.

Expressive figurative painting is back again— full of energy and emotion. If one has missed this summer's Christophe Rukhäberle exhibition at LFL Gallery or if one liked it enough to see more, there's another opportunity this month at Marianne Boesky Gallery, just around the corner in Chelsea. Across Rukhäberle's paintings, East German bars are crowded with dancing women and guitar strumming men. Ruckhäberle also plants little homage's to masters of the 20th century in his paintings— a Lichtenstein pitcher with pop polka dots.