The Death of Artist David Hockney
藝術家 David Hockney 逝世
Introduction
David Hockney was a famous British artist. He died in London on June 11, 2026. He was 88 years old.
David Hockney 是一位著名的英國藝術家。他於 2026 年 6 月 11 日在倫敦逝世，享年 88 歲。
Main Body
Hockney studied art and became a leader in Pop Art. He moved to Los Angeles in 1964. He painted many pictures of swimming pools. One painting sold for 90.3 million dollars in 2018.
Hockney 學習藝術並成為波普藝術（Pop Art）的領軍人物。他於 1964 年移居洛杉磯，創作了許多關於游泳池的畫作。其中一幅畫在 2018 年以 9,030 萬美元成交。
He liked to try new things. He made art with photos and books. Later, he lived in England and France and painted nature. He also used an iPad to make digital art.
他喜歡嘗試新事物，利用照片和書籍創作藝術。後來，他居住在英國和法國並描繪自然景觀。他也使用 iPad 創作數位藝術。
Hockney was a brave man. He painted gay love when it was against the law in the UK. He did not want titles from the government, but he liked the Queen.
Hockney 是一個勇敢的人。在英國同性戀仍屬非法之時，他便創作關於同性之愛的畫作。他並不渴求政府授予的頭銜，但他很敬愛女王。
Conclusion
David Hockney worked for 70 years. He changed how people see modern art.
David Hockney 創作了 70 年，改變了人們看待現代藝術的方式。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ Talking about the Past
To talk about a person's life, we often change the action word (verb) to a -ed form. This tells us it happened before now.
Look at these changes from the story:
- Study → Studied
- Move → Moved
- Paint → Painted
- Work → Worked
The 'Special' Words Some words don't follow the -ed rule. We call these irregular. They change their shape completely:
- Is/Am → Was
- Become → Became
- Make → Made
Quick Pattern: Person + Past Action + Place/Thing Example: Hockney → moved → to Los Angeles.
Key Note: When you see -ed, you are traveling back in time! ✈️