The documentary HOCKNEY-Colorful Look at Life

British award winning documentarian, Randall Wright, focuses his lens on arguably, Britian's most accomplished living artist.  Hockney's painting, photography, philosophy and personality make HOCKNEY a delightful & endlessly fascinating subject.  The artist's bio shares Hockney's" candid moments of creativity & personal emotional outpourings.  Hockney's exuberance is infectious as we see him embrace his friends, family & landscape. "Enjoyment of the landscape is a thrill." Hockney talks of his happy childhood despite contending with the blitz of WWII, strict rationings & austerity.   He took to heart his father encouragement to be himself & not to pay attention to what others thought.  We're given a view of Hockney's artistic & Bohemian sensibilities.  I found it enlivening to see Hockney at different stages & see the corresponding work of that era.  Now in his 80's, Hockney continuous curiosity & endless experimentation are inspiring.  The beautifully shot doc. splashes in & out of sequence & dives into interviews although it's not always clear whose speaking.  The film provides a new ways of looking & contemplating things which provides new ways of feeling.  As Hockney explains, "What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something because art is about sharing."