容活躍於今日畫壇的大衛‧霍克尼（David Hockney, 1937～ ）他創作的面貌一直非常多元，而他的生活因為他是一個同性戀者，一直蒙上一層神秘的面紗。在六零年代初期，大衛‧霍克尼開始到美國的加州闖蕩，更因為受到《身體影像畫報》（Physique Pictorial）以及小說《夜的城市》（City of Night），所傳達的洛杉磯同性戀生活訊息所吸引，來到洛杉磯定居，而激發出發非常具有特色的「淋浴」主題作品。本論文企圖以大衛‧霍克尼六０年代初期的生活來詮釋他的「淋浴」主題作品的意義，並將霍克尼在這一段時間的生活作一整理。
本論文藉著對《夜的城市》這本小說，以及《身體影像畫報》的研究來瞭解霍克尼內心的想法，分別在第一章及第三章論述。有關大衛‧霍克尼的生活記錄則分散於第一章及第二章，第一章部份是大衛‧霍克尼在倫敦皇家藝術學院時期的生活，第二章則是大衛‧霍克尼移居洛杉磯後的生活。北歐文人墨客中的同性戀者，特別是來自不列顛的自從十八世紀末以來，就有自我放逐到還地中海地區的傳統，他們或者是為了逃離對待同性戀者不友善的不列顛當局和社會，或是到地中海地區作學術研究，大衛‧霍克尼的行為基本上是這一個現象的末流，這一部份是第二章的討論重點。在第四章本研究以「形式」與「內容」為經緯來分析「淋浴」主題作品。
第五章結論，對霍克尼的感情生活有相當篇幅的陳述，特別從他所選擇的居住環境，透析霍克尼的品味以及他選擇情感伙伴上的喜好。計畫中與大衛‧霍克尼聯繫、訪談宣告失敗的始末，也在本章有所交代。與此外，在本章並總結本研究的結果

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