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East Yorkshire, to the uninitiated, just looks like a lot of little hills. But it does have these marvelous valleys that were caused by glaciers, not rivers. So it is unusual.

~David Hockney

Topics: Caused Does East Glaciers Hills Just Like Little Looks Lot Marvelous Rivers Unusual Valleys Were Yorkshire

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My only worry is the painting I'm doing. Nothing else.

~David Hockney

Topics: Doing Else Nothing Only Painting Worry

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I'm fed up with being bossed around.

~David Hockney

Topics: Around Being Fed Fed Up Up

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I was always struck by how Picasso had no interest in music.

~David Hockney

Topics: Always Had How Interest Music No Interest Picasso Struck

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When you are older, you realise that everything else is just nothing compared to painting and drawing.

~David Hockney

Topics: Compared Drawing Else Everything Everything Else Just Nothing Older Painting Realise You

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Of course you can still paint landscape - it's not been worn out.

~David Hockney

Topics: Been Course Landscape Out Paint Still Worn You

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Cubism was an attack on the perspective that had been known and used for 500 years. It was the first big, big change. It confused people: they said, 'Things don't look like that!'

~David Hockney

Topics: Attack Been Big Change Confused Cubism First Had Known Like Look People Perspective Said Things Used Years

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The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.

~David Hockney

Topics: Artist Beauty Cheat Know Moment Sake You

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A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light.

~David Hockney

Topics: Belief Heavy Just Light Like

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Television is becoming a collage - there are so many channels that you move through them making a collage yourself. In that sense, everyone sees something a bit different.

~David Hockney

Topics: Becoming Bit Channels Collage Different Everyone Making Many Move Sees Sense Something Television Them Through You Yourself

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Artist

Born: July 9th, 1937

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