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I think Picasso was, without doubt, the greatest portraitist of the 20th century, if not any other century.

~David Hockney

Topics: Any Century Doubt Greatest Other Picasso Think Without I Think 20Th Century

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Yes, I did, I mean I painted er, in a kind of abstract expressionist way, because of course that was exciting.

~David Hockney

Topics: Abstract Because Course Did Exciting Kind Mean Painted Way Yes

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Well, in Bradford I could say I was brought up in Bradford and Hollywood.

~David Hockney

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I'm a bit claustrophobic, I know that now.

~David Hockney

Topics: Bit Claustrophobic Know Now

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But slowly I began to use cameras and then think about what it was that was going on. It took me a long time, I mean I actually played with cameras and photography for about 20 years.

~David Hockney

Topics: About Actually Began Cameras Going Long Long Time Me Mean Photography Played Slowly Then Think Time Took Use Years

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But the moment you use an ordinary camera, you are not seeing the picture, remember, meaning, you had to remember what you've taken. Now you could see it of course, with a digital thing, but remember in 1982 you couldn't.

~David Hockney

Topics: Camera Could Course Digital Had Meaning Moment Now Ordinary Picture Remember See Seeing Taken Thing Use You

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I made a photograph of a garden in Kyoto, the Zen garden, which is a rectangle. But a photograph taken from any one point will not show, well it shows a rectangle, but not with ninety degree angles.

~David Hockney

Topics: Angles Any Degree Garden Made Ninety Photograph Point Show Shows Taken Well Which Will Zen Kyoto

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But, I would always be thinking of how pictures are constructed and colour, how to use it, I mean you're using it for constructing, makes you think about it, the place did as well.

~David Hockney

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Most artists work all the time, they do actually, especially good artists, they work all the time, what else is there to do? I mean you do.

~David Hockney

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You had to be aware that I saw that photography was a mere episode in the history of the optical projection and when the chemicals ended, meaning the picture was fixed by chemicals, we were in a new era.

~David Hockney

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Artist

Born: July 9th, 1937

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