David Hockney Quotes

David Hockney

English Artist

Born: Jul 9, 1937

Always Drawing Me People Think You

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I'm a very early riser, and I don't like to miss that beautiful early morning light. David Hockney

Beautiful Morning Light Miss Like Very Early Early Morning

Anything simple always interests me. David Hockney

Me Simple Always Anything Interests

We live in an age where the artist is forgotten. He is a researcher. I see myself that way. David Hockney

Myself Age Live Way See He Artist Forgotten Where Researcher

I actually think the deafness makes you see clearer. If you can't hear, you somehow see. David Hockney

You Think See Somehow Clearer Deafness Makes Hear Actually

I'm a bit claustrophobic, I don't like crowds, I live by the sea - that's what I see when I come out of my house in Bridlington. David Hockney

Live Bit Out See Claustrophobic Crowds Come Like House Sea

I went to art school actually when I was sixteen years old. David Hockney

Art School Old Years Art School Sixteen Actually

What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something, because of course art is about sharing. You wouldn't be an artist unless you wanted to share an experience, a thought. David Hockney

Art You Experience People Thought Unless About Something Share Sharing Course Because Trying Closer Artist Wanted Them Bring

California is always in my mind. David Hockney

Mind California Always

Photographs aren't accounts of scrutiny. The shutter is open for a fraction of a second. David Hockney

Photographs Open Accounts Scrutiny Second Shutter Fraction

Tobacco is America's greatest gift to the world! David Hockney

World Gift Greatest Gift Greatest America Tobacco

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

Light Like Just Heavy Belief

To me, the world's rather beautiful if you look at it. Especially nature. David Hockney

Beautiful Nature Me You World Rather Look

Well you can't teach the poetry, but you can teach the craft. David Hockney

You Poetry Well Craft Teach

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

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

I had always planned to make a large painting of the early spring, when the first leaves are at the bottom of the trees, and they seem to float in space in a wonderful way. But the arrival of spring can't be done in one picture. David Hockney

All painters are interested in photography to a certain extent. David Hockney

Photography Interested Certain Certain Extent Painters Extent

And then I went round the corner and there's a Van Gogh portrait, and you just think, well, this is another level. A higher level, actually. I love the Sargent, but it's not the level of Van Gogh. David Hockney

Love You Think Corner Van Van Gogh Higher Higher Level Well Another Gogh Just Then Round Actually Level Portrait

The photograph isn't good enough. It's not real enough. David Hockney

Good Enough Photograph Real

I'm fed up with being bossed around. David Hockney

Fed Fed Up Around Up Being

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

You Worn Out Course Still Been Landscape Paint

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