David Hockney
David Hockney
David Hockney, OM CH RAis an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer. An important contributor to the Pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth9 July 1937
drawing painting mediums
I haven't stopped painting or drawing - I've just added another medium.
prize values
I don't value prizes of any sort.
talking listening save-me
I do do a lot of talking, because it saves me listening.
these-days aggressive
I avoid the public because the English public is too aggressive these days for me.
country britain small-countries
Britain is a very small country with a very large press.
fashion world usual
As for the world of fashion and celebrity, I have the usual interest in the human comedy, but the problems of depiction absorb me more.
photography certain painter
All painters are interested in photography to a certain extent.
want today directors
All film directors, even the ones using 3-D today, want you to look at what they chose.
america world greatest-gifts
Tobacco is America's greatest gift to the world!
tragedy concepts
Tragedy is a literary concept.
artist challenges want
In fact, most artists want to make things a bit more difficult for themselves as they go along, to challenge themselves.
years nhs people
I worked in the NHS as a hospital orderly during my national service, and people thought it was a noble service. But over the years it's lost its humanity.
photography eras saws
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.
fall thinking hands
I think I’m greedy, but I’m not greedy for money – I think that can be a burden – I’m greedy for an exciting life. I want it to be exciting all the time, and I get it, actually. On the other hand, I can find excitement, I admit, in raindrops falling on a puddle and a lot of people wouldn’t. I intend to have it exciting until the day I fall over.