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
beautiful morning light
I'm a very early riser, and I don't like to miss that beautiful early morning light.
home house looks
Always live in the ugliest house on the street - then you don't have to look at it.
artist might hedonism
An artist might be attracted to hedonism, but of course an artist is not a hedonist. He's a worker, always.
years drawing fifty
Movie actors disappear - any young person wouldn't know Cary Grant. They're going to disappear. Fifty years ago, you thought film was here to stay. But nothing is here to stay, actually - except perhaps paintings and drawings.
artist able paint
What I always longed to do was to be able to paint like I can draw, most artists would tell you that, they would all like to paint like they can draw.
views mind world
It's all right if you don't mind looking at the world from the point of view of a paralyzed Cyclops—for a split second.
artist age way
We live in an age where the artist is forgotten. He is a researcher. I see myself that way
photography
I was always interested in photography because it makes a picture.
statistics ends scissors
The thing with high-tech is that you always end up using scissors.
photography mean thinking
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.
art understanding magic
In the end nobody knows how it's done — how art is made. It can't be explained. Optical devices are just tools. Understanding a tool doesn't explain the magic of creation. Nothing can.
art technology together
I'm convinced that technology and art go together - and always have, for centuries.
rain people puddles
I can get excitement watching rain on a puddle. And then I paint it. Now, I admit, there are not too many people who would find that exciting. But I would. And I want life thrilling and rich. And it is. I make sure it is.
art alive contemporary
All art is contemporary, if it's alive, and if it's not alive, what's the point of it?