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David Hockney (9 July 1937 – 11 June 2026) was a British painter, stage designer and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. He was known for his vivid, stylised realism and championed figurative work, often in a bold style, during a period when abstract art predominated.
Always live in the ugliest house on the street—then you don't have to look at it.
The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.
Art has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for a bus.
Always live in the ugliest house on the street—then you don't have to look at it.
What I didn't know was I was deeply attracted to the big space.
It is very good advice to believe only what an artist does, rather than what he says about his work.