About David Hockney
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...
More quotations from David Hockney
It is very good advice to believe only what an artist does, rather than what he says about his work.
What I didn't know was I was deeply attracted to the big space.
Art has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for a bus.
The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.
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Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not on our side.
What's the whole point of being pretty on the outside when you're so ugly on the inside?
The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.
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Always live in the ugliest house on the street - then you don't have to look at it.