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Art has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for a bus.

David Hockney

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David Hockney
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 9
Collagist
Draftsperson
Drawer
Graphic Artist
Illustrator
Lithographer
Painter
Photographer
Printmaker
Scenographer
Sculptor
Bradford
Yorkshire
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Bus
Unless
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Perspective is a law of optics... The Chinese did not have a system like it. Indeed, it is said they rejected the idea of the vanishing point in the eleventh century, because it meant the viewer was not there, indeed, had no movement, therefore was not alive.
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There would be no bohemia without smoking.
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Time is the great mystery anyway. And it's still the great mystery in the moving picture as well.
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Smoking calms me down. It's enjoyable. I don't want politicians deciding what is exciting in my life.
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The urge to draw must be quite deep within us, because children love to do it.
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The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.
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You would think death was an optional extra nowadays. Nobody wants to tick that box.
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