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Drawing makes you see things clearer, and clearer and clearer still, until your eyes ache.

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
Drawing
Eyes
Eye
Makes
Stills
Still
Things
Clearer
Ache

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The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.
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I'm not going to stop painting just to take orders.
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I'm sure that the camera is part of European art.
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