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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
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Makes
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Still
Things
Clearer
Ache
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Eyes

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I avoid the public because the English public is too aggressive these days for me.
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