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As for the world of fashion and celebrity, I have the usual interest in the human comedy, but the problems of depiction absorb me more.

David Hockney

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David Hockney
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 9
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Bradford
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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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West Yorkshire is quite dramatic and beautiful, the crags and things.
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I think I am seeing more clearly now than ever.
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The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.
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