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All painting, no matter what you are painting, is abstract in that it's got to be organized.
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
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Sculptor
Bradford
Yorkshire
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Organized
Abstract
Painting
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