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In the end nobody knows how it's done — how art is made. It can't be explained. Optical devices are just tools. Understanding a tool doesn't explain the magic of creation. Nothing can.
David Hockney
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David Hockney
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 9
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Bradford
Yorkshire
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