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I do believe that painting can change the world.

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
Painting
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Well, in Bradford I could say I was brought up in Bradford and Hollywood.
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I avoid the public because the English public is too aggressive these days for me.
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