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No one has ever asked to see my degree certificate.

David Hockney

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David Hockney
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 9
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Lithographer
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Bradford
Yorkshire
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No theoretician, no writer on art, however interesting he or she might be, could be as interesting as Picasso. A good writer on art may give you an insight to Picasso, but, after all, Picasso was there first.
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It takes a long time to make it simple.
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Water in swimming pools changes its look more than in any other form its colour can be man-made and its dancing rhythms reflect not only the sky but, because of its transparency, the depth of the water as well. If the water surface is almost still and there is a strong sun, then dancing lines with the colours of the spectrum appear everywhere.
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