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The vanishing point leads to the missiles of today, which can take us out of this world. It could be that the west's greatest mistakes were the 'invention' of the external vanishing point and the internal combustion engine.

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David Hockney
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 9
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Bradford
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