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I've always been interested in space in pictures. I think my going deaf increased my spatial sense, because I can't get the direction of sound. I feel that I see space very clearly, and that's because I can't hear it. So it's a compensatory thing.

David Hockney

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