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David Hockney Quotes

I’ve always said that the only thing a photograph is good at capturing faithfully is another flat surface Picture Quote #1

An artist might be attracted to hedonism, but of course an artist is not a hedonist. He’s a worker, always Picture Quote #1

Because I’m interested in depiction, representation, therefore you’re interested in photography. You don’t ignore it Picture Quote #1

There’s no-one up there in Northern Norway , food’s terrible, but it’s very, very beautiful to look at, if you’ve got eyes, and enjoy looking Picture Quote #1

Nature, never, never let’s you down, it’s not a cliche, nature isn’t a cliche, pictures might be, but you can get tired of pictures Picture Quote #1

I’ve never been interested in, much in the politics of the art world, it doesn’t interest me Picture Quote #1

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Every good artist I know, I always think works hard, we’re working all the time Picture Quote #1

I never work with music. I hate background music, always did. I only like music in the foreground, meaning, deliberately listen to it, actually Picture Quote #1

Once you start painting, you could of course get lost. I mean you get out of yourself, you don’t know whether you’re thinking, you just act actually sometimes Picture Quote #1

The picture itself is a document. How do you mean? We’re looking at a document. It gives you clues Picture Quote #1

I’m rather shocked by what I thought was simple mindedness actually. I thought they’re not looking, they’re not actually looking Picture Quote #1

Great claims are being made for the photograph as truth. We are showing you things, we show you the war. I say you can’t actually. The camera can’t Picture Quote #1

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The problem is, photographic dyes and printing inks aren’t as good as paint, actually Picture Quote #1

I’m not really looking for theater work. But if somebody approaches me with enthusiasm, I might respond Picture Quote #1

In fact, most artists want to make things a bit more difficult for themselves as they go along, to challenge themselves Picture Quote #1

When you stop doing something, it doesn’t mean you are rejecting the previous work. That’s the mistake; it’s not rejecting it, it’s saying, ‘I have exploited it enough now and I wish to take a look at another corner.’ Picture Quote #1

And then I went round the corner and there’s a Van Gogh portrait, and you just think, well, this is another level. A higher level, actually. I love the Sargent, but it’s not the level of Van Gogh Picture Quote #1

But the moment you use an ordinary camera, you are not seeing the picture, remember, meaning, you had to remember what you’ve taken. Now you could see it of course, with a digital thing, but remember in 1982 you couldn’t Picture Quote #1

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Television is becoming a collage - there are so many channels that you move through them making a collage yourself. In that sense, everyone sees something a bit different Picture Quote #1

How can Blair fight a war on terror? Terror is not an ideology or an army; terror is a technique Picture Quote #1

The choice is not between drugs and no drugs, but between illegal drugs and legal drugs. Until the 1920s drugs were legal, why not now? Lots of people are on drugs anyway - it is called medication Picture Quote #1

On the iPhone I tended to draw with my thumb. Whereas the moment I got to the iPad, I found myself using every finger Picture Quote #1

You can’t name the inventor of the camera. The 19th-century invention was chemical: the fixative Picture Quote #1

I was aware that the teaching of drawing was being stopped almost 30 years ago. And I always said, ‘The teaching of drawing is the teaching of looking.’ A lot of people don’t look very hard Picture Quote #1

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East Yorkshire, to the uninitiated, just looks like a lot of little hills. But it does have these marvelous valleys that were caused by glaciers, not rivers. So it is unusual Picture Quote #1

I worked in the NHS as a hospital orderly during my national service, and people thought it was a noble service. But over the years it’s lost its humanity Picture Quote #1

OH, I LIKE smoking, I do. I smoke for my health, my mental health. Tobacco gives you little pauses, a rest from life. I don’t suppose anyone smoking a pipe would have road rage, would they? Picture Quote #1

I have got an iPad, what a joy! Van Gogh would have loved it, and he could have written his letters on it as well Picture Quote #1

I’ve finally figured out what’s wrong with photography. It’s a one-eyed man looking through a little ‘ole. Now, how much reality can there be in that? Picture Quote #1

Until I saw my drawings replayed on the iPad, I’d never seen myself draw. Someone watching me would be concentrating on the exact moment, but I’d always be thinking a little bit ahead. That’s especially so in a drawing where you are limiting yourself, a line drawing for example. When you are doing them you are very tense, because you have to reduce everything to such simple terms Picture Quote #1

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I’ve always said that the only thing a photograph is good at capturing faithfully is another flat surface (David Hockney Quotes) An artist might be attracted to hedonism, but of course an artist is not a hedonist. He’s a worker, always (David Hockney Quotes) Because I’m interested in depiction, representation, therefore you’re interested in photography. You don’t ignore it (David Hockney Quotes) There’s no-one up there in Northern Norway , food’s terrible, but it’s very, very beautiful to look at, if you’ve got eyes, and enjoy looking (David Hockney Quotes) Nature, never, never let’s you down, it’s not a cliche, nature isn’t a cliche, pictures might be, but you can get tired of pictures (David Hockney Quotes) I’ve never been interested in, much in the politics of the art world, it doesn’t interest me (David Hockney Quotes) Every good artist I know, I always think works hard, we’re working all the time (David Hockney Quotes) I never work with music. I hate background music, always did. I only like music in the foreground, meaning, deliberately listen to it, actually (David Hockney Quotes) Once you start painting, you could of course get lost. I mean you get out of yourself, you don’t know whether you’re thinking, you just act actually sometimes (David Hockney Quotes) The picture itself is a document. How do you mean? We’re looking at a document. It gives you clues (David Hockney Quotes) I’m rather shocked by what I thought was simple mindedness actually. I thought they’re not looking, they’re not actually looking (David Hockney Quotes) Great claims are being made for the photograph as truth. We are showing you things, we show you the war. I say you can’t actually. The camera can’t (David Hockney Quotes) The problem is, photographic dyes and printing inks aren’t as good as paint, actually (David Hockney Quotes) I’m not really looking for theater work. But if somebody approaches me with enthusiasm, I might respond (David Hockney Quotes) In fact, most artists want to make things a bit more difficult for themselves as they go along, to challenge themselves (David Hockney Quotes) When you stop doing something, it doesn’t mean you are rejecting the previous work. That’s the mistake; it’s not rejecting it, it’s saying, ‘I have exploited it enough now and I wish to take a look at another corner.’ (David Hockney Quotes) And then I went round the corner and there’s a Van Gogh portrait, and you just think, well, this is another level. A higher level, actually. I love the Sargent, but it’s not the level of Van Gogh (David Hockney Quotes) But the moment you use an ordinary camera, you are not seeing the picture, remember, meaning, you had to remember what you’ve taken. Now you could see it of course, with a digital thing, but remember in 1982 you couldn’t (David Hockney Quotes) Television is becoming a collage - there are so many channels that you move through them making a collage yourself. In that sense, everyone sees something a bit different (David Hockney Quotes) How can Blair fight a war on terror? Terror is not an ideology or an army; terror is a technique (David Hockney Quotes) The choice is not between drugs and no drugs, but between illegal drugs and legal drugs. Until the 1920s drugs were legal, why not now? Lots of people are on drugs anyway - it is called medication (David Hockney Quotes) On the iPhone I tended to draw with my thumb. Whereas the moment I got to the iPad, I found myself using every finger (David Hockney Quotes) You can’t name the inventor of the camera. The 19th-century invention was chemical: the fixative (David Hockney Quotes) I was aware that the teaching of drawing was being stopped almost 30 years ago. And I always said, ‘The teaching of drawing is the teaching of looking.’ A lot of people don’t look very hard (David Hockney Quotes) East Yorkshire, to the uninitiated, just looks like a lot of little hills. But it does have these marvelous valleys that were caused by glaciers, not rivers. So it is unusual (David Hockney Quotes) I worked in the NHS as a hospital orderly during my national service, and people thought it was a noble service. But over the years it’s lost its humanity (David Hockney Quotes) OH, I LIKE smoking, I do. I smoke for my health, my mental health. Tobacco gives you little pauses, a rest from life. I don’t suppose anyone smoking a pipe would have road rage, would they? (David Hockney Quotes) I have got an iPad, what a joy! Van Gogh would have loved it, and he could have written his letters on it as well (David Hockney Quotes) I’ve finally figured out what’s wrong with photography. It’s a one-eyed man looking through a little ‘ole. Now, how much reality can there be in that? (David Hockney Quotes) Until I saw my drawings replayed on the iPad, I’d never seen myself draw. Someone watching me would be concentrating on the exact moment, but I’d always be thinking a little bit ahead. That’s especially so in a drawing where you are limiting yourself, a line drawing for example. When you are doing them you are very tense, because you have to reduce everything to such simple terms (David Hockney Quotes)

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