There's a Chinese proverb that says it all: Painting is an old man's art. David Hockney More Quotes by David Hockney More Quotes From David Hockney What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something, because of course art is about sharing. You wouldn't be an artist unless you wanted to share an experience, a thought. David Hockney trying people art I draw flowers every day and send them to my friends so they get fresh blooms every morning. David Hockney draws flower morning If you see the world as beautiful, thrilling and mysterious, as I think I do, then you feel quite alive. David Hockney passion beautiful thinking I believe that the very process of looking can make a thing beautiful. David Hockney i-believe beautiful believe If we are to change our world view, images have to change. David Hockney world-view our-world views There is nothing wrong with photography, if you don't mind the perspective of a paralysed Cyclops. David Hockney perspective photography mind Faces are the most interesting things we see; other people fascinate me, and the most interesting aspect of other people - the point where we go inside them - is the face. It tells all. David Hockney portraiture people interesting We don't all see the same way at all. Even if I'm sitting looking at you, there is always the memory of you as well. And a memory is now. So someone who's never met you before is seeing a different person. That's bound to be the case. We all see something different. I assume most people don't look very hard at anything. David Hockney different memories people The camera can't see space. It sees surfaces. People see space, which is much more interesting. David Hockney space people interesting Listening is a positive act: you have to put yourself out to do it. David Hockney effective-listening listening I've always been a looker. Loads of people say, "I never saw that" - but that's what artists do. David Hockney saws artist people I'm always excited by the unlikely, never by ordinary things. David Hockney ordinary-things excited ordinary Art has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for a bus. David Hockney design art moving In art, new ways of seeing mean new ways of feeling; you can't divorce the two, as, we are now aware, you cannot have time without space and space without time. David Hockney divorce mean art How difficult it is to learn not to see like cameras, which has had such an effect on us. The camera sees everything at once. We don't. David Hockney effects difficult cameras Teaching people to draw is teaching people to look David Hockney teaching people looks It takes a long time to make it simple. David Hockney long-time simple long The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist. David Hockney sake cheating art I have always believed that art should be a deep pleasure...ther e is always, everywhere, an enormous amount of suffering. But I believe my duty as an artist is to overcome and alleviate the sterility of despair...New ways of seeing mean new ways of feeling... I do believe that painting can change the world. David Hockney mean believe art You must plan to be spontaneous. David Hockney be-spontaneous spontaneous planning
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