The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist. David Hockney on art
Art has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for a bus. David Hockney on art
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 on art
Shadows sometimes people don't see shadows. The Chinese of course never paint them in pictures, oriental art never deals with shadow. But I noticed these shadows and I knew it meant it was sunny. David Hockney on art
People criticized me for my photography. They said it's not art. David Hockney on art
I went to art school actually when I was sixteen years old. David Hockney on art
Anyway I feel myself a bit on the edge on the art world, but I don't mind, I'm just pursuing my work in a very excited way. And there isn't really a mainstream anymore, is there? David Hockney on art
The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist. David Hockney on beauty
Cubism was an attack on the perspective that had been known and used for 500 years. It was the first big, big change. It confused people: they said, 'Things don't look like that!' David Hockney on change
I'm interested in all kinds of pictures, however they are made, with cameras, with paint brushes, with computers, with anything. David Hockney on computers
Art has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for a bus. David Hockney on design
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 on experience
I did come from a pretty independent-minded family. David Hockney on family
I think my father would have liked to have been an artist, actually. But I think he didn't quite have perhaps the drive or, I don't know, I mean he had a family to bring up I suppose. David Hockney on family
You had to be aware that I saw that photography was a mere episode in the history of the optical projection and when the chemicals ended, meaning the picture was fixed by chemicals, we were in a new era. David Hockney on history
I'm a very early riser, and I don't like to miss that beautiful early morning light. David Hockney on morning
I draw flowers every day and send them to my friends so they get fresh blooms every morning. David Hockney on morning
I was always struck by how Picasso had no interest in music. David Hockney on music