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Hockney worries that we can’t trust digital pictures, saying they feel unreal. He loves painting scenes like early spring, where fresh leaves seem to float in space. He also reminds us that simple tools—scissors, a sketchbook—are still essential even in a high‑tech world.

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David Hockney was an English painter, stage designer and photographer who contributed to the 1960s pop art movement and is considered a leading British artist of the 20th and 21st centuries.

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He was known for vivid, stylised realism and championed figurative work in a bold style, especially during a time when abstract art was dominant.

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