Until cubism, all art, all pictures, could be 'read' by anybody. If this hadn't been so, the Christian message wouldn't have been seen by peasants and its importance would have been diminished. — David Hockney Copy Share Image
You can't believe any picture nowadays, if it's digital. You can't really believe. If you see me shaking hands with Mr. [Barack] Obama, it… — David Hockney Copy Share
I had always planned to make a large painting of the early spring, when the first leaves are at the bottom of the trees,… — David Hockney Copy Share
I've always said that the only thing a photograph is good at capturing faithfully is another flat surface. — David Hockney Copy Share
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 Copy Share
You would think death was an optional extra nowadays. Nobody wants to tick that box. — David Hockney Copy Share
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,… — David Hockney Copy Share
You always need a bit of low-tech.You always need a pair of scissors, it seems to me. You can do better things… The high-tech,… — David Hockney Copy Share
When you are older, you realise that everything else is just nothing compared to painting and drawing. — David Hockney Copy Share
In fact, I'm a bit of a slob, but I've always said my excuse, I have a higher sense of order, I can see… — David Hockney Copy Share
No theoretician, no writer on art, however interesting he or she might be, could be as interesting as Picasso. A good writer on art… — David Hockney Copy Share
How difficult it is to learn not to see like cameras, which has had such an effect on us. The camera sees everything at… — David Hockney Copy Share
With chemical film, it was possible to alter photographs, but you had to be an expert. That's not true any more. The LA Times… — David Hockney Copy Share
