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 More Quotes by David Hockney More Quotes From David Hockney I've always been interested in space in pictures. I think my going deaf increased my spatial sense, because I can't get the direction of sound. I feel that I see space very clearly, and that's because I can't hear it. So it's a compensatory thing. David Hockney space sound thinking If you like music you like silence actually. David Hockney silence ifs 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 painting mean thinking People tell me they open my e-mails first, because they aren't demands and you don't need to reply. They're simply for pleasure. David Hockney demand people needs As you get older, it gets a bit harder to keep the spontaneity in you, but I work at it. David Hockney harder bits spontaneity Anything simple always interests me. David Hockney simplicity interest simple Enjoyment of the landscape is a thrill. David Hockney enjoyment landscape thrill 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 portraits levels thinking We live in an age where the artist is forgotten. He is a researcher. I see myself that way. David Hockney artist age way I'm a very early riser, and I don't like to miss that beautiful early morning light. David Hockney light morning beautiful All art is contemporary, if it's alive, and if it's not alive, what's the point of it? David Hockney contemporary alive art 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 different television moving But slowly I began to use cameras and then think about what it was that was going on. It took me a long time, I mean I actually played with cameras and photography for about 20 years. David Hockney photography mean thinking I think I am seeing more clearly now than ever. David Hockney seeing thinking Always live in the ugliest house on the street - then you don't have to look at it. David Hockney house home looks With watercolour, you can't cover up the marks. There's the story of the construction of the picture, and then the picture might tell another story as well. David Hockney cover-ups stories might No matter what the illusion created, it is a flat canvas and it has to be organized into shapes. David Hockney canvas shapes matter I want life thrilling and rich. And it is. I make sure it is. David Hockney thrilling rich want If you are not playful you are not alive. David Hockney alive ifs I think I’m greedy, but I’m not greedy for money – I think that can be a burden – I’m greedy for an exciting life. I want it to be exciting all the time, and I get it, actually. On the other hand, I can find excitement, I admit, in raindrops falling on a puddle and a lot of people wouldn’t. I intend to have it exciting until the day I fall over. David Hockney hands fall thinking
