David Hockney
David Hockney
David Hockney, OM CH RAis an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer. An important contributor to the Pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth9 July 1937
prize values
I don't value prizes of any sort.
talking listening save-me
I do do a lot of talking, because it saves me listening.
these-days aggressive
I avoid the public because the English public is too aggressive these days for me.
country britain small-countries
Britain is a very small country with a very large press.
fashion world usual
As for the world of fashion and celebrity, I have the usual interest in the human comedy, but the problems of depiction absorb me more.
photography certain painter
All painters are interested in photography to a certain extent.
want today directors
All film directors, even the ones using 3-D today, want you to look at what they chose.
photography art people
People criticized me for my photography. They said it's not art.
morning flower draws
I draw flowers every day and send them to my friends so they get fresh blooms every morning.
feds fed-up
I'm fed up with being bossed around.
mean way kind
Yes, I did, I mean I painted er, in a kind of abstract expressionist way, because of course that was exciting.
debate prison
It's time to debate images, especially when someone's going to prison for downloading them.
photography believe mean
I think probably something big can be done with cameras, I'm not saying, er, I'm saying chemical photography's finished, that means you can't have a Cartier Bresson again, you need never believe pictures.
space west open-spaces
I'm very attracted to the great open spaces of the West.