The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist… — Quoted

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“The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.”

David Hockney · Art

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David Hockney

I'm a very early riser, and I don't like to miss that beautiful early morning light.

Morning

David Hockney

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.

History

David Hockney

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.

Art

David Hockney

I'm interested in all kinds of pictures, however they are made, with cameras, with paint brushes, with computers, with anything.

Computers