I thought I was a hedonist at the time, but when I look back I was always working. I am always working. I work every day. I never give parties; I never gave them.
Recorded The Guardian, Interview at his London home, The Guardian, 9 May 2015 source
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David Hockney
Painter, draughtsman, printmaker and photographer
United Kingdom · b. 1937
English painter and draughtsman associated with the pop art movement, known for his Californian swimming-pool paintings, his Yorkshire landscapes, photographic collages and, latterly, drawings made on iPad. He was born in Bradford and has worked in Los Angeles, Yorkshire and Normandy.
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To get the most out of the world around you you’ve got to really look hard. Most people out walking in the woods don’t really look. They just glance around. They scan. Before I start a painting I spend a lot of time looking and thinking, I go out in the car and pull a chair out of the boot and sit in the woods. I sit there and smoke and just look.
Recorded The National, Interview in the courtyard of the Royal Academy, London, The National, 1 January 2012 source
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