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Hockney would probably agree with Pablo Picasso’s remark, ‘When I create, the artists of the past stand behind me’ (and of course one of those most constantly in his thoughts is Picasso himself).
“you can do a couple of days a week, then do something else. It’s a bit like being an athlete. You have to keep fit and nimble.”
― The Pursuit of Art: Travels, Encounters and Revelations
― The Pursuit of Art: Travels, Encounters and Revelations
“If you are painter it’s your whole existence. It’s not an activity”
― The Pursuit of Art: Travels, Encounters and Revelations
― The Pursuit of Art: Travels, Encounters and Revelations
“from a small one. That’s because, if you are looking at the original, its impact is physiological. In the same way, standing next to a big tree feels quite unlike being next to a sapling.”
― The Pursuit of Art: Travels, Encounters and Revelations
― The Pursuit of Art: Travels, Encounters and Revelations
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