“Once my hand has drawn something my eye has observed, I know it by heart, and I can draw it again without a model.” KnowsHeartI CanHandsEyeModelsDraws Author:David Hockney
“The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.” KnowsArtMomentsArtistSakeCheatingCheatArtistryArt And Artists Author:David Hockney
“What I didn't know was I was deeply attracted to the big space.” KnowsBigsSpace Author:David Hockney
“I think we're in a very exciting time - visually, I think we are. I've not got a crystal ball. I'm not saying I know what the future is at all. In some ways I'm getting quite pessimistic about the future, but in other ways I think it might get better. We are moving into very big changes.” ThinkingKnowsWayBigsMightMovingBallsExcitingGet BetterCrystalsPessimisticBig ChangesCrystal Ball Author:David Hockney
“Movie actors disappear - any young person wouldn't know Cary Grant. They're going to disappear. Fifty years ago, you thought film was here to stay. But nothing is here to stay, actually - except perhaps paintings and drawings.” KnowsYearsPersonsFilmYoungActorsPaintingYears AgoDisappearDrawingFiftyGrantsMovie ActorsPainting And Drawing Author:David Hockney
“I thought using three cameras was a lot better than one, because you could see where you were going, where you'd been, and all kinds of things - more like life. I think photography has colored our vision. We're now in an area where it might break something. I think this is a time. I feel it. I don't know whether I'll be here long enough to experience it. I've no plans to leave yet.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsKindLongEnoughMightThreeVisionBreakPlansPhotographyAreasCamerasAll Kinds Author:David Hockney
“Every good artist I know, I always think works hard, we're working all the time.” ThinkingKnowsHardArtistHard WorkVery GoodGood ArtGood ArtistWorking All The Time Author:David Hockney
“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.” ThinkingKnowsMeanSometimesCoursesLostPainting Author:David Hockney
“We all know a mirror reflects us, if you look in it. If you move, the reflection moves. If you project from a mirror, meaning it will project an image, it's nothing to do with you. The world seen by nobody.” IfsKnowsWorldLooksMovingProjectsReflectionMirrors Author:David Hockney
“In the end nobody knows how it's done — how art is made. It can't be explained. Optical devices are just tools. Understanding a tool doesn't explain the magic of creation. Nothing can.” KnowsArtMadeEndsDoneUnderstandingKnow HowMagicCreationArt IsToolsMade ItDevicesNobody Knows Author:David Hockney
