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“I was always interested in photography because it makes a picture.”

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David Hockney is a renowned British photographer, born on July 9, 1937. His works are known for their unique perspective and color application, which have had a profound impact on the development of photographic art. more

“What the art historians had forgotten is that in Chinese, Japanese, Persian, and Indian art, they never painted shadows. Why did they paint shadows in European art? Shadows are because of optics. Optics need shadows and strong light. Strong light makes the deepest shadows. It took me a few years to realize fully that the art historians didn't grasp that. There are a lot of interesting new things, ideas, pictures.”

Needs Years Art Ideas Light Strong Realizing Interesting Shadow Paint Forgotten Chinese Indian Historian New Things Persian Optics

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“The editing of moving pictures is geared toward the single image. You'd have to edit things in new ways.”

Way Moving New Ways Editing Edits

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“I can see that cinema seems to be finished. Everybody has a bigger screen at home. I'm assuming eventually you won't need a screen at all - these iPhones will just project.”

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“The high-definition picture is still a perspective picture. That's the real problem, the perspective picture.”

Stills Real Problem Perspective Definitions Real Problems High Definition

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“The cameras are getting smaller, they're getting more versatile, and eventually, I'm sure you'll have a camera with lots and lots of things on it so you can alter the picture. You could alter perspective.”

Perspective Cameras Versatile

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“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.”

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“I was never that interested in movies. I was interested in them as a thing, but I didn't want to make movies. I always wanted to draw and paint.”

Want Wanted Draws Paint

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“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.”

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“Painting and drawing has been here for 35,000 years.”

Years Has Beens Painting Drawing Painting And Drawing

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