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Quote by David Hockney
What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to

What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something, because of course art is about sharing. You wouldnt be an artist unless you wanted to share an experience, a thought. – David Hockney

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Shadows sometimes people dont 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. – David Hockney

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We live in an age where the artist is forgotten. He is a researcher. I see myself that way. – David Hockney

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Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects and please or displease only in the memory. – Francis Bacon

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Im not dead and I dont have blue hair but some people say there are similarities. It is usually intolerable to watch myself onscreen but this time its fine. I think its beautiful and a real work of art. – Helena Bonham Carter

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