#at

Cubism was an attack on the perspective that had been known and used for 500 years. It was the first big, big change. It confused people: they said, 'Things don't look like that!' ↗

— David Hockney

#been #big #big change #change #confused

Drawing is rather like playing chess: your mind races ahead of the moves that you eventually make. ↗

— David Hockney

#chess #drawing #eventually #like #make

I generally only paint people I know, I'm not a flatterer really. ↗

— David Hockney

#generally #i #know #only #paint

I think cubism has not fully been developed. It is treated like a style, pigeonholed and that's it. ↗

— David Hockney

#cubism #developed #fully #i #i think

I think my father would have liked to have been an artist, actually. But I think he didn't quite have perhaps the drive or, I don't know, I mean he had a family to bring up I suppose. ↗

— David Hockney

#artist #been #bring #drive #family

I worked in the NHS as a hospital orderly during my national service, and people thought it was a noble service. But over the years it's lost its humanity. ↗

— David Hockney

#hospital #humanity #i #lost #national

I'm a natural sceptic. ↗

— David Hockney

#natural

I'm not really looking for theater work. But if somebody approaches me with enthusiasm, I might respond. ↗

— David Hockney

#enthusiasm #i #looking #me #might

It's time to debate images, especially when someone's going to prison for downloading them. ↗

— David Hockney

#downloading #especially #going #images #prison

To me, the world's rather beautiful if you look at it. Especially nature. ↗