The problem is, photographic dyes and printing inks aren't as good as paint, actually.
David HockneyAll art is contemporary, if it's alive, and if it's not alive, what's the point of it?
David HockneyPhotography hankers after the condition of the neutral observer. But there can be no such things as a neutral observer. For something to be seen, it must be looked at by somebody, and any true and real depiction must be an account of the experience of that looking.
David Hockney