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.
David HockneyGreat claims are being made for the photograph as truth. We are showing you things, we show you the war. I say you can't actually. The camera can't.
David HockneyIt's time to debate images, especially when someone's going to prison for downloading them.
David HockneyI'm interested in all kinds of pictures, however they are made, with cameras, with paint brushes, with computers, with anything.
David Hockney