Being able to draw means being able to put things ... -David Hockney

Being able to draw means being able to put things in believable space. People who don't draw very well can't do that.

David Hockney , Artist
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David Hockney is a celebrated artist known for his contributions to the visual arts, particularly painting, drawing, and photography. His works might have been exhibited in prestigious galleries and museums.

David Hockney Quotes to Explore

Art has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for a bus....
Well you can't teach the poetry, but you can teach the craft....
I had always planned to make a large painting of the early spring, when the first leaves are at the bottom of the trees, and they seem to float in spa...
Being able to draw means being able to put things in believable space. People who don't draw very well can't do that....
A lot of people, given the chance, would blow up everything, and you and me....
I go and see anything that's visually new, any technology that's about picture-making. The technology won't make the pictures different, but someone u...
I'm interested in all kinds of pictures, however they are made, with cameras, with paint brushes, with computers, with anything....
The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist....
I draw flowers every day and send them to my friends so they get fresh blooms every morning....
I'm a very early riser, and I don't like to miss that beautiful early morning light....

Space Quotes to Explore

I claim that space is part of our culture. You've heard complaints that nobody knows the names of the astronauts, that nobody gets excited about launc...
More women should actively participate in space flight. There are many well educated women working in the space industry; they are very good candidate...
We have never lost a crew member on the space station, but of course, the Columbia accident. I was - I'd already been an astronaut for a decade when t...
They forbade me from flying, despite all my protests and arguments. After being once in space, I was desperately keen to go back there. But it didn't ...
People come up to me and say, 'It's too bad the space program got canceled.' This is not the case, and yet that is what most of the public thinks has ...
When I left NASA, I was looking at how you could use space technologies for developing countries' work....
If you want a nation to have space exploration ambitions, you've got to send humans....
After the loss of Columbia a couple of years ago, I think we were reminded of the risk. All of us, though, have always known that the Space Shuttle is...
The thing for me is that 'Thor' was an indie film that just had a few more zeros on the budget. At heart, it is just a simple story about a guy trying...
I've had a lot of experience with not allowing myself to experience certain emotions, like anger and confidence, and with acting you're in this space ...