You can't name the inventor of the camera. The 19th-century invention was chemical: the fixative. See image David Hockney
I think Picasso was, without doubt, the greatest portraitist of the 20th century, if not any other century. See image David Hockney
It's a myth that if you're liked by only four people it must be good. It might also be very bad: they might be your mother, your brother, your uncle and your aunt. See image David Hockney
What I always longed to do was to be able to paint like I can draw, most artists would tell you that, they would all like to paint like they can draw. See image 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. See image David Hockney
Yes, I did, I mean I painted er, in a kind of abstract expressionist way, because of course that was exciting. See image David Hockney