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David Hockney is one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. He has produced work in almost every medium - painting, drawing, stage design, photography and printmaking - and has stretched the boundaries of all of them. His groundbreaking Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters is published by Thames & Hudson, as are his books in partnership with Martin Gayford: A Bigger Message (2011), A History of Pictures (2016) and Spring Cannot be Cancelled (2021). Born in 1937, he continues to create and exhibit art, and to inspire enormous affection and admiration worldwide. Martin Gayford is a writer and art critic. His books include Man with a Blue Scarf (about the experience of being painted by Lucian Freud), Modernists and Mavericks, Shaping the World (with Antony Gormley), Love Lucian: The Letters of Lucian Freud, 1939-1954 (with David Dawson), and Venice: City of Pictures, all published by Thames & Hudson.
Filled with color-rich artworks from throughout his prolific career, the book of quotations shares [David Hockney's] personal insights on drawing, creativity, the Internet, and more--delivered with both classic British wit as well as a creative genius's unique perspective. Readers will find themselves turning to the book again and again; each time, finding a new thought to ponder on topics as diverse as painting swimming pools to Walt Disney.-- ""Galerie"" A delightful anthology of the British artist's pithy observations on life, art, artists, nature, creativity, technology, photography and more--all interspersed with works of art created throughout his legendary and admirable career . . . [A] little gem of a book . . . the perfect gift or coffee table book for artists and art lovers everywhere.-- ""Artists Magazine""
