{"product_id":"the-world-according-to-david-hockney","title":"The World According to David Hockney","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of insights into art, life, nature, creativity, and more from the late David Hockney.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I’ve always been a looker . . . that’s what artists do.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis anthology of quotations by the legendary artist David Hockney follows the successful format of \u003ci\u003eThe World According to\u003c\/i\u003e series. Ranging across drawing, photography, nature, creativity, the internet, and more, \u003ci\u003eThe World According to David Hockney\u003c\/i\u003e offers an engaging overview of the artist’s inimitable spirit, personality, and opinions.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFrom everyday observations?\"The eye is always moving; if it isn’t moving you are dead\"?to artistic insights such as \"painted color always will be better than printed color, because it is the pigment itself,\" and reflections on Caravaggio, Paul Cézanne, and Walt Disney, David Hockney always had a knack for capturing profound truths in pithy statements.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Bradford in 1937, Hockney studied in London before moving to Los Angeles in the 1960s, where he painted his iconic pool series. Over the decades that followed, he worked across painting, photography, photocollage, video, and digital media, becoming one of the most influential British artists of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePresented as a beautifully designed volume illustrated with works from throughout his career, this is the perfect gift for art lovers everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n","brand":"David Hockney","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":51899217838296,"sku":"9780500027042","price":25.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2770\/5320\/files\/cover-9780500027042.jpg?v=1782421150","url":"https:\/\/destiil.com\/products\/the-world-according-to-david-hockney","provider":"De Stiil Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}