David Hockney, painting his swimming pool
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Fred Weisman may not have been the most discerning of L.A. collectors, but he got the most publicity and made the best copy. There was the time that Weisman got into a fight with Frank Sinatra in the Polo Lounge. Sinatra punched Weisman so hard he had amnesia for several days. Marcia sparked his memory by bringing a prized drawing to the hospital. Snapping out of it, Fred said, “Jackson Pollock, I remember when we bought that.
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—William Poundstone, The Best de Kooning in L.A. (and Why You’ve Never Seen It)
View Larger David Hockney’s new videocollages
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Hockney is making “joiners” with HD video now, instead of polaroids. He always has brilliant things to say, but I loved this bit about drawing as image-making:
For him, drawing is not merely a matter of making lines with a tool; it’s fundamentally about constructing a two-dimensional image of three-dimensional space.
hockney in animated gif form.
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