In the end nobody knows how it's done — how art is made. It can't be e…

David Hockney
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In the end nobody knows how it's done — how art is made. It can't be explained. Optical devices are just tools. Understanding a tool doesn't explain the magic of creation. Nothing can. ✨ Hockney and the Secrets of the Old Masters. Interview with Martin Gayford, www.telegraph.co.uk. September 22, 2001.
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