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David Hockney and the Wolds Paintings from ten years ago - of the Wolds  - are a highlight of the Hockney exhibition at the Tate. More celebratory and vivid than photos, he says.

"Artists thought the optical projection of nature was verisimilitude, which is what they were aiming for," he said. "But in the 21st century, I know that is not verisimilitude. Once you know that, when you go out to paint, you've got something else to do. I do not think the world looks like photographs. I think it looks a lot more glorious than that."

Remember seeing these landscapes in 2012 at the Royal Academy.
Posted by Susan Roberts at 17:47 Labels: David Hockney, The Wolds

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