David Hockney | Visiting with Huell Howser | KCET 

Hockney is a legend his whole demeanor is inspiring.

This is the longest I've ever seen David Hockney go without a cigarette… =)

He's such a natural teacher. I've learnt more about art from listening to David Hockney than I ever did at art college !

I just adore this talented fabulous man!🎨🎨🎨

I could listen to him for hours.

He's an art machine in the best sense.

I visited there in 92 93 worked there etc and his beach house in Malibu. Wonderful man genius

The More I see this man Hockney , I just admire him

I photographed some of David's work prior to this interview (Richard who was at the beginning of the video is David's photographer, but he was traveling with David, so I got the opportunity to photograph the work for the Some New Pictures catalogue (1989). The poster of West Hollywood on the wall in this video was probably made from my transparency.) The gouaches here look pretty good for 1990s video transferred to RU-vid. But of course flatter and a bit drab. I shot film -- 8x10 color transparencies. I also photographed the paintings of Ed Moses which were during this same time quite bright and colorful. Ed painted mostly oil on canvas but he also made some gouaches that looked almost exactly like his oil on canvas colors. On the film (not as wide a color gamut as the higher quality digital) the oils would be muted (sometimes shifts) while the almost exactly similar gouaches looked very bright and very accurate. (We used to say, you really can't photograph a painting but you can get close.) The reason gouache did so wall on film is they're both dyes. Oil paint can be anything from dyes to metal to stone powder, so how the three dye layers of film responds to them and how our eyes respond can be quite different.

Two of my favorite people, together? Love. Thank you!

This sparks joy. Huell and Hockney. LOVE.

This is probably what it would have been like to talk to Di Vinci. In the present but with visions of what the future could or should be. The range and depth of his intellect and talent is incredible. The interview is a bit awkward but it's clear they have spoken before and this is sort of continuation of past discussions.

Good interview with a genius of color and perspective

best interview with David Hockney that I have ever seen - thank you! :-)

Two legends

great to see the studio space!!

This is maybe the most subdued and relaxed Huell Howser ever. I’m guessing the single shot unedited nature of this episode was imposed by Hockney or at least discussed beforehand with Huell as the fastest way to get the job done with least amount of b.s. As David says, “I want to be in charge if I do something.” Regardless of the answer, Huell and Louie pull this off perfectly. Did they ever do another single shot show after this one?

Lovely

Superb 🎨🌹

BRILLIANT!

Thanks for posting.

David Hockney ist so ein sympathischer Mann

Pleased to see he uses a paint blender/mixer as I just recently bought a small battery one for same purpose ;-)

Thank you for the interview - very interesting

I like Hochney..The pencil drawings show he has real talent and skill..He is not impressed with himself,although he could be, because of his talent.

I am a flat surfaces painter myself the easel is for finished production good to see David Hockney paintings will always be beautiful I have painted in plein air before the gravity holds you back have to practice I dunno might bring indoor painting skills on I hope so

Hockney is 420 all day!

Virtual reality

He went to The RCA ...he is a pro ...of course he is ...it’s his job....anyone who works 12 hrs a day from age 6 to 80 yrs old and does art is going to be an expert. He said he knew he was right! I need a teacher who knows their stuff.....most try and teach with words....mistake. Get on and do it.

got to say the abstracts are amazing kind of concerned with the dauchuands especially Stanley most artists sketch watercolor then paint

I wonder what year this footage is from. It may have been posted in 2014 but I suspect it is much older (because of those computers, David's healthy demeanor and the fact thatHuell Howser passed away in 2013).

Hockney is so British ahah

the interviewer is out of his depth and does not know much about art or art making, calling the studio a gallery or asking about cleanliness. His questions have no substance but David runs with the ball and his comments make this video a special treat

Does anyone know where the studio is located exactly ?

what year is this?

The studio has about 50 million in art

Hockney looking slim and trim....he does drone on though, in that monotone voice.

When you interview a Master you have to drop your own ego amd immerse yourself in the world of that expert not dwell upon the state of his sink or point out a TV that is never used,such trivial observations are not required,sadly Hockneys art was glossed over in such a trivial way and I for one would rather bring about questions of interesting techniques and elaborate on the technology being introduced into Hockneys studio,truly a missed opportunity of rambling shallow questions making a poor job,even Hockney seemed unimpressed.

The interviewer is annoying, but it's nice to see inside the LA studio.

hes the best artist??

thank you for pot smoking lol

I think that Hockney's "painings" are trivial self-indulgencies .

No.

Two different and oposites gays, one closeted, the other openly gay

I think real masters from Velazquez, Cezanne, Matisse, Picasso would find his work quite poor and infantile. But that is how our society is.

I find the interviewer an embarrassment, DH is clearly at pains with the lack of subjectivity.