David Hockney's Exhibit at LACMA

Has anyone checked out David Hockney's exhibit on portraits now at LACMA? I really enjoyed it! I absolutely loved his earlier ink line drawings of his father. It's like a sketch in progress. It's also quite interesting how David played around with technology using a color copier and of course a Polaroid camera --- but in the end resorted back to painting. He was quoted as saying something like "painting was an old person's art." Do any of you feel this way?

Having graduated from art school at about the same time as the Macintosh came out and replaced typographers I could really relate to his statement. I've played around with technology a lot as an artist and have gone so far away from traditional media. I remember thinking that if it weren't for the computer I'd probably have quit as a graphic designer because I absolutely hated having to cut ruby lith and having to ink boards. But... on the other hand - I love smearing charcoal on a pad.

I miss that! How about you? Any similar experiences between the technology that you work with today on a daily basis and the rare ocassion that you actually end up with paint under your nails? Or, am I the sole slave to my laptop?

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