«I BELIEVE MEDIA IS ART»

Who says you can't teach old artists new tricks? English painter David Hockney, best known for elaborate photo collages and watercolors of Los Angeles swimming pools, has traded his paintbrush and camera for an iPad. The 73-year-old artist uses the electronic tablet as a sketchpad and sends his pictures of landscapes, flowers and caps to friends, according to the Los Angeles Times. "What fascinates me is not just technology but the technology of picture-making," Hockney tells writer Barbara Isenberg during a tour of his Yorkshire studio. "I spend more time painting, of course, but I treat the iPad as a serious tool. The iPad is influencing the paintings now with its boldness and speed."

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