David Hockney on selfies: 'People have a deep desire to make pictures'

From cave paintings of 100,000 years ago to the selfie culture of the 21st century, British artist David Hockney and art critic Martin Gayford discuss their new book, A History of Pictures, which looks at how and why people throughout time have made images using whatever means they have
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[@mowestjohn]

One of my Idols - a superb artist.

[@natashafranko4951]

He is such an interesting, thought provoking , creative, and very lovely inspiring human being , I also love his voice . 😊

[@andrewrushworth2593]

Amazing artist , amazing life . My hero

[@winstonsmith9740]

A beautiful guy, so funny and creative. All his interviews, the doco's, his work in general and very deep, humorous, intelligent - an amazing guy.

[@jonathaneffemey4892]

Thanks so much for posting.

[@rgsxyz1105]

Strange, during the interview David Hockney is leaning in and the interviewer is leaning away. Unusual posture.

[@stacycreates22]

RGS Columbia maybe he’s worried about Hockneys germ

[@egparis18]

I think Gayford's just keeping out of frame in case the cameraman switches to a closeup of Hockney. Perhaps there are two cameras. Just guessing.

[@MDean-so6pj]

Hockney is smoking and perhaps the interviewer would prefer not to inhale. Love Hockney, hate the smoke!

[@Unc3rtaintyPrinciple]

David Hockney mentioned in another interview that his hearing is very bad. I think that's why he's leaning like that. Hearing aids help, but not completely

[@woow83]

turn the questions inward. why don't you like variable dynamics why do you think so simply of others

[@parvineblagh2042]

DAVID HOCKNEY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVICE.🙂..........................DJ.

[@sarahallenhumboldt2638]

The interviewer appears to be close to falling off his chair in his effort to have more space between David Hockney and himself.

[@duncandekergommeaux8615]

All vision needs light

[@rogeralsop3479]

Excellent Yorkshireman.

[@kurtpedersen7863]

I paint most assured during freeze snaps!!!???!!

[@ronaldogarcia6431]

Not me. I like to see the criativity of a genious, like you are.

[@woow83]

david saying this with absolute confidence. i'm not sure the first picture was an animal, could have been a person, could have been a tree. linear thinking david, linear thinking.

[@woow83]

the reason that cave paintings often features large prey mammals is for the elders to pass down the message of the sanctity and importance of having a meat based diet, and to identify and conjure relation to the beast. we have lost all touch of this now; van gogh wanted to tell us about sunflowers, and that's great, but sunflowers die and disintegrate much as the modern human being.

[@TheArtofEngineering]

Smokers breath???

[@EuphemiaGrubb]

This Martin Gayford's body language is very weird. Can't think what he is thinking but extremely narcisistic.

[@maroulio2067]

I noticed he was looking into the camera instead of at Hockney around 2:15

[@studioyosemite671]

just seems very relaxed to me

[@margaretmoore7034]

From a Steeplejack to an . . Artist ?? .. Hey that Dibnah bloke was really talented !