As a child growing up in gloomy northern England, David Hockney noticed the sharply defined shadows in the ?Hollywood films of comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.
¡°Strong shadows meant a lot of sun,¡± the painter recalled to BBC television in 2009. ¡°So I thought, well, wherever that is, it¡¯s always sunny.¡±
Two decades later, Hockney moved to Los Angeles to immerse himself in that dazzling light.
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