‘British art has lost a giant’published at 11:49 BST
Steven McIntosh
Entertainment reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesHockney pictured in his living room in Los Angeles in 1991
Paying tribute on social media, broadcaster Piers Morgan remembered Hockney as a “wonderful character” and recalled seeing him in London recently.
“One of Britain’s greatest ever artists, a Yorkshireman to his bootstraps, my neighbour in Kensington (often saw him
on local manoeuvres, albeit in a wheelchair more recently) and a wonderful character.
He added: “Loved his quote: ‘Laugh a lot, it clears the lungs.’”
Labour MP Chris Bryant said he was “very sad” to hear Hockney had died.
“The recent exhibition in Paris was one of the most memorable I’ve seen in many years,” he added. “So innovative and inspiring.
“The way he renders shimmering water or night time scenes is amazing. And his line in portraits is perfect.”
Art historian Richard Morris said Hockney’s “huge achievement was to make serious painting look effortless”.
“He carried forward one of the most sustained investigations into vision, space and representation by any post-war artist,” Morris said.
“British art has lost a giant.”
