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The speaker says he spends late nights adjusting his opera designs and admits the work can become obsessive. He suggests that this intensity is also why he cannot keep doing it continuously.
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Originally said in English.
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About David Hockney
British painter, stage designer and photographer
David Hockney is a British painter, stage designer, and photographer associated with the pop art movement of the 1960s. He is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. He became known for vivid, stylised realism and for defending figurative art at a time when abstract painting was dominant. His work is often marked by a bold style, and his long career has moved across painting, stage design, and photography.
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