In one gallery they actually had a notice which said 'No Sketching.' How obnoxious! I said, 'How do you think these things got on the walls if there was no sketching?'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hockney criticizes rules against sketching by pointing out that art itself was created through sketching.
- In plain terms
- You cannot ban sketching if the art on the walls was made by sketching.
- What can you take from it?
- Critique rules by showing their historical contradiction.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we protect finished art but not the process?
- Should public art spaces allow sketching?
Another view
Some spaces need protection from physical damage regardless of history.
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