Piers Morgan reveals meaningful quote of David Hockney after artist's death

Outspoken journalist Piers Morgan has paid touching tribute to British artist David Hockney, who passed away today, a month before his 89th birthday.

Sharing a photo of David on his X, formerly Twitter handle, Morgan tweeted, “RIP David Hockney, 88.

“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.”

Piers Morgan also shared David's quote he loves the most.

He said, “Loved his quote: ‘Laugh a lot, it clears the lungs.’”

British artist David Hockney, one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art, whose paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, has died aged 88, his publicist announced Friday.

One of the leading artists involved in the Pop art movement in the 1960s, Hockney established himself as a globally renowned painter and master draughtsman and kept painting, experimenting and exhibiting right up until his death.

Lauding him as "one of the most important figures in contemporary art in both the 20th and 21st centuries", his publicist Erica Bolton said he died "peacefully at home" in London on Thursday, a month before his 89th birthday.

"His seven-decade career and prolific oeuvre was characterised by his multi-media approach in image making, an intellectual inquiry into the nature of depiction and perspective, and a sustained commitment to celebrating and portraying the world around him," her statement added.