Writers on Howard Hodgkin
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“The only way an artist can communicate with the world at large is on the level of feeling.”
“To be a painter now is to be part of a very small, endangered species.”
“It takes a long time for the gleam in the eye to turn into something solid.”
“I dont think you can lightly paint a picture. Its an activity I take very seriously.”
Source: Writers on Howard Hodgkin
“Passion lies between one mark and the next, and also within all of them.”
“My language is what I use, and if I lost that, I wouldnt be able to say anything.”
“I look at my pictures, and I think, 'Well, how did I do that?”
“I'm very envious of the few artists who are any good and still do portraits.”
“In England, it's thought to be morally suspect to worry about what your surroundings look like.”
“When I finish a painting, it usually looks as surprising to me as to anyone else.”