A collection makes its own demands. Many artists have been collectors. I think of it rather as an illness. I felt it was using up too much energy. Howard Hodgkin artistcollectioncollector Change image and share on social
I think words come between the spectator and the picture. Howard Hodgkin picturespectatorword Change image and share on social
My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms. Howard Hodgkin friendpainterroom Change image and share on social
I think that words are often extraneous to what I do. Howard Hodgkin extraneousword Change image and share on social
I don't really have a historical overview of my work at all. I'm not an art historian. I don't see that there's this period and that period. Howard Hodgkin arthistorianhistorical Change image and share on social
I want my pictures to be things. I want them to be made up of marks that are physically and individually self-sufficient. Howard Hodgkin individuallymakemark Change image and share on social
You keep on balancing and balancing and balancing until the picture wins, because then the subject's turned into the picture. Howard Hodgkin balancepicturesubject Change image and share on social
In England, it's thought to be morally suspect to worry about what your surroundings look like. Howard Hodgkin englandmorallysurrounding Change image and share on social
I find old copies of National Gallery catalogues, which are written in the dryest possible prose, infinitely soothing. Howard Hodgkin cataloguecopydryest Change image and share on social