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Howard Hodgkin: Large Paintings 1984-2002

National Galleries of Scotland

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Howard Hodgkin is widely regarded as one of the most significant painters - and certainly the greatest colourist - at work in Britain today. His method of painting means that he takes several years to complete a work and, as a result, his exhibitions are eagerly awaited. Hodgkin's paintings are primarily grounded in a remembered experience - a meeting with friends, a view across a landscape, the moment after a meal. From this starting point Hodgkin embarks on his painting and, working over a long period, produces layered, richly coloured, sweeping compositions, which extend into the picture frame. The finished paintings hover brilliantly between representation and abstraction and have been described as 'profound painterly equivalents for memory itself'. Contents: Foreword - Timothy Clifford, Director-General, National Galleries of Scotland Introduction - Richard Calvocoressi On Howard Hodgkin - Robert Rosenblum Panel Discussions: Howard Hodgkin's Large Paintings - Richard Kendall Catalogue C

Language: English

Pages: 72

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Release: July 26, 2006

ISBN: 1903278333

ISBN 13: 9781903278338

Howard Hodgkin: Large Paintings 1984-2002

National Galleries of Scotland

4.6/5 ( ratings)

Howard Hodgkin is widely regarded as one of the most significant painters - and certainly the greatest colourist - at work in Britain today. His method of painting means that he takes several years to complete a work and, as a result, his exhibitions are eagerly awaited. Hodgkin's paintings are primarily grounded in a remembered experience - a meeting with friends, a view across a landscape, the moment after a meal. From this starting point Hodgkin embarks on his painting and, working over a long period, produces layered, richly coloured, sweeping compositions, which extend into the picture frame. The finished paintings hover brilliantly between representation and abstraction and have been described as 'profound painterly equivalents for memory itself'. Contents: Foreword - Timothy Clifford, Director-General, National Galleries of Scotland Introduction - Richard Calvocoressi On Howard Hodgkin - Robert Rosenblum Panel Discussions: Howard Hodgkin's Large Paintings - Richard Kendall Catalogue C

Language: English

Pages: 72

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Release: July 26, 2006

ISBN: 1903278333

ISBN 13: 9781903278338

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