Howard Hodgkin Quotes

Perspective is to painting what the bridle is to the horse, the rudder to a ship.

The art of photography is all about directing the attention of the viewer.

I love all kinds of art. I mean, I love sketching and acting and music.

I always say Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is my biggest influence. But for painters, I like many, many painters, but I love Francis Bacon the most, and Edward Hopper.

Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic.

I think all art is about control - the encounter between control and the uncontrollable.

I love painting.

Painting is by nature a luminous language.

The truth is that painting is all about scale; you use scale to create experience. A lot of artists have lost that ability. They don't even know that's something they should be doing.

I've been taking art classes for a couple of years; I love to draw.

The substance of painting is light.

You cannot possibly invent painting all by yourself.

Don't bother looking at the view - I have already composed it.

Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art.

When I paint, some things come out, and I don't know. Maybe it's because I have such talent as a painter.

A painting that is well composed is half finished.

For pure joy, I look at a small painting by Arbit Blatas. An ocean liner is at the center of the composition, perhaps ready to depart. It holds the promise of discovery.

You don't take a photograph, you make it.

Nature engenders the science of painting.

Oratory is the masterful art. Poetry, painting, music, sculpture, architecture please, thrill, inspire - but oratory rules. The orator dominates those who hear him, convinces their reason, controls their judgment, compels their action. For the time being, he is master.

I am a hobbyist photographer so I relate to the visual arts that way, but I'm not a painter.

If I was painting a picture, I wouldn't want to take a picture of a single paint stroke. I'd rather show people what it looks like when it's done.

Most people wouldn't guess, but I'm really into painting: acrylics and sometimes oils.

I really prize and love great painting.

I love to paint.