Howard Hodgkin | TateShots

Widely regarded as one of the most important British painters of his time, Howard Hodgkin discusses his 'pictures of emotional situations' including Clean Sheets 1979-84. As well as explaining his resistance to discussing his subject matter, he explores how the pictures have personal meaning for him, and how they might affect those who see them.

[@richardchaffer3461]

Love Howard's work, I met him at the Turner Prize one year. A great artist and a gentleman. Richard Chaffer MA

[@spd13062]

I've always loved his way with color.....great to see him in person! Painting better than ever at 82....love it.

[@colincampbell9825]

Yes, I think the late work has a clarity only glimpsed in the earlier work...

[@ThePolskiteddy]

Since 1980 (a late bloomer!!) Hodgkin has produced some truly incredible images. If I was him I would destroy everything he painted before 1975!!!! (as my other favourite Agnes Martin did to a lot of her pre-grid work - she only wished she had gotten ALL of it) What a wasteland and juvenilia Howard's early work is!!! Nothing prepares you for the mature stuff which is utterly sublime.

[@MontyCantsin5]

It doesn't appeal to your taste therefore it must be meaningless. Great reasoning!

[@rayaneamil5644]

It must have taken lots of time I just love his artwork

[@stevencharles6425]

This just made my day ;)

[@misterbigears8459]

I think he could use broader brushstrokes.

[@colinstatterwildlifeartist9779]

A great Artist, love the paintings !!

[@vima8680]

are you f'g serious?!!!

[@joehatfield1198]

Sir....oh....Sir....all of these (paintings) are hung backwards. The real work is on the other side. I don't see how you could have missed that. Strike one.

[@vima8680]

consumatum est!!!

[@kea5763]

Gah!

[@louhawk559]

Someone please calibrate my perspective on this so called art. I cant embrace it very well as the people in this comment section do....

[@Oktanesevensun]

He's very stripped down. The art is that he made it out of nothing.

[@danmurphy622]

He is nothing special. I do the same and stick the boards in a pile . No my boards are not so bad.

[@kennyfrancis6882]

Hodgkin is more suited to paint a house

[@kennyfrancis6882]

Melissa Hodgkin's works are generally sloppy. At least for Rothko there is scale and depth in some of the paintings.

[@EmlynBoyle]

@@kennyfrancis6882 what are you babbling about? Silly troll.

[@mrgone7613]

It’s so sweet that you think you are saying something clever.

[@kennyfrancis6882]

@@EmlynBoyle I am stating the honest truth