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In 1995, Hodgkin printed the ''Venetian Views'' series, which depict the same view of Venice at four different times of day. ''Venice, Afternoon'' - one of the four prints - uses sixteen sheets, or fragments, in a hugely complex printing process which creates a colourful, painterly effect. | In 1995, Hodgkin printed the ''Venetian Views'' series, which depict the same view of Venice at four different times of day. ''Venice, Afternoon'' - one of the four prints - uses sixteen sheets, or fragments, in a hugely complex printing process which creates a colourful, painterly effect. | ||
In 2003 he was appointed a Companion of Honour. A major exhibition of his work was mounted at Tate Britain in 2006. | In 2003 he was appointed a Companion of Honour. A major exhibition of his work was mounted at Tate Britain in 2006. | ||
His prints are hand-painted etchings and he has worked with the same master printer (Jack Shirreff at 107 Workshop) and print publisher (Alan Cristea Gallery) for the last 25 years. | His prints are hand-painted etchings and he has worked with the same master printer (Jack Shirreff at 107 Workshop) and print publisher (Alan Cristea Gallery) for the last 25 years. | ||
In 2000 he was included in the first [[Pink List 2000|Pink List]]. The citation said: | |||
:"Winner of the Turner prize in 1985 and knighted seven years later, Hodgkin is a supremely gifted abstract artist, with a pronounced lyrical gift, as well as an accomplished teacher and critic. His global haul of exhibitions, awards and honorary degrees must be unrivalled."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/take-away-these-fifty-faces-and-britain-would-be-a-poorer-place-710891.html</ref> | |||
In 2006, [[The Independent]] declared him one of the 100 most influential gay people in Britain, as his work helps many people express their emotions to others.<ref>''The Independent'', (2 July 2006), [http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article1153578.ece Gay Power: The pink list]. Retrieved June 25, 2007.</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Sir Gordon Howard Eliot Hodgkin (Gordon Howard Eliot Hodgkin, born 1932)[1] is a painter and printmaker. His work is most often associated with abstraction.
Early life
Hodgkin, a cousin of the English still life painter Eliot Hodgkin (1905–87),[2] was educated at Eton College and then at Bryanston School in Dorset. He then studied at the Camberwell Art School and later at the Bath Academy of Art in Corsham, where Edward Piper studied drawing under him.
Career
Hodgkin's first solo show was in London in 1962. His early paintings tend to be made up of hard-edged curved forms in a limited number of colours.
Around the beginning of the 1970s, Hodgkin's style became more spontaneous, with vaguely recognisable shapes presented in bright colours and bold forms. His works may then be called "semi-abstract", and are often compared to the paintings of Henri Matisse.
In 1984, Hodgkin represented Britain at the Venice Biennale. In 1985 he won the Turner Prize, and in 1992 he was knighted.
In 1995, Hodgkin printed the Venetian Views series, which depict the same view of Venice at four different times of day. Venice, Afternoon - one of the four prints - uses sixteen sheets, or fragments, in a hugely complex printing process which creates a colourful, painterly effect.
In 2003 he was appointed a Companion of Honour. A major exhibition of his work was mounted at Tate Britain in 2006.
His prints are hand-painted etchings and he has worked with the same master printer (Jack Shirreff at 107 Workshop) and print publisher (Alan Cristea Gallery) for the last 25 years.
In 2000 he was included in the first Pink List. The citation said:
- "Winner of the Turner prize in 1985 and knighted seven years later, Hodgkin is a supremely gifted abstract artist, with a pronounced lyrical gift, as well as an accomplished teacher and critic. His global haul of exhibitions, awards and honorary degrees must be unrivalled."[3]
In 2006, The Independent declared him one of the 100 most influential gay people in Britain, as his work helps many people express their emotions to others.[4]
References
<references>
- ↑ http://www.howard-hodgkin.com/chronology "Chronology"
- ↑ Eliot Hodgkin Painter & Collector", Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox isbn=0-9512493-6-3
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/take-away-these-fifty-faces-and-britain-would-be-a-poorer-place-710891.html
- ↑ The Independent, (2 July 2006), Gay Power: The pink list. Retrieved June 25, 2007.