6 sierpnia – rocznica urodzin Howarda Hodgkina (1932–2017), jednego z najbardziej charakterystycznych brytyjskich malarzy współczesnych. Jego feeria barw, ekspresyjność i forma na granicy abstrakcji i wspomnienia uczyniła go wyjątkowym. (fot. Wikipedia) #HowardHodgkin #abstrakcja #sztukawspółczesna

Sometimes a single word is enough:

Here is a #HowardHodgkin painting that you might regard as an abstract work.... but once you know is called 'leaf' you see it as a note, an impression of a single leaf; a gesture of memory maybe... simple, but I find it rather lovely

‘Indian View E‘, Howard Hodgkin, 1971 | Tate

‘Indian View E’, Howard Hodgkin, 1971

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Small Simon Digby | Harvard Art Museums

Paintings

Seeking distraction from the catalogue of sh*t across today's papers, I turned to a book of #HowardHodgkin Large Paintings that arrived from the #Oxfam online bookshop (which I've previously recommended to book lovers), to find this fabulous invocation of looking out of the window at a patch of sun coming through the rain... for those who know #Lancashire (or specifically the #LuneValley) this is a common sight... take a second an enjoy before getting back to the sh*tshow!
‘Books for the Paris Review‘, Howard Hodgkin, 1997–9 | Tate

‘Books for the Paris Review’, Howard Hodgkin, 1997–9

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‘Mr and Mrs Stephen Buckley‘, Howard Hodgkin, 1974–6 | Tate

‘Mr and Mrs Stephen Buckley’, Howard Hodgkin, 1974–6

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