I want my pictures to be things. I want them to be made up of marks that are physically and individually self-sufficient.

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• Howard Hodgkin:

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• Howard Hodgkin:

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• Howard Hodgkin:

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• Howard Hodgkin:

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• Howard Hodgkin:

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  My language is what I use, and if I lost that, I wouldn't be able to say anything.