Howard Hodgkin
In 2006 Howard Hodgkin was ranked as one of the most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain by The Independent, a decision which is kind of odd given that he is neither gay nor lesbian.
What he is though is one of Britain's leading living painters. He represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 1984, the next year he won the Turner Prize (before it got weird), and in 1992 he was knighted.
Although generally small in scale, Hodgkin's works can take years to complete. His emotionally-charged paintings generally tread the tightrope between total abstraction and some semblance of figuration. Paint often extends onto the frames and he occasionally paints on objects such as table-tops rather than canvas: for Hodgkin a painting is not merely there to reflect the world, but rather a real object in it.
What he is though is one of Britain's leading living painters. He represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 1984, the next year he won the Turner Prize (before it got weird), and in 1992 he was knighted.
Although generally small in scale, Hodgkin's works can take years to complete. His emotionally-charged paintings generally tread the tightrope between total abstraction and some semblance of figuration. Paint often extends onto the frames and he occasionally paints on objects such as table-tops rather than canvas: for Hodgkin a painting is not merely there to reflect the world, but rather a real object in it.
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