Jim Hodges quotes

Color is an intense experience on its own. (Jim Hodges)
Color is for me the purest form of expression, the purest abstract reality. View quote
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When I make art, I think about its ability to connect with others, to bring them into the process. View quote
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Landscape is a piece that is emotional and psychological. View quote
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I was trying to write an autobiography using prints and patterns that reference emotional, psychological, and personal development in my work, as a person growing up, figuring out who I was. I used fabrics to stand in for occurrences. View quote
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When I started working with mirrors, it seemed to be the perfect material to stand in for that waiting. View quote
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Often, I work out of my work. One work takes me to the next thing. View quote
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However, some of my work is very subtle, and one should expect very subtle reactions to it. View quote
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I work from a personal place, and the work has personal meaning for me. View quote
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I move very slowly. It's usually material first. I sit with the material for a long time. View quote
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It's as if I were collaborating with myself, revealing my relationship to the material. My hand would make the drawing. Then my mouth would transmit it. (Jim Hodges)
As a viewer, my own work elicits strong emotional reaction from me. View quote
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But most people don't come up to me and express a lot of emotion. View quote
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I think young people have a wonderful reaction to color because it's not screwed up by too many references. View quote
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I think that some works are more accessible than others. View quote
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For a while, I thought a lot about lineage. Where do I belong? Who am I standing next to? View quote
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I was feeling a strong need to change, grow, and break with particular things that were going on in my life and my history, and the material was the perfect answer for that. View quote
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I wasn't interested in holding onto the evidence of things. View quote
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Jim Hodges

Jim Hodges - Image
Photo: Bill Bennett, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: American Politician
Born: November 19, 1956
Quotes count: 18