Not exact matches
They still rely on a flattened cubist spatial structure but on a much larger
scale and with light flooding the canvases and
brush marks recalling American art of the heroic post-war days; recalling, in fact, his own heroic days, for despite an increasingly sure technique, these later works are quieter, blander even, than the assertive and clamorous combines of his early maturity.
Rendered in a vibrant palette of forest green and royal blue, overlaid by a dappled pattern of brilliant, sunset orange
brush marks, In the Green Room is a stunning, large
scale example of Howard Hodgkin's commitment to painting, and its emotive potential.
There are things you've done recently, like the illogical
scale shift between the small
mark and larger
brush stroke that is a very new thing in your work.