Howard Hodgkin. In conversation - ACE121.5

Looking at Swali’s collection of family photographs which includes some taken from erotic paintings. Rural Indian scene; Hodgkin describes, VO, painting in India. VO continues over paintings including Tropic Fruit (1981) and Lotus (1980). Hodgkin with Sylvester who says he feels he "suddenly made … a quite extraordinary leap". Caption: "Grantchester Road 1975." The painting, which Sylvester describes as "a tremendous advance". Hodgkin talks VO about wanting "to include more of the subject". Caption: "Paul Levy 1977-80." The painting. "Hodgkin VO says that an artist has to invent his own language, and this has taken him "a very long time". Hodgkin inside the tomb building at Sarkhej. Details of architectural features with occasional comments by Hodgkin who is particularly taken with the light coming through the pierced stonework. Hodgkin’s VO talking about wanting his earlier pictures to contain more but being unable to do this, about trying "to get the evasiveness of reality" into his pictures, etc. Caption: "The Moon 1978-80." The painting. Night. Hodgkin talking to his wife, Julia, in the garden, about the light in the tomb building. Credits.