All Jim Hodges Quotes
- Color is for me the purest form of expression, the purest abstract reality. Abstract
- When I make art, I think about its ability to connect with others, to bring them into the process. Ability
- Color is an intense experience on its own. Color
- But most people don't come up to me and express a lot of emotion. Emotion
- As a viewer, my own work elicits strong emotional reaction from me. Elicits
- For a while, I thought a lot about lineage. Where do I belong? Who am I standing next to? Belong
- I think that some works are more accessible than others. Accessible
- I think young people have a wonderful reaction to color because it's not screwed up by too many references. Color
- 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… Autobiography
- Landscape is a piece that is emotional and psychological. Emotional
- 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… Answer
- Words can be applied as one might put on a scent, such as perfume. Some scents are so wonderful and others are sickening... titles can… Applied
- When I started working with mirrors, it seemed to be the perfect material to stand in for that waiting. Material
- 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… Collaborating
- My big concern is keeping people off the highways today, so that we have no further accidents Accidents
- I wasn't interested in holding onto the evidence of things. Evidence
- I move very slowly. It's usually material first. I sit with the material for a long time. Firsts
- I work from a personal place, and the work has personal meaning for me. From
- However, some of my work is very subtle, and one should expect very subtle reactions to it. Expect
- Often, I work out of my work. One work takes me to the next thing. Inspirational
- There is a broad range of reaction to the work, as there is a broad range of work I make. Broad
- My latest works are these things with light bulbs. Bulbs
- I'm an average person. Average