Jim Hodges

Color is an intense experience on its own. ↗

— Jim Hodges

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Color is for me the purest form of expression, the purest abstract reality. ↗

— Jim Hodges

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When I make art, I think about its ability to connect with others, to bring them into the process. ↗

— Jim Hodges

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As a viewer, my own work elicits strong emotional reaction from me. ↗

— Jim Hodges

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But most people don't come up to me and express a lot of emotion. ↗

— Jim Hodges

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For a while, I thought a lot about lineage. Where do I belong? Who am I standing next to? ↗

— Jim Hodges

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However, some of my work is very subtle, and one should expect very subtle reactions to it. ↗

— Jim Hodges

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I move very slowly. It's usually material first. I sit with the material for a long time. ↗

— Jim Hodges

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I think that some works are more accessible than others. ↗

— Jim Hodges

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I think young people have a wonderful reaction to color because it's not screwed up by too many references. ↗

— Jim Hodges

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