In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light. Hans Hofmann colorcreatelight Change image and share on social
Being inexhaustible, life and nature are a constant stimulus for a creative mind. Hans Hofmann constantcreativeinexhaustible Change image and share on social
What goes on in abstract art is the proclaiming of aesthetic principles... It is in our own time that we have become aware of pure aesthetic considerations. Art never can be imitation. Hans Hofmann abstractaestheticart Change image and share on social
It makes no difference whether a work is naturalistic or abstract; every visual expression follows the same fundamental laws. Hans Hofmann abstractdifferenceexpression Change image and share on social
Creation is dominated by three absolutely different factors: First, nature, which works upon us by its laws; second, the artist, who creates a spiritual contact with nature and his materials; third, the medium of expression through which the artist translates his inner world. Hans Hofmann absolutelyartistcontact share on social
It is not the form that dictates the color, but the color that brings out the form. Hans Hofmann bringcolordictate Change image and share on social
To worship the product and ignore its development leads to dilettantism and reaction. Hans Hofmann developmentdilettantismignore Change image and share on social
Art cannot result from sophisticated, frivolous, or superficial effects. Hans Hofmann arteffectfrivolous Change image and share on social
Art is magic... But how is it magic? In its metaphysical development? Or does some final transformation culminate in a magic reality? In truth, the latter is impossible without the former. If creation is not magic, the outcome cannot be magic. Hans Hofmann artcreationculminate share on social
Every art expression is rooted fundamentally in the personality and temperament of the artist. Hans Hofmann artartistexpression Change image and share on social
