Colors must fit together as pieces in a puzzle or cogs in a wheel. Hans Hofmann cogcolorfit Change image and share on social
Color is a plastic means of creating intervals... color harmonics produced by special relationships, or tensions. We differentiate now between formal tensions and color tensions, just as we differentiate in music between counterpoint and harmony. Hans Hofmann colorcounterpointcreate 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
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
In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light. Hans Hofmann colorcreatelight 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
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
