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
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
Through a painting we can see the whole world. Hans Hofmann paintworld Change image and share on social
Painters must speak through paint, not through words. Hans Hofmann paintpainterspeak Change image and share on social
The art of pictorial creation is so complicated - it is so astronomical in its possibilities of relation and combination that it would take an act of super-human concentration to explain the final realization. Hans Hofmann actartastronomical share on social
The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. Hans Hofmann abilityeliminatemean Change image and share on social
When the impulses which stir us to profound emotion are integrated with the medium of expression, every interview of the soul may become art. This is contingent upon mastery of the medium. Hans Hofmann artcontingentemotion 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
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
In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light. Hans Hofmann colorcreatelight Change image and share on social
