Through a painting we can see the whole world. Hans Hofmann paintworld 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
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
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
Painters must speak through paint, not through words. Hans Hofmann paintpainterspeak 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
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
A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the artist's world. Hans Hofmann artartistemotion Change image and share on social
Art is to me the glorification of the human spirit, and as such it is the cultural documentation of the time in which it is produced. Hans Hofmann artculturaldocumentation Change image and share on social
An idea can only be materialized with the help of a medium of expression, the inherent qualities of which must be surely sensed and understood in order to become the carrier of an idea. Hans Hofmann carrierexpressionidea Change image and share on social
