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Facts about Hans Hofmann

Occup.Artist
FromGermany
BornMarch 21, 1880
DiedFebruary 17, 1966
Aged85 years

Summary

Hans Hofmann was a famous Artist from Germany, who lived between March 21, 1880 and February 17, 1966. He/she became 85 years old.

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He/she is born under the zodiac aries, who is known for Active, Demanding, Determined, Effective, Ambitious. Our collection contains 22 quotes who is written / told by Hans.

22 Famous quotes by Hans Hofmann

Small: Through a painting we can see the whole world
"Through a painting we can see the whole world"
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Small: Creation is dominated by three absolutely different factors: First, nature, which works upon us by its
"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"
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Small: Art is to me the glorification of the human spirit, and as such it is the cultural documentation of the
"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"
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Small: When the impulses which stir us to profound emotion are integrated with the medium of expression, every
"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"
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Small: What goes on in abstract art is the proclaiming of aesthetic principles... It is in our own time that w
"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"
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Small: The whole world, as we experience it visually, comes to us through the mystic realm of color
"The whole world, as we experience it visually, comes to us through the mystic realm of color"
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Small: The art of pictorial creation is so complicated - it is so astronomical in its possibilities of relatio
"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"
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Small: An idea can only be materialized with the help of a medium of expression, the inherent qualities of whi
"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"
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Small: A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the artists world
"A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the artist's world"
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Small: The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak
"The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak"
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Small: It makes no difference whether a work is naturalistic or abstract every visual expression follows the s
"It makes no difference whether a work is naturalistic or abstract; every visual expression follows the same fundamental laws"
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Small: Being inexhaustible, life and nature are a constant stimulus for a creative mind
"Being inexhaustible, life and nature are a constant stimulus for a creative mind"
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Small: Art is magic... But how is it magic? In its metaphysical development? Or does some final transformation
"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"
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Small: My aim in painting is to create pulsating, luminous, and open surfaces that emanate a mystic light, in
"My aim in painting is to create pulsating, luminous, and open surfaces that emanate a mystic light, in accordance with my deepest insight into the experience of life and nature"
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Small: Color is a plastic means of creating intervals... color harmonics produced by special relationships, or
"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"
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Small: To worship the product and ignore its development leads to dilettantism and reaction
"To worship the product and ignore its development leads to dilettantism and reaction"
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Small: In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light
"In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light"
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Small: Every art expression is rooted fundamentally in the personality and temperament of the artist
"Every art expression is rooted fundamentally in the personality and temperament of the artist"
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Small: Colors must fit together as pieces in a puzzle or cogs in a wheel
"Colors must fit together as pieces in a puzzle or cogs in a wheel"
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Small: Painters must speak through paint, not through words
"Painters must speak through paint, not through words"
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Small: It is not the form that dictates the color, but the color that brings out the form
"It is not the form that dictates the color, but the color that brings out the form"
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Small: Art cannot result from sophisticated, frivolous, or superficial effects
"Art cannot result from sophisticated, frivolous, or superficial effects"
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