16 Quotes by Hans Hofmann about Art


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    A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the artist's world.

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    Every art expression is rooted fundamentally in the personality and temperament of the artist.

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    Art cannot result from sophisticated, frivolous, or superficial effects.

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    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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    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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    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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    There is in reality no such thing as modern art. Art is carried on up and down in immense cycles through centuries and civilizations.

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