Unlimited Quote Collections
Organize your favorite quotes without limits. Create themed collections for every occasion with Premium.
The impressionistic method leads into a complete splitting and dissolution of all areas involved in the composition, and color is used to create an o… - Hans Hofmann
" "The impressionistic method leads into a complete splitting and dissolution of all areas involved in the composition, and color is used to create an overall effect of light. The color is, through such a shading down from the highest light in the deepest shadows, sacrified an degraded to a (black-and-white) function. This leads to the destructions of the color as color.
English
Collect this quote
About Hans Hofmann
Hans Hofmann (21 March 1880 – 17 February 1966) was one of the older abstract expressionist painters working in New York. Hofmann originally came from Germany where he experienced the new art and so he connected European with modern American abstract art. He had strong influence as an art-teacher and writer on the younger American abstract artists after 1940.
Biography information from Wikiquote
Also Known As
Alternative Names:
Hans Georg Albert Hofmann
•
Johann Georg Albert Hofmann
•
Johann Hofmann
•
Hans Hoffman
•
Hofmann
Related quotes. More quotes will automatically load as you scroll down, or you can use the load more buttons.
Additional quotes by Hans Hofmann
Loading...