H 065
Acrylic on Canvas
37" x 35.5"

H 065

Acrylic on Canvas
37" x 35.5"

H 054
Acrylic on Canvas
35" x 31"

H 054

Acrylic on Canvas
35" x 31"

H 051
Acrylic on Canvas
27" x 27"

H 051

Acrylic on Canvas
27" x 27"

H 056
Acrylic on Canvas
39" x 39"

H 056

Acrylic on Canvas
39" x 39"

H 064
Acrylic on Canvas
31.5" x 31.5"

H 064

Acrylic on Canvas
31.5" x 31.5"

Renate B. Hofer

Abstract Concepts
May 10 - May 30, 2008

Reception: Thursday May 15, 2008 6-8 PM

Press Release

Renate B. Hofer's painting possesses the power to bring the passing viewer to a standstill with its arresting use of color and visceral qualities. Tracing the very soul of the artist spilling onto the canvas, these poignant abstractions are filled with a breathtaking intensity and spontaneity. Hofer's use of paint seems to stand at the intersection of Mark Rothko and Hans Hoffman as influences. She uses bold and rich panels of color which are then broken by a jarring interception, thus creating a split in the composition akin to a fault line or an open wound. Indeed, as the emerging color spills out it bleeds and veins in unusual and organic ways, alluding at once to rivers, lesions, and flashes. While none of the paintings bear suggestive titles, the artist is certain that every viewer will conceive and derive an individual conceptual meaning from each work.

Renate B. Hofer has shown her work across Europe, including exhibitions in Graz and Tulln, and will be presenting them in the 2008 Kunstmesse in Bratislava, Salzburg, Shanghai ART FAIR China and 2009 ART EXPO New York.

Invitation to the exhibition | View the catalog page

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Artists in this exhibition

Anicée ANiCÉE | Patricia Guadarrama | Renate B. Hofer | Cherny | Maria Aratún