Julius Hofmann (b. G\u00f6ttingen, 1983; lives and works near G\u00f6ttingen) has mastered the traditional aspects of painting and commands a broad repertoire of creative techniques. This expertise enables him to call conventional painting in question by combining it with the aesthetic of 1990s computer graphics. The simple and often grotesque symbolism of the imperfect digital imagery contrasts with a perfectionistic figurative painting. This approach lends his pictures a disconcerting and unexpected quality.<\/p>\n
Western Philosophies<\/em> is an episode in Hofmann\u2019s ongoing work confronting consumerist society with its dark secrets and its indifference. Meanwhile, his creative process is also an exploration of the artist\u2019s personal fears and frustrations. In depicting his figures, landscapes, and machines, he draws our attention to the painterly originality of structures and surfaces. The protagonists, to his mind, play a subordinate role, typically serving him as vehicles\u2014he is more interested in the \u201chow\u201d than in the \u201cwhat.\u201d<\/p>\n Julius Hofmann studied painting with Neo Rauch and Heribert C. Ottersbach at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig (HGB) from 2005 until 2011. His work is represented in international collections and institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Julius Hofmann (b. G\u00f6ttingen, 1983; lives and works near G\u00f6ttingen) has mastered the traditional aspects of painting and commands a broad repertoire of creative techniques. This expertise enables him to call conventional painting in question by combining it with the aesthetic of 1990s computer graphics. The simple and often grotesque symbolism of the imperfect digital imagery contrasts with a perfectionistic figurative painting. This approach lends his pictures a disconcerting and unexpected quality.<\/p>\n Western Philosophies<\/em> is an episode in Hofmann\u2019s ongoing work confronting consumerist society with its dark secrets and its indifference. Meanwhile, his creative process is also an exploration of the artist\u2019s personal fears and frustrations. In depicting his figures, landscapes, and machines, he draws our attention to the painterly originality of structures and surfaces. The protagonists, to his mind, play a subordinate role, typically serving him as vehicles\u2014he is more interested in the \u201chow\u201d than in the \u201cwhat.\u201d<\/p>\n Julius Hofmann studied painting with Neo Rauch and Heribert C. Ottersbach at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig (HGB) from 2005 until 2011. His work is represented in international collections and institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":24780,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[2208,2213],"product_tag":[5137,5136],"class_list":{"0":"post-18776","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-all-books","7":"product_cat-painting","8":"product_tag-julius-hofmann-en","9":"product_tag-western-philosophies-en","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"taxable","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n