Hans Hofmann Quote

The product of movement and counter-movement is tension. When tension — working strength — is expressed, it endows the work of art with the living effect of coordinated, though opposing, forces.


"Excerpts from the Teaching of Hans Hofmann", p. 66 - Search for the Real and Other Essays (1948)


The product of movement and counter-movement is tension. When tension — working strength — is expressed, it endows the work of art with the...

The product of movement and counter-movement is tension. When tension — working strength — is expressed, it endows the work of art with the...

The product of movement and counter-movement is tension. When tension — working strength — is expressed, it endows the work of art with the...

The product of movement and counter-movement is tension. When tension — working strength — is expressed, it endows the work of art with the...