JEANNE HOFFMAN
JEANNE HOFFMAN, Outside Coming In
acrylic on cotton, 100 x 80 cm
Working across diverse mediums and far-flung geographies, artist Jeanne Hoffman revels in the spaces between things. Paintings, drawings and ceramic objects function as dwelling points – ‘temporary shelters for thoughts’ – as she explores the emotional and socio-cultural dimensions of place. Hoffman says: ‘There is a direct correlation between travelling across a landscape and the path of a graphic mark that transforms a blank page into an imaginary space.’ ‘Drawing’ translates then not only to three-dimensional artistic mediums and physical space, but also to a larger ‘stage’: Referential forms are assembled in relation with one another, creating movement, dialogue and meaning on the fringes of delineation.
Specialists in contemporary art from South Africa. Established in 1913. South African artists are part of the global conversation. We seek to make their voices heard.