To me, art is the glorification of the human spirit.

Art is to me the glorification of the human spirit, and as such it is the cultural documentation of the time in which it is produced.

People say 'Hofmann has different styles'. I have not. I have different moods; I am not two days the same man.

I can't understand how anyone is able to paint without optimism. Despite the general pessimistic attitude in the world today, I am nothing but an optimist.

It is not the form that dictates the color, but the color that brings out the form.

A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the artist's world.

It makes no difference whether a work is naturalistic or abstract; every visual expression follows the same fundamental laws