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

An idea can only be materialized with the help of a medium of expression, the inherent qualities of which must be surely sensed and understood in order to become the carrier of an idea

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.

What goes on in abstract art is the proclaiming of aesthetic principles... It is in our own time that we have become aware of pure aesthetic considerations. Art never can be imitation.

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

When the impulses which stir us to profound emotion are integrated with the medium of expression, every interview of the soul may become art. This is contingent upon mastery of the medium.

Through a painting, we can see the whole world.