A Study of Hans Hofmann's View of Art Education : From the Approach of Spatial Constellations in his Painting

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to consider Hans Hofmann's view of art education. His art theories and practices had a great influence on American Abstract Expressionism in the 1930's〜1940's. I considered the interrelationship between his art theories and artworks as an artist and his educational practices as a teacher. In addition, he taught his students how to acquire their way of thinking to find their own expression. As a result, his students developed their own expressions and became principal members in the American art scene represented by Abstract Expressionism.