October 27th, 2009 Posted in News | 1 Comment »
Hey all, Max here. Theres a super neat excitement-like-whoa show opening at Illiterate’s new spot- right next to Indy Ink. I curated the event, and am so giddy about this-really some of Denver’s best are included in this line-up.
and to hype this bad boy up some more, I’ll be putting up mini-interviews with some of the artists as they finish their works.
First up is your pal and mine Andrew Hoffman. He toils at local agency(and proud arts supporter) Motive, and paints oils by night.
Hello my Name is:
Andrew Hoffman
I hale from:
Bailey, Colorado
And currently reside here in:
Denver, Colorado
I am well trained in the art(s) of:
Painting and Graphic Design
And have the power to:
Paint with oils, and push pixels in order to share my imagination with others.
My quest is:
Enjoy life and try to figure it out at the same time.
I will not rest until:
Traveled the world.
It all started when:
My parents gave me paper and crayons to keep me occupied.
My favorite work of fiction:
Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
My favorite piece of non fiction:
Things I have learned in my life so far, by Stefan Sagmeister
My biggest fantasy is:
To enjoy life, be comfortable and self-sustaining, and do what I love for a living.
And the reality is:
Paying off student loans, graphic designing at Motive and painting in the kitchen of my small, one-bedroom apartment.
The most impossible monster I can imagine is:
A world without imagination, and freedom of thought. Similar to Orwell’s world in 1984.
The grandest marvel I can imagine is:
Discovering the undiscovered.
The most fantastic thing I’ve done or seen in real life was:
I try to experience fantastic things constantly! Each experience/adventure is unique in it’s own way, I can’t pick a favorite but my most recent was riding my circa 1970’s road bike up Mt. Evans a few months ago, that was pretty fantastic.?
1) Art is:
a) a reality
b) a fantasy
c) a reflection of (a)
d) a distortion of (a)
e) a reflection of (b)
f) a distortion of (b)
g) both (a) and (b)
h) both (c) and (d)
i) both (e) and (f)
j) all of the above?
k) none of the above?
*please explain
h) both (c) and (d) : Art will never be a reality; it will always be a distortion or reflection of reality in the vision of the artist. This is true whatever the work is representational or un-representational.
2) Agree or Disagree: ”Fantasy, abandoned by reason, produces impossible monsters; united with it, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of marvels.”
I agree!
5) On a stroll through the woods, you happen upon a particularly comfortable looking, moss-covered boulder. Tired from a long days’ journey, you unfurl your limbs to discover the boulder beneath you is actually the foot of a very ancient, sleeping forest troll. You turn to make a hasty escape, but find your path blocked by what you realize is a grove of groggy giants. What do you do???
I would be scared shit-less, run and panic.
His piece kinda kills, too-
‘There’s One in All of Us’
More to come!
