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Richard Hofmann, Giz Wiz, 1987
A framed limited edition 2022 Estate reproduction of the original monotype ink-over-watercolor monotype "Giz Wiz" by the artist Richard Hofmann (1954-1994).
15 x 12 inches framed
While overt eroticism was not the primary subject of Hofmann’s practice, it played a significant role, particularly in his iconoclastic religious paintings and photographic collages. In revisiting Giz Wiz, I was struck anew by its raw, unapologetic ferocity and exhilaration. Hofmann frequently painted animal or animalistic faces on human bodies—long before the likes of furry cons— forms distorted by his neo-expressionist hand until they hover in a charged liminal space between human and animal. Here, the inky ejaculation coils around the figure with jet-fueled precision, animating the composition with surging blacks, greys, and fleshy pinks set against an atmospheric olive-green drapery. The ink marks erupt, curl, spiral, and dance, transforming bodily emission into an abstracted fountain of celebratory energy—at once primal, unsettling, and as unmistakably vital as the muscular figure itself.
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Description
A framed limited edition 2022 Estate reproduction of the original monotype ink-over-watercolor monotype "Giz Wiz" by the artist Richard Hofmann (1954-1994).
15 x 12 inches framed
While overt eroticism was not the primary subject of Hofmann’s practice, it played a significant role, particularly in his iconoclastic religious paintings and photographic collages. In revisiting Giz Wiz, I was struck anew by its raw, unapologetic ferocity and exhilaration. Hofmann frequently painted animal or animalistic faces on human bodies—long before the likes of furry cons— forms distorted by his neo-expressionist hand until they hover in a charged liminal space between human and animal. Here, the inky ejaculation coils around the figure with jet-fueled precision, animating the composition with surging blacks, greys, and fleshy pinks set against an atmospheric olive-green drapery. The ink marks erupt, curl, spiral, and dance, transforming bodily emission into an abstracted fountain of celebratory energy—at once primal, unsettling, and as unmistakably vital as the muscular figure itself.
Ships from New York City
