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Biography -
Nederlands
France
Roel Hofman was born in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) on May
14, 1956. At a very young age he got fascinated by drawing
and painting and from that time on he has worked consciously
and seriously on his technique and style. At the age of
sixteen he was apprenticed to the Rotterdam painter Cornelis
Witters.
Soon his talent became evident when he started winning
prizes for his work. In the eighties he took lessons to
further improve his skills and soon the student became a
teacher at the Academy for drawing and painting in
Spijkenisse.
In the nineties Roel started an art gallery with an art
library. From that time on art has dominated his life.
Several times a year he returns to the countryside of France
to gain inspiration. In this quiet and peaceful entourage,
surrounded by beautiful nature, new paintings and ideas come
about.
Although he started with drawing it soon became obvious that
he was more partial to painting. During the first few years
he mostly painted in the traditional, classical style. After
this period he changed to magical realism and surrealism.
Gradually he developed his own unique style which has a very
distinctive mark.
In his vision the use of colour in a painting is one of the
most important elements. It is the first thing to which most
people react instinctively. That is why this element stands
out most clearly in Roel Hofman’s paintings. The subjects of
his paintings are of secondary importance.
Roel wants to affect people unconsciously with colours,
evoke pleasant associations and bring pleasure in the lives
of people through the effect of his paintings.
From 1997 screen prints from Roel have been published and
the screen process is done by Roel Hofman himself.
Nowadays Roel Hofman’s works can be found in national and
international private collections, art galleries and
companies.
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