Biography
1964 born in Kirchhellen , Germany
1994 -1999 studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Düsseldorf , Germany
1997 Masterstudent from Prof. A.R.Penck
1999 Master Degree ( M.F.A.) at the Academy of Fine Arts Düsseldorf , Germany
1992 -1994 studied costume and stage design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf , Germany
Lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany and Tobago, West Indies.
1994 -1999 studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Düsseldorf , Germany
1997 Masterstudent from Prof. A.R.Penck
1999 Master Degree ( M.F.A.) at the Academy of Fine Arts Düsseldorf , Germany
1992 -1994 studied costume and stage design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf , Germany
Lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany and Tobago, West Indies.
Andrea C. Hoffer entered Trinidad and Tobago in 1998. Here was a European artist, implanting herself in the Caribbean, utilising the age-old egg tempera medium to interrogate the landscape that now enveloped her. The irony here is that Hoffer involvement with the local space was sincere. It was real. It was not cliched fleeting tryst where a foreign artist comes to the Caribbean, becomes enamoured with the pretty countryside, paints some exotic pictures and then leaves. Hoffer, although utilising traditional painting techniques, presents unconventional images. The sheer scale of her work is intriguing. The superlative dimensions effectively serve as the first step in shattering the rigid distance between the viewer and picture plane. The iconography is also recognisable and easy for the viewer to relate to; especially an individual who grew up in a small Caribbean island.
Excerpt by David Cave for Foreign Familiar catalogue accompanying the exhibition.
Excerpt by David Cave for Foreign Familiar catalogue accompanying the exhibition.
Studio - Düsseldorf, Germany
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Studio - Tobago, West Indies
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