benjamin e. hoffman “inspiring others to think differently and to see the world in a new way.”
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Benjamin E. Hoffman
“INSPIRING OTHERS TO THINK DIFFERENTLY AND TO SEE THE WORLD IN A NEW WAY.”
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WILL KURTZ (1957-PRESENT)
• Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
• Only received his MFA in sculpture from the New York Academy of Art in 2009
• Creates life like sculpture out of recycled newspaper
• From these pieces, creates constructed scenes that can be interacted with
FREYA JOBBINS (N/A- PRESENT)
• Both a sculptor and printmaker
• Was born in South Africa and grew up in Sydney, Australia
• Considers her sculptures to be her humorous side and printmaking as her voice
• Uses old plastic dolls and figures as medium to work with
FLORENTIJN HOFMAN (1977-PRESENT)
• Internationally renowned artist for his maximum impacting sculptures
• His sculpture are extremely large and impressive
• His collection of flip flop pieces use over 10,000 sandals to create each work of art
• Gravity is being defied through his love of materials and craft
ROBERT BRADFORD (N/A-PRESENT)
• Born in London England
• Has a degree in painting, but is known best for his toy sculptures
• Exclaims how the tows present him with such a wide array of color and shapes to work with
• Self-taught artist in sculptures and has gone far with this concept
TIM NOBLE (1966-PRESENT) AND SUE WEBSTER (1967-PRESENT)
• This dynamic duo met in 1986 as Fine Art Student at Nottingham Trent University
• Both Artists are from London, UK
• These two are best known for their shadow sculptures that use trash and objects that once reflected with light, the shadow presents us with the image being depicted
• These forms are extremely abstract and work with a wide array of materials
JENNIFER MAESTRE (1959-PRESENT)
• Was born in South Africa but currently resides in MA
• Internationally known for her unique pencil sculptures
• She derives most of her inspiration from the forms and textures of sea urchin
• Has used thousands of colored pencils to create these bountiful sculptures that are then sewed together
BENJAMIN E. HOFFMAN (1992-PRESENT)
• Born in Pennsylvania and currently resides there
• Currently attends Kutztown University for B.F.A. in Painting and B.S. in Art Ed.
• Well traversed in a variety of mediums and techniques
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