Vlastislav Hofman
{{Short description|Czech artist and architect (1884–1964)}}
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Vlastislav Hofman (6 February 1884 – 28 August 1964) was an artist and architect who lived and worked first in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and later in Czechoslovakia. Though he was a painter, set designer, graphic artist, furniture designer, and author, Hofman is best known as an architect strongly influenced by Cubism.Douglas Cooper, The Cubist Epoch, London, Phaidon Press, 1970.Neil Cox, Cubism, London, Phaidon Press, 2000.
Life
Born in Jičín in Bohemia, Hofman studied architecture in Prague from 1902 to 1907. He was otherwise self-taught in the arts. He was active in avant garde art movements in his homeland, and he associated with artists and writers of the time, including Karel Čapek. Hofman wrote many pieces on political subjects and the philosophy of art, especially for the journal Právo lidu ("People's Right"). His stage designs were mainly for the Vinohrady Theatre (Divadlo na Vinohradich) in Prague.Timonth O. Benson et al., Expressionist Utopias, Berkeley, University of California Press, 2001; p. 218. Hofman's design for director Karel Hilar's 1926 production of Hamlet was particularly notable.Anthony B. Dawson, Hamlet, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 1997; p. 117.
Gallery
File:Vlastislav Hofman - Graphic Design with Inverted Tree Motif - Google Art Project.jpg|Brush and watercolor drawing with inverted tree motif, 1911
File:Vlastislav Hofman - Design for a Box with Green and Yellow Squares on Black Ground - Google Art Project.jpg|Brush and watercolor design, 1911
File:Vlastislav Hofman - Design for a Box in Orange, Black, and Yellow (recto); Design for Box in Orange, Green, and Yellow... - Google Art Project.jpg|Brush and watercolor design, 1911
File:Vlastislav Hofman - Elevation Design for a Sitting Room with Sofa, Two Chairs, and Table - Google Art Project.jpg|Design for a sitting room with sofa, two chairs, and table, 1919
References
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External links
- [http://www.kosmas.cz/knihy/127993/vlastislav-hofman-angl/ Vlastislav Hofman on www.kosmas.cz]
- [http://www.vlastislavhofman.cz/o_vlastislavu_hofmanovi_en.php online biography]
- Finding aid for Vlastislav Hofman papers and drawings Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession No. 900189. The Vlastislav Hofman archive contains material from several stages in Hofman's career, and include an extensive collection of letters and postcards from prominent figures in the Czech avant-garde movement;
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Category:Czechoslovak architects
Category:Czechoslovak scenic designers
Category:20th-century Czech architects