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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