21 September – 27 October 2013
museumkrems
About the exhibition
The focus is on a cross-section of 100 works from all of Josef Hofer's creative periods. Born in 1945, he has lived and worked at Lebenshilfe Oberösterreich in Ried im Innkreis since 1992. Since 1997 he has attended the painting and drawing group led by art historian Elisabeth Telsnig. With a solo exhibition at the Collection de l'Art Brut in Lausanne in 2003, Josef Hofer gained lasting international attention. In 2004 he received the European art prize “EUWARD”, whose jury includes Arnulf Rainer. His works are held in renowned private collections and museums. At the centre of his work is the male nude, often drawn in fragments. Unique in his formal language is the yellow-orange framing of his figures and objects.

Josef Hofer, “Nude, XI 2012”, © Lebenshilfe Oberösterreich
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