Hans Hofmann's most famous work is an abstraction of vibrant colors and shapes that distorts the viewer's idea of dimension. His work takes bold gestures, and Hofmann often uses his past pieces to inspire and perfect his new ones. He says that "a strong picture constantly suggests new ideas; shows up the weakness of others." This idea of constant reconstruction suggests years of trial and error, and his development into a dedicated artist. He was devoted to  teaching and moved his life from Germany to the United States, where he taught at universities and studios. His students learned about Hofmann's opinion on the elasticity of art, and how you shouldn't strive to be known as a naturalist or an expressionist because concepts and techniques change. Instead, he said, simply be known for memorable artwork. 

Derive inspiration from nature. Don't be minimized by an objective. Work directly from life. Hofmann paints with feeling, and not with knowing. In The Golden Wall, he uses the simplicity of shapes to create a collage of emotion. He often expresses the beauty of joining color and structure, playing with dimension. There is a purity in his use of aesthetic elements like color, luminosity, composition, and balance. His theory of push and pull creates this illusion of space, depth, and movement with abstractly using color and shape. I appreciate his opinion on how art shouldn't be created from simply an objective, but rather be created from individual inspiration.

I like The Golden Wall, along with most of Hofmann's later abstract work, because of its challenge for the eye. As a viewer, I appreciate being able to recognize the shapes within the painting, but also have my own interpretation of the undefined strokes of the orange and red. I don't feel overwhelmed by his work, but rather calmed by the combination of color and shape.