Birch (Berlin Series)

About Birch (Berlin Series)

This dynamic contemporary composition is by Peter Hoffer known for his superb landscapes. This mixed media work signals a departure from the more traditional paintings—a uniquely modern portrait of a single silhouette of a birch tree stands, etched from the bare wood of the panel. The backdrop is a tapestry of abstracted flora rendered in expressive brushstrokes in green, brown, yellow and indigo with pops of bright colours in lime green, orange, pink and blue. A deep blue, cloudy sky frames the top of the work.

"You start seeing… the blobs of paint and the drips and to me that's what is communicating the true landscape, the layers. That's what's interesting, the layers." Peter Hoffer

Peter Hoffer holds an MFA. from Concordia University and degrees from the University of Guelph and OCAD University. Hoffer has lived and worked in Toronto, New York City, Paris, Montreal and Berlin. He has exhibited widely at art fairs in Basel, Toronto, New York, Stockholm, London, Milan, Amsterdam and Hong Kong. His paintings are held in many private, corporate and public collections.