Essays on the Art of Thomas Hoppe

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Tommy Hoppe - Farmhouse Show Statement '25

Tommy Hoppe - Farmhouse Show Statement '25

This show brings together work in a variety of styles, but to me, style doesn’t really matter. What does matter is color. Everything I do revolves around it. Over the years, I’ve developed a color theory that uses music as a tool to test and guide color experimentation. I first developed the theory in 1998, and since then, I’ve been refining and hammering out any issues.

— Thomas Hoppe
Thomas Hoppe: The Art of Symphonic Chromatic Fusion

Thomas Hoppe: The Art of Symphonic Chromatic Fusion

This discovery paralleled Marcel Duchamp's work, whose "ready-made" concept elevated ordinary objects to the level of Art. Like Duchamp, Hoppe infused his subject matter with mystery, recognizing objects' power to transcend their physicality when subjected to deeper analysis. The dolls, while absurd and almost surreal, also bore a Pop Art-like quality, linking Hoppe's work to modern and post-modern art movements.

— Sarah K. G. Doyle
"Miss Viola" - Introduction

"Miss Viola" - Introduction

Explore the artistic journey behind Miss Viola, one of the 7 Oracles in Tommy Hoppe’s work, whose origins lie in the delicate balance between geometry, a viola's acoustic curves, and the stars of Ursa Minor.
— Thomas Hoppe
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"Miss Viola" - Part 1

"Miss Viola" - Part 1

Dive into the depths of "Miss Viola’s Room," where art meets complexity and each stroke of paint holds a puzzle, reflecting the enigmatic relationship between a figure and her environment.
— Thomas Hoppe
Tagged: 4 dimensional art compositional logic contemporary art coordinated constructions design euclidian geometry Gothic Masters hoppe theory Perception
"Miss Viola" - Part 2

"Miss Viola" - Part 2

Join Tommy Hoppe as he reflects on the interplay between geometry and art in his painting of Miss Viola's Room, offering a deep dive into the creative process and the philosophical underpinnings that guide his artistic decisions.
— Thomas Hoppe
"Miss Viola" - Part 3: Ascending The Stairs

"Miss Viola" - Part 3: Ascending The Stairs

Traverse the 7th floor with Tommy Hoppe and discover how Miss Viola's existence within the manor mirrors the human struggle between the need for structure and the quest for freedom, reflecting deep artistic and psychological themes.
— Thomas Hoppe
Tagged: 4 dimensional art contemporary art coordinated constructions design hoppe theory Interior Design Metaphor pencil on paper symbolism the music of things Wall Art
Beyond Basics: Advanced Drawing with Blackwing

Beyond Basics: Advanced Drawing with Blackwing

Learning to draw like everyone else is not a very complex matter. You can use any pencil you want. If you want to learn my technique, you need to use Blackwing pencils. They are higher quality than other brands and they have properties which make them more suitable for shading with a sharp point.

— Thomas Hoppe
Tagged: blackwing Drawing graphite Mastery pencil pencil on paper technique
Symphonic Cubism

Symphonic Cubism

"Want to try analytical cubism? It’s super fun. Pick an interesting object to draw, place it on the table, and start drawing it. Then after a period of time, keep your eye locked in place on the doll, pivot / turn the doll in some interesting way and keep drawing. Pivot again as you please. There are no rules. My advice is to remain acutely aware of how the whole thing is going to balance as a composition in the end.
Your finished design is rightfully considered to be art that plays in the 4th dimension… aka Time."
— Thomas Hoppe
Tagged: 4 dimensional art Abstract analytical cubism Color Color Harmony Color Theory cubist abstraction Culture Fusion hoppe theory Music Harmony oil on canvas paintings Perception Peruvian nativity doll planar fragmentation Red Major symphonic chromatic fusion time
An Introduction to "Macro-Harmony"

An Introduction to "Macro-Harmony"

"And how great it was to recognize this… to observe the smaller constituent parts of a painting and feel their mood… stepping back we see those parts fall in conflict with the one another, yet standing even further back we are struck by harmony of all kinds."
— Thomas Hoppe
Tagged: Abstract Color Color Harmony Color Theory Music Harmony
"Peruvian Snail Mug"

"Peruvian Snail Mug"

"My family home is like a history museum - Art and artifacts from all over the world intermingle seamlessly. It’s quite surreal - Portuguese puppets, voodoo dolls, Tibetan mountain horns, porcelain elephants, exotic bird cages, Chinese peasant paintings… The list goes on and on."
— Thomas Hoppe
Tagged: coordinated constructions euclidian geometry musical extraction the music of things worldculture