GO Directly to Hofmannopoly!

Home , Hans Hofmann, Jackson Pollock

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art presents Hofmannopoly An Art Student’s Journey �� Each player is an art student journeying through Hans Hofmann's world and learning about his color theory. The first person to reach graduation wins: Congratulations, you're an art super star! Continue play until each player graduates.

��

a color printer 8.5" x 11" printer paper scissors tape or glue 2 to 4 small playing pieces (buttons, thimbles, bottle caps or coins work well) no dice necessary 2 to 4 players, ages 8 and up

��

The game board consists of four pages. Assembly is easiest if you follow these instructions step by step:

1. Cut along the dotted line on Page 1. Do NOT cut along the solid lines.

2. Align the cut edge of Page 1 with the solid line on the left side of Page 2, making sure that the game board lines up properly. Using tape or glue, attach Page 1 to Page 2.

3. Now cut along the dotted lines on Pages 3 and 4.

4. Align the cut right edge of Page 3 with the solid line on the left of Page 4, again making sure that the game board lines up properly. Attach Page 3 to Page 4.

5. Finally, attach Pages 3 and 4 to the bottom margin of Pages 1 and 2.

6. Cut out the direction cards, shuffle, and place on the Direction Cards square.

��

The youngest player goes first. Pick a card from the top of the pile to start the game. Read the card out loud and move to the space on the board as directed. Place used cards in the Discard pile. Play passes to the left. If you run out of cards, reshuffle the Discard pile. Have fun playing Hofmannopoly!

� ✁

DIRECTION CARDS �

DISCARD PILE ✁

© 2003 Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. All rights reserved. All images in the Hofmannopoly game are protected by copyright and/or other intellectual property laws in favor of Amgott Productions and/or its licensors.“Fair use,” for personal and/or educational purposes, of this material is permitted, but none of this content may be reproduced, transmitted, displayed, distributed or made into a derivative work, or otherwise used, for any other purpose without the prior written per- mission of Amgott Productions or, when owned by one of Amgott Productions’ licensors, by said licensor.

� ✁ ✁ ✁ The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Contemporary Art, AZ SMoCA

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art presents

✁ � Hofmann made up words from a Go directly to the Cedar combination of German, French Tavern to have a few drinks and English. Use this Hofmann with Abstract Expressionist "made-up" word in a sentence: artists such as Jackson Pollock "COMPOSITORIC" and Mark Rothko. Stay sober so you can follow the Then move forward two spaces. directions from there.

You want to be an abstract artist. How do you know How lucky you are to be one when an abstract painting is of Hofmann's 40,000 students! finished? Move ahead three spaces. Go to the Whitney Museum in NewYork to find out.

Find a copy of A Painters Primer Hofmann's students were called by Hofmann. Oh! It hasn't "space cadets." been published! Instead, read This is a compliment. Search for the Real (1948), As a "space cadet," you're learning Hofmann's principal collection to manipulate space through color of writings. and form. Move ahead four spaces Move ahead three spaces. at the speed of light.

As was his practice, Hofmann It's 1931 and Hofmann is teaching tears your drawing into pieces life drawing, still life and landscape and reassembles it into a new classes at the University of composition. California, Berkeley. One class for six weeks costs $45. You're short the money! No luck selling your Get over it and move ahead painting. Move back two steps. two steps.

© Copyright SMoCA 2003 Hofmann's secret to painting is to Art critic Clement Greenberg referred synthesize the line of Picasso with to Hofmann's school as "a vortex of the color of Matisse. Try it in your influence in the burgeoning art scene of own work. Then fly to NewYork the 1930s and 1940s, a major City to pitch your paintings to Betty fountainhead of style and ideas for the Parsons at her gallery, where new American painting." You actually Hofmann had a one-man show in understand what "Clem" means by this! Move ahead three steps. 1947.

It's 1935 and you've been Hofmann's version of art asked to work on a WPA* history: "It was I who made mural. Good for you! A steady Delaunay aware of Seurat." paycheck and a job in the arts! Move back two spaces, with Move ahead two steps. the weight of your ego.

*Works Progress Administration

Abstract Expressionist Lee Krasner Hofmann was more than 80 years was a student of Hofmann in New of age when he painted the Renate York (1937-1940). She went on to Series, inspired by Renate Schmitz, marry the famous Jackson Pollock, whom he married in 1965 after who overshadowed her career until the death of his first wife, Miz his death in 1956. Move back two (1963). You have a new lease on spaces. life. Leap forward 10 spaces!

Hofmann once said that Lee Hofmann's summer sessions on Krasner's works were "so the French and Italian Rivieras good" they seemed to be were canceled when Hitler done by a man! Thank occupied Austria in the spring of goodness for Women's 1938. It was too dangerous. Liberation! March ahead three Stay in your studio and make no spaces. moves.

© Copyright SMoCA 2003 In 1942, Hofmann's former student Lee In 1941, Hofmann became an Krasner introduced him to Jackson "I American citizen. Sing the Star am nature" Pollock. (Whose clothes do Spangled Banner, wave your paint you suppose had more paint spattered brush and splash ahead three on them? What do you suppose they spaces. talked about?) Move forward five steps.

Hofmann once said: "I am not speaking as a teacher. As an artist, I know that Can one be a great painter art cannot be taught. Nobody can AND a great teacher? Yes, make a person musical unless a person Hofmann was! Move ahead is born musical....The artist is always three spaces. the mystery." If art can't be taught, what am I doing here? I'm depressed! Stay in your studio and mope.

Hofmann said: "The picture plane Recite five adjectives that describe an is like a soft balloon or soft abstract expressionist painting. sausage; when I press on the one Move ahead five spaces. end, it swells on the other." Use this theory in your paintings. Move ahead two steps.

Hofmann said: "To understand Cubism A new Hofmann student says: is to many like trying to read a book in "Simplicity is difficult, isn't it?" another language, and if you cannot read Hofmann replies: "If that were not it, do not conclude that this language does not exist." Go directly to the so, there would be more great Museum of Modern Art in NewYork to artists." Simplify your work and look at the Cubist paintings. leap ahead two spaces.

© Copyright SMoCA 2003 Hofmann said: "The composition is Hofmann once said: "Since the more of a struggle than the color. The Impressionists, all modern paintings color comes when the composition is should have clear colors." Move right." Get your composition right and ahead to the next red square. move ahead four spaces.

Hofmann said: "Color has intervals and chords like music. You must try Hofmann invites you to work on his mosaic mural in the lobby of a building to achieve the intervals between in midtown Manhattan. the complexes, then your painting will sing." You make your painting Go to NewYork City and get to work! sing and someone buys it! Soar ahead five spaces.

Hofmann said: "With the dirtiest Recite five adjectives that describe an palette, you can create the most abstract expressionist painting. beautiful colors." You look at your Move ahead five spaces. palette, and it is too clean! Go back three spaces and dirty it up.

Hofmann said: "Painting is not so much Hofmann said: "The dilettante wants a matter of color as it is of form, and to put every leaf on the tree." This the form comes out of the artist's sounds like your struggle in the feeling for rhythm and color." studio. If this is true for you, stay where you are and lose one turn. If Dance ahead five steps. not, move forward one square.

© Copyright SMoCA 2003 Hofmann knew Picasso, Matisse, After World War I, Hofmann's school Delaunay and many other becomes known abroad and attracts modernist artists. How many foreign students, such as Louise contemporary abstract painters do Nevelson. Go visit some of Nevelson's you know? Move ahead one step sculptures at the Guggenheim Museum. for each name.

Hofmann operated his school in Hofmann asks you to help him paint NewYork from 1933 to 1958. It his Provincetown home using his attracted young artists from all signature bright, beautiful colors. over the world. What an honor! You're one of them! Pack up your paints and move to Go to Provincetown! NewYork City.

Hofmann operated his summer Hofmann said: "With the dirtiest school in Provincetown, palette, you can create the most Massachusetts, from 1934 until 1958. beautiful colors." You look at your It attracted artists from all over the palette, and it is too clean! world. Go back three spaces and dirty it You're one of them! up. Take a trip to Provincetown.

You can't take the winter weather in Congratulations! NewYork anymore! You just got a scholarship to study in You decide to see some fine art in a the summer with Hofmann at the warm, dry climate. University of California, Berkeley. Pack up and go to Scottsdale,Arizona!

While you're there, visit SMoCA! Jump ahead to Berkeley now!