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In creating my own world of collage from pieces of paper, fabric, or almost any material at hand, I enjoy the translucency of color, the gentle movement of flowing threads, the depths of space that are created as one surface overlaps another. It defines a new, personal universe.
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Having created a collage, it is a natural transition to translate and develop that atmosphere into a large-scale painting. While I do not feel obliged to follow the collage-sketch precisely in the larger painting, it serves as a point of departure for color and composition. The painting assumes a life of its own, and may stray far from the original collage. At other times it turns into a "trompe l' oeil"; the shapes are abstract but the painting seems like an actual collage, so I call myself an "abstract-realist" Flaubert has said: "It seems to me that the apogee of art (and the most difficult to achieve) is not to evoke laughter or tears, nor to arouse passion or rage, but rather to do as nature does, that is to say, "to evoke dreams."
-Helen Hoie
EXHIBITION
H.HOIE: Paintings and Collages, is an examination of Helen Hoie’s exploration of the mediums of painting and collage. For Helen, the latter fed into the former. Her collages were studies for the larger paintings on canvas. The works included in this exhibition are from the Estate of Claus and Helen Hoie and are part of the Bridgehampton Museum’s permanent collection.
We invite you to explore and experience Helen’s works and be pulled into
her world of color, form and shape.
Helen Hoie (1911-2000)
In Flight
collage on paperboard
signed “H.Hoie” (lower right)
unframed: 9 ½ x 11 ½ in. (24.3 x 29.3 cm)
framed: 21 x 21 in. (53.3 x 53.3 cm)
Courtesy of the Estate of Claus and Helen Hoie
HH136
Helen Hoie (1911-2000)
Untitled
signed “H.Hoie” (lower right)
collage on paperboard
Unframed: 9 ½ x 10in. (24.3 X 25.4 cm)
Framed: 21 x 21 in. (53.3 cm x 53.3 cm)
Courtesy of the Estate of Claus and Helen Hoie
HH185
Helen Hoie (1911-2000)
Indigo Moon
signed “H.Hoie” (lower left)
acrylic on canvas
70 x 49 in. (177.8 x 124.6 cm)
Courtesy of the Estate of Claus and Helen Hoie
Helen Hoie (1911-2000)
Untitled
signed “H.Hoie” (lower right)
collage on paperboard
Unframed: 9 ½ x 10in. (24.3 X 25.4 cm)
Framed: 21 x 21 in. (53.3 cm x 53.3 cm)
Courtesy of the Estate of Claus and Helen Hoie
HH159
Helen Hoie (1911-2000)
Pink Fantasy
signed “H.Hoie” (lower right)
collage on paperboard
Unframed: 10 x 12 in. (25.4 x 30.5 cm)
Framed: 21 x 21 in. (53.3 cm x 53.3 cm)
Courtesy of the Estate of Claus and Helen Hoie
HH135
Helen Hoie (1911-2000)
Westward Bound
signed “H.Hoie” (lower right)
collage on paperboard
Unframed: 10 ¾ x 11 ½ in. (27.3 x 29.2 cm)
Framed: 21 x 21 in. (53.3 cm x 53.3 cm)
Courtesy of the Estate of Claus and Helen Hoie HH36
Helen Hoie (1911-2000)
Acapella 1800
signed “H.Hoie” (lower left)
collage on paperboard
Unframed: 12 ¼ x 12 ¾ in. (31.5 x 32.3 cm)
Framed: 21 x 21 in. (53.3 cm x 53.3 cm)
Courtesy of the Estate of Claus and Helen Hoie
HH184
Helen Hoie (1911-2000)
Adagio
signed “H.Hoie” (lower right)
collage on paperboard
Unframed: 8 ½ x 14 in. (21.6 x 35.6 cm)
Framed: 21 x 21 in. (53.3 cm x 53.3 cm)
Courtesy of the Estate of Claus and Helen Hoie
HH115
Helen Hoie (1911-2000)
East Wind
Titled “East Wind twice on the overlap; signed “H.Hoie” (lower right)
Acrylic on canvas
43 x 45 ½ in. (109.2 x 115.6 cm)
Courtesy of the Estate of Claus and Helen Hoie
Helen Hoie (1911-2000)
Basso Buffo
signed “H.Hoie” (lower right)
collage on paperboard
Unframed: 7 ½ x 10 ½ in. (19 x 26.7 cm)
Framed: 21 x 21 in. (53.3 cm x 53.3 cm)
Courtesy of the Estate of Claus and Helen Hoie
HH96
Helen Hoie (1911-2000)
Arpeggio
signed “H.Hoie” (lower right)
collage on paperboard
Unframed: 9 ½ x 11 ½ in. (24.1 x 29.2 cm)
Framed: 21 x 21 in. (53.3 cm x 53.3 cm)
Courtesy of the Estate of Claus and Helen Hoie
HH66
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