Risen Catalogue - Monnow Valley Arts Centre

Contemporary Artists13Hans Klein Hofmeijer(born 1957)Inkmen 2004/5(a) Inkman no. 557 2004Blue ink on printed sheet, 24 × 13 cmSigned and dated(b) Inkman No. 559 2004Blue ink on canvas 46 × 38 cmSigned and dated(c) Inkman No. 604 2004Blue ink on paper, 14 × 10 cmSigned and dated(d) Inkman No .608 2005Red ink on paper, 22 × 13.5 cmSigned, dated 19 February 2005 and inscribed “The image withoutword is the truth. Word creates confusion” (translated from theDutch)In the Inkmen series of works, all of which involve coloured inkson various supporting materials, the form is of a crucified person,who may not necessarily be the Crucified Christ, but is an imageof suffering. Klein Hofmeijer wrote “Inkman: levitation,elevation, detachment but also suffering and falling. Associationsthat coincide with a winged form that manifests itself in a spiritualisedblue…. Beauty that is uplifting and moving.” (Translatedfrom the Dutch)The motif has been repeated many times, each being subtlydifferent, and each with its own feeling. How the ink runs and isabsorbed on the surface affects the final visual result. KleinHofmeijer groups these works together on his studio walls, doesnot give them titles except Inkman and a number. The viewer andowner is left to decide how the react to the work.28