Herbert Hoffmann
Hoffmann in 2004
BornDecember 30, 1919
DiedJune 30, 2010
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Tattoo artist and photographer
Websitewww.herberthoffmann.net

Herbert Hoffmann (December 30, 1919 in Freienwalde in Pomerania - June 30, 2010 in Heiden, Switzerland) was a German tattoo artist and photographer.[1]

Eagle made by Hoffmann, 1975
Hoffmann's grave in Heiden, 2018

Hoffmann as photographer

From 1961 he produced professional photographic works in his Hamburg tattoo studio. Thus Herbert Hoffmann portrayed almost 400 tattoos within three decades with a Rolleiflex, born between 1878 and 1952.[2]

His photographic work has been represented by Galerie Gebr. Lehmann since 2004.[3]

"The portraits are staged with great formal care and seriousness. The result is the image of a subculture that has its roots in the gay scene and among sailors and dock workers, but which goes far beyond it."

- ELKE BUHR, MONOPOL-MAGAZIN 2018

solo exhibitions (selection)

group exhibitions (selection)

Literature

References

  1. ^ Feige, Marcel, Das Tattoo-und Piercing Lexikon, ISBN 3-89602-209-1, S. 152, german
  2. ^ "Herbert Hoffmann". Herbert Hoffmanns - fotografisches Schaffen // photographic works (in German). Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  3. ^ "Galerie Gebr. Lehmann / Herbert Hoffmann". www.galerie-gebr-lehmann.de. Retrieved 2018-12-18.