DHOFFER

Dhoffer was born in Geneva in 1951. During adolescence, two passions gradually forged the character of the young woman, aviation and painting. Both are synonymous of freedom, of a need to escape. At first, the young woman will devote herself to obtaining her professional pilot’s licenses. She will then fulfill her dream by working for Swiss and South African companies. In 1988, the time came for her to devote herself to her second passion, painting. Dhoffer abandons cockpits in favor of easels and exchanges the control handle for that of the brush.

Dhoffer’s oils on canvas allow her to explore a genre of expression that calls upon an unbridled imagination, supported by absolute realism. Her work tends to be inspired by the conceptual world of the Surrealists and the aesthetics of naive art. It is moreover a feeling of strangeness, characteristic of these two currents, which emerges from her work. Dhoffer’s canvases are a condensation of eccentricities, curiosities, and anomalies, working to depict the artist’s dreams. This diverted version of reality transports us to the heart of a parallel universe. There, the improbable becomes concrete, the implausible becomes materialized. When you admire a painting by Dhoffer, boredom never sets in. The spectator is continually caught up in the multitude of details that the artist likes to intrude into her canvases. Invited to get lost among this abundance of characters, mechanical devices, animals and fossils, our gaze navigates from detail to detail. 

Dhoffer’s captivating universe has conquered the most discerning collectors. Rewarded with the MAG 2012 Plexus prize, it is now part of the Marciano galleries’ selection of contemporary artists.

PAINTINGS

Dominique Hoffer - Dhoffer - Hypnotique Ritournelle des Apparences 2020, Huile sur toile 100x160cm | 39 2/5 × 63 in Unique

Hypnotique Ritournelle des Apparences

2020, Huile sur toile
100 x 160cm | 39 2/5 × 63 in
Unique

Dhoffer artiste<br />
Au portail des mondes<br />
@ Marciano Contemporary

Au portail des Mondes

2022, Oil on canvas
100 x 160cm | 39 2/5 × 63 in
Unique

Dhoffer artiste<br />
L'effet des pluies dissolues<br />
@ Marciano Contemporary

L’effet des Pluies Dissolues

2022, Oil on canvas
100 x 120 cm | 39 2/5 × 47 1/5 in
Unique

Dhoffer artiste<br />
Balivernes et bruits de fumée<br />
@ Marciano Contemporary
Balivernes et Bruits de Fumée

2022, Oil on canvas
100 x 120 cm | 39 2/5 × 47 1/5 in
Unique

Dhoffer artiste<br />
Volatine volatile<br />
@ Marciano Contemporary
Les Délices Inopinés du Futur Antérieur

2022, Oil on canvas
100 x 120 cm | 39 2/5 × 47 1/5 in
Unique

Dominique Hoffer - Dhoffer - PCalembredaines au diapason volatil 2020, Huile sur toile 100 x 130 cm | 39 2/5 × 51 1/5 in Unique © Marciano Contemporary

Calembredaines au diapason volatil

2022, Oil on canvas
100 x 130 cm | 39 2/5 × 51 1/5 in
Unique

Dominique Hoffer - Dhoffer - Fariboles et Coquecigures 2020, Huile sur toile 100 x 130 cm | 39 2/5 × 51 1/5 in Unique © Marciano Contemporary

Fariboles et Coquecigures

2022, Oil on canvas
100 x 130 cm | 39 2/5 × 51 1/5 in
Unique

Dhoffer artiste<br />
Les délices inopinés du futur antérieur<br />
@ Marciano Contemporary
Les Délices Inopinés du Futur Antérieur

2022, Oil on canvas
100 x 130 cm | 39 2/5 × 51 1/5 in
Unique

Dominique Hoffer - Dhoffer - Le Sucre des Santolines 2020, Huile sur toile 60 x 90 cm | 23 3/5 × 35 2/5 in Unique © Marciano Contemporary

Le Sucre des Santolines

2020, Oil on canvas
60 x 90 cm | 23 3/5 × 35 2/5 in
Unique

Dominique Hoffer - Dhoffer - La Transgession des interdits 2020, Huile sur toile 60 x 80 cm | 23 3/5 × 31 1/2 in Unique © Marciano Contemporary

La Transgession des interdits

2020, Oil on canvas
60 x 80 cm | 23 3/5 × 31 1/2 in
Unique