Little Venus Sculpture

« Beauty to me is simplicity, clarity, concentration and must extend beyond decorative prettiness. Beauty holds contradictions, tensions, and ambivalence, it is a balance kept despite conflict. » Beatrice Hoffman is a German sculptor based near Oxford in the United Kingdom whose works have been extensively exhibited on a national level. Her art explores the universal themes relating to mythology, psychology, and spirituality, as well as mental states, relationships, human identity, maternal love, and solitude. Hoffman's abstract and figurative sculptures depict female figures, large, symbolic heads, and organic or geometric forms. She sculpts in clay and plasticine ,a nd casts in resin and bronze. Her sculptures are suited for the domestic square, the garden, or pubic spaces.