WORKS ON PAPER

Hochman’s works on paper were originally intended as studies for larger paintings. But soon they took on a life of their own. This was especially true after 2000, a period of intense creativity in which he produced some of his most dynamic and arresting works. It also coincided with the purchase of a rural property in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts, where he began working out of a converted barn. Many of his works on paper reflect the space and tranquility outside his studio doors, while others echo the edgier work he produced in New York City. In 2017, he began incorporating pages of children’s coloring books into his paintings, shifting his work in an entirely new direction. Later, he substituted marking pens for paint, creating a visual rather than tactile texture that distinguishes most of his previous works.