Hans Hofmann is, perhaps, best known for his use of brilliant colour, wherein several coloured rectangles seem to float over a background of loosely brushed but heavily built-up colours.Hofmann explained his theory of the use of space in his paintings as 'push-pull' theory of movement. He said that Italian perspective is all wrong. He felt that the illusion had only one direction in depth, and that nothing came back. However, he said that in his paintings space goes in and it comes back. The tensions he creates show shapes that are constantly moving in and out. This "push and pull" leads the eye to each part of the picture, rather than letting it rest on one particular spot.
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