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Herbert Hoffmann (December 30, 1919 – June 30, 2010) was a German tattoo artist and photographer.[1]
Eagle made by Hoffmann, 1975Hoffmann's grave in Heiden, 2018
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Herbert Hoffmann
Hoffmann in 2004
Born
December 30, 1919
Died
June 30, 2010
Nationality
German
Occupation(s)
Tattoo artist and photographer
Website
www.herberthoffmann.net
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Hoffmann was born December 30, 1919 in Freienwalde, Pomerania.
He died June 30, 2010 in Heiden, Switzerland.
From 1961 Hoffmann 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)
2018: Es juckt schon wieder unter dem Fell, Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, St. Gallen
2013: Herbert Hoffmann, Künstlerverein Malkasten, Düsseldorf
2011: Herbert Hoffmann, Galerie Susanne Zander, Köln
2010: St. Pauli Souvenirs, Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Berlin
2010: Living Pictures, Ten Haaf Projects, Amsterdam
2006: Unter die Haut – Fotografie und Tatauierkunst des Herbert Hoffmann, Museum für Völkerkunde Dresden
