Fermented soil a painting with a meaning

Hans Hofmann is a german american who was born in Weissenberg, germany in 1880, he is a  recognized artist of modern art. He also has painted with soil, a new wave for modern art. He died in New York City in 1966. Before a year after his dead. He made a painting using soil, he called his artwork "fermented soil".

fermented Soil (1966)

He named his painting "fermented" because the type of the color looked like this. And soil because the painting si from pure soil.