"Thanks to art, instead of seeing a single world, our own, we see it multiply until we have before us as many worlds as there are original artists."
Marcel Proust
Hopper is famous for the loneliness in his paintings and even though this is a group of people, the chairs are staggered so each person is alone as they enjoy the sun.
These folks in their suit coats look to be sweltering. With the colors and isolation it looks the way I felt visiting Greater New Orleans 8 months after Katrina.
The feelings of isolation - even in a crowd - and lonliness in many of Hopper's paintings engender the kind of gut reactions usually reserved for memories of major depressing moments in life. I don't know of any graphic artist who captures that mood better than Hopper does. I also know I could enjoy Hopper a whole lot more had there been even a glimmer of hope for the subjects in his works. Even when no people are represented ["Sunday Morning"] the harsh bleakness is overwhelmingly devoid of any compassion for human feeling. HT
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Have a great vacation!
These folks in their suit coats look to be sweltering. With the colors and isolation it looks the way I felt visiting Greater New Orleans 8 months after Katrina.
What a wonderful site you have here. I've just now discovered it, and I plan on returning often, if not daily. Thank you.
The feelings of isolation - even in a crowd - and lonliness in many of Hopper's paintings engender the kind of gut reactions usually reserved for memories of major depressing moments in life. I don't know of any graphic artist who captures that mood better than Hopper does. I also know I could enjoy Hopper a whole lot more had there been even a glimmer of hope for the subjects in his works. Even when no people are represented ["Sunday Morning"] the harsh bleakness is overwhelmingly devoid of any compassion for human feeling.
HT
There is an article about Hopper in the July issue of Smithsonian Magazine. I haven't looked to see if it's available online.
It is available online, thanks Lynn.
http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/issues/2007/july/hopper.php
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