Edward Hopper: embrace the solitude

[BlueGreenLady]

[c-rational]

1. Lovely. Thanks.

[mopinko]

2. nobody does alone like hopper. he must have fit his times well.

usually, sad does not sell. i had ppl tell me my work was depressing, even tho that was rarely something is put into it, bittersweet maybe. struggle. but a lot of madonnas, smarmy i always say. but i never sold a damn thing.
i walked through a big art expo here one year and there were sexy nudes and simple line painting of nudes, most w prices double the rest, everywhere. and i just thought sexy is what sells.
shortly thereafter, i hung up my brushes.

[Aristus]

3. Embracing the solitude. That describes it perfectly.

For all that critics charge Hopper's paintings with feelings of isolation, alienation, loneliness, lack of fulfilment, urban ennui, etc, I just always equated them with (mostly) pleasant solitude.

His most famous painting, "Night Hawks", is constantly described as a pastiche of urban isolation and emotional detachment,. living life surrounded daily by millions of total strangers you will never know personally. I initially, and still to some degree today, saw the work as a moment frozen in time, a bright oasis of light, warmth, and uncomplicated companionship in a dark deserted city neighborhood. Why Hopper's painting fill others with foreboding, I'll never know; I always feel calm and relaxed when looking at them.

[Blue Owl]

4. That painting always makes me crave a cup of coffee...

[Goonch]

5. 👇

[quaint]

7. Whoa

[usonian]

6. Holy Cow! That painting reminded me immediately of a scene from "The Sting"

Which came first?

Johnny Hooker and Loretta Salino, lonely people.