HI Marsh and Bo, what i like about Hopper is the rhythm of his paintings, parallel bands of color in his interiors and subtle atmospheric conditions in his urban landscapes; honesty about his feelings for women and a lavish yet economical use of the brush.
-KO 2009/1/29 <[email protected]> > Dear Marsha > > 29 Jan.you wrote: > > > I had never paid much attention to Hopper. Since Bo mentioned him, I > > thought I might take a closer look. I was able to obtain a 30 minute > > dvd created by the National Gallery of Art on Hopper and his work. > > The Artist was and his paintings are remarkable! And there was even a > > few minutes of explanation by Eric Fischl. > > Yes, Hopper is a remarkable painter, his city (by night preferably) > scenes are best characterized as "eerie". There is the one called > "Nighthawks", it's not like the French Impressionists' bar scenes > (Manet) where he tries to catch every reflection and glint from > glasses and bottles. Hopper's bar and other interiors are almost > austere, his paintings more about "humankind's irredeemable > loneliness" I will check out National Gallery's on him come > weekend and the broadband connection at home (my studio is a > timber cabin out of town with just the narrowest band and road > possible ;-) . > > Bo > > > > > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
