HopperKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 29 de nov. de 2011 - 96 páginas Now in rich color, thirty of American painter Edward Hopper’s masterpieces with critiques from acclaimed poet Mark Strand. Strand deftly illuminates the work of the frequently misunderstood American painter, whose enigmatic paintings—of gas stations, storefronts, cafeterias, and hotel rooms—number among the most powerful of our time. In brief but wonderfully compelling comments accompanying each painting, the elegant expressiveness of Strand’s language is put to the service of Hopper’s visual world. The result is a singularly illuminating presentation of the work of one of America’s best-known artists. Strand shows us how the formal elements of the paintings—geometrical shapes pointing beyond the canvas, light from unseen sources—locate the viewer, as he says, “in a virtual space where the influence and availability of feeling predominate.” An unforgettable combination of prose and painting in their highest forms, this book is a must for poetry and art lovers alike. |
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... viewers . Hopper's paintings are not social documents , nor are they allegories of unhappiness or of other conditions ... viewer in a virtual space where the influence and availability of feel- ing predominate . My reading of that space ...
... viewers . Hopper's paintings are not social documents , nor are they allegories of unhappiness or of other conditions ... viewer in a virtual space where the influence and availability of feel- ing predominate . My reading of that space ...
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... viewer's response is likely to be . And they recognize that the invitation to construct a nar- rative for each painting is also part of the experience of looking at Hopper . And this , inasmuch as it demands an involvement in particu ...
... viewer's response is likely to be . And they recognize that the invitation to construct a nar- rative for each painting is also part of the experience of looking at Hopper . And this , inasmuch as it demands an involvement in particu ...
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... viewer midway in their trajectory . The vanishing point , like the end of the viewer's journey or walk , is in an unreal and unrealizable place , somewhere off the canvas , out of the picture . The diner is an island of light ...
... viewer midway in their trajectory . The vanishing point , like the end of the viewer's journey or walk , is in an unreal and unrealizable place , somewhere off the canvas , out of the picture . The diner is an island of light ...
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