Renner Rolf G.
Renner Rolf G. - Hopper - Hardcover
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Description: Edward Hopper (1882 1967) is something of an American success story if only his success had come swifter. At the age of 40, he was a failing artist who struggled to sell a single painting. As he approached 80, Time magazine featured him on its cover. Today Hopper is considered a giant of modern expression with an uncanny unforgettable and utterly distinct sense for mood and place. Much of Hopper's work excavates modern city experience. In canvas after canvas he depicts diners cafes shopfronts street lights gas stations rail stations and hotel rooms. The scenes are marked by vivid color juxtapositions and stark theatrical lighting as well as by harshly contoured figures who appear at once part of and alien to their surroundings. The ambiance throughout his repertoire is of an eerie disquiet alienation loneliness and psychological tension although his rural or coastal scenes can offer a counterpoint of tranquility or optimism. This book presents major works from Hopper's uvre to introduce a key player not only in American art history but also in the American psyche.
Title: Hopper
Author(s): Renner Rolf G.
Publisher: Taschen Gmbh
Barcode: 9783836500333
Pages: 96 Pages
Publication Date: 9/23/2015
Series: Basic Art
Category: Individual Artists, Art Monographs
Description: Edward Hopper (1882 1967) is something of an American success story if only his success had come swifter. At the age of 40, he was a failing artist who struggled to sell a single painting. As he approached 80, Time magazine featured him on its cover. Today Hopper is considered a giant of modern expression with an uncanny unforgettable and utterly distinct sense for mood and place. Much of Hopper's work excavates modern city experience. In canvas after canvas he depicts diners cafes shopfronts street lights gas stations rail stations and hotel rooms. The scenes are marked by vivid color juxtapositions and stark theatrical lighting as well as by harshly contoured figures who appear at once part of and alien to their surroundings. The ambiance throughout his repertoire is of an eerie disquiet alienation loneliness and psychological tension although his rural or coastal scenes can offer a counterpoint of tranquility or optimism. This book presents major works from Hopper's uvre to introduce a key player not only in American art history but also in the American psyche.
Title: Hopper
Author(s): Renner Rolf G.
Publisher: Taschen Gmbh
Barcode: 9783836500333
Pages: 96 Pages
Publication Date: 9/23/2015
Series: Basic Art
Category: Individual Artists, Art Monographs
