Edward Hopper, artist and painter

[planetvideocouk]

A most unfortunate video. Learn the distinction between a 'theory' (which you speak of but completely fail to postulate) and an 'non-sequitur' such as the blank assertion that 'Hopper doesn't paint many animals'. The unspoken retort - "So?" - hangs heavy in the air. Perhaps this advice is futile. Art you don't relate to is apparently "bull crap", so by extension must be those parts of the English language that similarly elude you.

[madelstudio]

how easy to judge,it is another think to be selective about your taste in art etc...... POOR .

[toepebble]

Oh, what is the name of the artist? I can't think of his name. He did a painting called "Back handed compliment". Its really good but the the rest of his stuff is atrocious.

[celticcrossarts]

as an artist myself I am not suppose to agree with you about most modern art, especially Francis Bacon were here in Ireland it is heresey to say anything about his work other than to fawn over his "Genius"...

Along with Hopper I also greatly admire Charles Burchfield's work.

[prodriguez69]

I really don't agree with your dislike of 20th century art, but heh hoh. However, I wanted to pick up on your comment about Hopper on urban lonliness. I've done a YT vid set to some music that I think really picks this theme out in Hopper's work.  See what you think.

[Barbarisk]

What about "the buggy" (1920), "cape cod evening" (1939) or "Pont du Carrousel in the Fog" (1907) there are animals in those paintings

[cropperb]

I withdraw my assertion. Only _*some*_ of his painting are devoid of non-human life.

[nine9s]

Maybe I'm an art retard, but I really don't see what the point of any of Hopper's paintings are. A house at "high noon"--so what? Can you explain "American Landscape" to me? I don't get that either. "Oooh, an industrial yard. Yippee." The only artist I've ever really liked was M.C. Escher.

[cropperb]

Manx: I love Larson's work, especially First Heat...

7027A: Thank you for the lead, because as it turns out, I had Sheeler confused with Hopper. Sheeler's "American Landscape" is one of my favorite works of art of all time, and I had searched for it in Hopper galleries, but not knowing the name of it, I never found it. Sheeler's work is very good in a few cases but attrocious in most (double exposure called Midwest, for example).

[7027A]

I would recommend Charles Sheeler's paintings and photography, particularly his work on Ford's River Rouge plant; it is an exaltation of man's industrial genius.

[supermanx127]

You should definetly check out Bryan Larson or Sylvia Bokor