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, half a century after his death, 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 key works from Hopper's ?uvre to introduce a key player not only in American art history but also in the American psyche.
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圖書標籤: hopper 藝術 Taschen 英文原版 藝術-畫冊 繪本 。 EdwardHopper
Taschen藝術科普打卡:No.2
評分作者的角度過於主觀,同一幅作品,博物館的注釋講解給瞭更多背景信息,衍生與判斷依事實而進,但是這本書都是作者自己的理解,像是讀一篇超長的論文,卻論據不足。雖然不能說作者的觀點沒有道理,但是讀完總覺得對Hopper的理解依然虛無縹緲。
評分本想著一天隻看一兩頁,沒料著一時興起用一下午給全翻完瞭。裝幀、紙質、內頁設計都不錯,蠻良心的藝術科普讀物。總結下來最喜歡的一幅Hopper應該還是Two Comedians,把謝幕畫進謝幕裏,好溫柔。
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