[Aquanet] Hopper Exhibit, National Gallery of Art

[Phyllis Mcdonough]

Just saw this show at the MFA in Boston..It was wonderful..well worth the
visit.  Phyllis

 

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[mailto:aquanet-bounces at thedigitalbraintrust.net] On Behalf Of Barry Lindley
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Subject: [Aquanet] Hopper Exhibit, National Gallery of Art

 

I'm in Washington, DC, where a large Edward Hopper show just opened.
Although it includes a lot of the famous oils (Nighthawks, Sunday Morning,
Hills at Truro, New York Movie, etc.), there are also a lot of fine
watercolors.  Viewing these works in real life, it is easy to note some of
the things that made Hopper such a fine painter.

Almost every painting has strong value contrast, and counterpoint of
geometric shapes and softer portions.

Typically, all the darkest darks are connected throughout the painting to
provide an interesting shape, with a few very light value geometric shapes
(often sunlight on a house or through a window on a floor)  locked into the
dark shape.

He often used telephone/power poles as a compositional device, perhaps
tilted for that purpose, but never included the wires.

He often chose unusual points of view, and used strong cropping.  Although
he clearly was a master of perspective, he often distorted it deliberately
for overall pictorial purpose.

 

If you have never seen his "Cars and Rock", it's worth tracking down an
image on the net.

 

It's a large, wonderful show, well worth a visit to Washington - and a
Turner show opens Oct 1, and Ansel Adams photos are on deisplay at the
Corcoran Gallery.

 

Barry

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