I've been binge-watching your awesome videos! These are very informative video essays. I'm glad you featured one of my favorite artists, Edward Hopper. May I suggest doing a feature on Grant Wood or maybe one of his contemporaries during the American Regionalism movement?
Excellent & most appropriate for contemporary times! ~Hoppers work, aside from amazing perspectives as to using light & shadow, had a particularly VOID-like aspect(s) to his work. The paintings may perhaps be populated with individuals, but there is such a distance to them all. An unconnected, but none the less, present quality of sorts.... -Reminds me of what I'd witnessed a few years back when out drinking w/the fam in downtown in Olympia WA... Id left the bar named "The Brotherhood" to pop out to my truck to grab somethin I'd needed. I passed a coffee cafe in transit. After grabbing what I'd needed, I stopped to witness the goings on, or rather, a kind of: "false/alternate reality" being displayed through the large windows in the cafe, as it was fairly full with seated people. I'd taken a moment to be the weirdo busy staring in from the outside world... -I was simply AMAZED @ what I'd seen!...-Full tables of friends/family members. all busy doing what one usually does in SOCIAL atmospheres, which is chiefly: >communicating with each other
Request: please stretch your brilliant commentary to complete a 'Hopper'Part II - with more about his various techniques. Although his work has commercial popularity, I feel his narrative composition, his play with shadow and remoteness, his set designs for his paintings, are often underrated because of an apparent 'graphic' immediacy in his depiction of people. I feel his art is profound, not superficial, and certainly influential on contemporary artists across the board. 'Realism' - now that's a misleading category if ever there was one! Just another 10 or 8 or 6 or 5 mins more, please!
Good to know! Would love to revisit some of these artists down the line, either via a part 2 or by just remaking the videos with more in-depth commentary. Totally agreed that Hopper is a monumental figure worthy of additional discussion. Hopefully in the near future!
I have only recently fully appreciated Nighthawks. I get the impression that each character has a secret be it individually held or a shared one - such as the couple seated together; red being the default colour for a "scarlet" woman. Are they having an affair otherwise you get the impression that she is off duty? They are all united by their loneliness. Your narrative told me a lot more about Hopper than I have thus far gleaned. When I view a Hopper painting I always feel as though I'm snooping. Thank you, Robin Witting, England
Amazing! Nighthawks really is deceptively enigmatic, and that’s a great point re the woman’s red dress! Love to hear that the video contributed to your knowledge of Hopper. Thanks so much for watching!
When I look at hoppers work my tinnitus seems to be louder than normal. His work is visually loud with a deafening silence.
I've been binge-watching your awesome videos! These are very informative video essays. I'm glad you featured one of my favorite artists, Edward Hopper. May I suggest doing a feature on Grant Wood or maybe one of his contemporaries during the American Regionalism movement?
Grant Wood is high on the list. Thanks for watching!!
An excellent, informative presentation. Many thanks and I hope you will do many more. Thank you.
So lovely to hear, thank you for the kind words! Many more videos to come for sure!
New favourite art channel, really enjoyed the Goya one.
Excellent & most appropriate for contemporary times!
~Hoppers work, aside from amazing perspectives as to using light & shadow, had a particularly VOID-like aspect(s) to his work. The paintings may perhaps be populated with individuals, but there is such a distance to them all. An unconnected, but none the less, present quality of sorts....
-Reminds me of what I'd witnessed a few years back when out drinking w/the fam in downtown in Olympia WA...
Id left the bar named "The Brotherhood" to pop out to my truck to grab somethin I'd needed. I passed a coffee cafe in transit. After grabbing what I'd needed, I stopped to witness the goings on, or rather, a kind of: "false/alternate reality" being displayed through the large windows in the cafe, as it was fairly full with seated people. I'd taken a moment to be the weirdo busy staring in from the outside world...
-I was simply AMAZED @ what I'd seen!...-Full tables of friends/family members. all busy doing what one usually does in SOCIAL atmospheres, which is chiefly: >communicating with each other
YAAAAAAAY! No B.S!...;)
That painting is the perfect inspiration for blues music. To me it's an automatic inspiration for writing blues music as well.
Request: please stretch your brilliant commentary to complete a 'Hopper'Part II - with more about his various techniques. Although his work has commercial popularity, I feel his narrative composition, his play with shadow and remoteness, his set designs for his paintings, are often underrated because of an apparent 'graphic' immediacy in his depiction of people. I feel his art is profound, not superficial, and certainly influential on contemporary artists across the board. 'Realism' - now that's a misleading category if ever there was one! Just another 10 or 8 or 6 or 5 mins more, please!
Good to know! Would love to revisit some of these artists down the line, either via a part 2 or by just remaking the videos with more in-depth commentary. Totally agreed that Hopper is a monumental figure worthy of additional discussion. Hopefully in the near future!
awesome videos, can't believe I am just now discovering this channel
No artist's work gets me more emotional than Hopper.
I have only recently fully appreciated Nighthawks. I get the impression that each character has a secret be it individually held or a shared one - such as the couple seated together; red being the default colour for a "scarlet" woman. Are they having an affair otherwise you get the impression that she is off duty? They are all united by their loneliness. Your narrative told me a lot more about Hopper than I have thus far gleaned. When I view a Hopper painting I always feel as though I'm snooping. Thank you, Robin Witting, England
Amazing! Nighthawks really is deceptively enigmatic, and that’s a great point re the woman’s red dress! Love to hear that the video contributed to your knowledge of Hopper. Thanks so much for watching!
Great video. Would love to see one on George Bellows.
Ooh good shout! Added to the list ✅ Thank you for watching!
Your video is amazing, congratulations
Thank you!
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I saw a Hopper in Madrid :)
Awesome! His work is such a joy to look at.
@@TheArtTourist Some of his landscapes look like this area. I`m in Nova Scotia. i know he painted some houses in New England.
You are too beautiful.
What an annoying animation