Hopper

Эдвард Хоппер (1882-1967) - своего рода американская история запоздалого успеха. В возрасте 40 лет он был художником-неудачником, изо всех сил пытаясь продать хоть одну картину. Когда ему исполнилось 80, он попал на обложку журнала Time. Сегодня, спустя полвека после смерти, Хоппер считается гигантом современного самовыражения, обладающим сверхъестественным, незабываемым и совершенно отчетливым чувством настроения и места. В книге Рольфа Реннера "Хоппер" представлены ключевые работы из творчества художника, который сыграл ключевую роль в истории американского искусства. Книга на английском языке. 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.