Edward Hopper: the artist who evoked urban loneliness and disappointment with beautiful clarity
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Edward Hopper: the artist who evoked urban loneliness and disappointment with beautiful clarity
A Van Gogh painting functions differently for a painter studying brushwork than for a lay viewer forming emotional connection than for an art historian analyzing cultural context. The painter sees method, the viewer experiences meaning, the scholar traces influence, all valid but distinct modes of engagement.
The Curatorial Turn
Now and then, A. finds himself looking at a work of art with the same eyes he uses to look at the world. To read the imaginary in this way is to destroy it.