Edward Hopper
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Assertion: Edward Hopper is my favorite artist.
Thesis: Edward Hopper is one of my favorite artists because of his realist style, his in-depth understanding of light and shadows, and his ability to tell a story.
I. Background information, thesis statement
II. Hopper’s vivid realism accurately captures life as it was lived in the first half of the 20th Century.
A. Nighthawks: a glimpse of life in the early 1940s
1. modern diner
2. mode of dress
3. eating tastes, fast-paced lifestyle, no more home-cooked meals
III. Using different lighting techniques Hopper has the ability to manipulate the emotion and back drop of every painting.
A. Night Windows : Shows a woman in her night gown apparently getting ready for bed
1. movement of wind thru the apartment
2. The illumination of the night sky by the apartment.
IV. His works tell a story to be interpreted by the observer
A. New York Movie : shows a woman on the side of the movie theater contemplating going back to her seat.
1. Captures the classic ornamental architecture in the theater.
2. The viewing angle of her sad affect.
V. Conclusion
Edward Hopper
Edward Hopper became my favorite artist about two years ago. After work I went to my mother’s house to eat supper. I noticed a painting in her kitchen that was amazing and it stopped me in my tracks. I sat transfixed on the painting for hours. The use of color and light was unlike any artist I had seen. I found myself interpreting his work as a dark and depressing window back in time to the great depression. Edward Hopper is one of my favorite artist because of his realist style, in-depth understanding of light and shadows, and ability to tell a story.
Hopper’s vivid realism accurately captures life as it was lived in the first half of the 20th Century. The piece Night Hawk is a depiction of a 1940’s modern diner. It...
Thesis: Edward Hopper is one of my favorite artists because of his realist style, his in-depth understanding of light and shadows, and his ability to tell a story.
I. Background information, thesis statement
II. Hopper’s vivid realism accurately captures life as it was lived in the first half of the 20th Century.
A. Nighthawks: a glimpse of life in the early 1940s
1. modern diner
2. mode of dress
3. eating tastes, fast-paced lifestyle, no more home-cooked meals
III. Using different lighting techniques Hopper has the ability to manipulate the emotion and back drop of every painting.
A. Night Windows : Shows a woman in her night gown apparently getting ready for bed
1. movement of wind thru the apartment
2. The illumination of the night sky by the apartment.
IV. His works tell a story to be interpreted by the observer
A. New York Movie : shows a woman on the side of the movie theater contemplating going back to her seat.
1. Captures the classic ornamental architecture in the theater.
2. The viewing angle of her sad affect.
V. Conclusion
Edward Hopper
Edward Hopper became my favorite artist about two years ago. After work I went to my mother’s house to eat supper. I noticed a painting in her kitchen that was amazing and it stopped me in my tracks. I sat transfixed on the painting for hours. The use of color and light was unlike any artist I had seen. I found myself interpreting his work as a dark and depressing window back in time to the great depression. Edward Hopper is one of my favorite artist because of his realist style, in-depth understanding of light and shadows, and ability to tell a story.
Hopper’s vivid realism accurately captures life as it was lived in the first half of the 20th Century. The piece Night Hawk is a depiction of a 1940’s modern diner. It...