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Hopper - Mark Strand

By Mark Strand

Release Date: 2001-11-13

Genre: Art & Architecture

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Now in rich color, thirty of American painter Edward Hopperā€™s masterpieces with critiques from acclaimed poet Mark Strand. Strand deftly illuminates the work of the frequently misunderstood American painter, whose enigmatic paintingsā€”of gas stations, storefronts, cafeterias, and hotel roomsā€”number among the most powerful of our time.
 
In brief but wonderfully compelling comments accompanying each painting, the elegant expressiveness of Strandā€™s language is put to the service of Hopperā€™s visual world. The result is a singularly illuminating presentation of the work of one of Americaā€™s best-known artists. Strand shows us how the formal elements of the paintingsā€”geometrical shapes pointing beyond the canvas, light from unseen sourcesā€”locate the viewer, as he says, ā€œin a virtual space where the influence and availability of feeling predominate.ā€
 
An unforgettable combination of prose and painting in their highest forms, this book is a must for poetry and art lovers alike.

Hopper - Mark Strand

By Mark Strand

Release Date: 2001-11-13

Genre: Art & Architecture

(0 ratings)
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Now in rich color, thirty of American painter Edward Hopperā€™s masterpieces with critiques from acclaimed poet Mark Strand. Strand deftly illuminates the work of the frequently misunderstood American painter, whose enigmatic paintingsā€”of gas stations, storefronts, cafeterias, and hotel roomsā€”number among the most powerful of our time.
 
In brief but wonderfully compelling comments accompanying each painting, the elegant expressiveness of Strandā€™s language is put to the service of Hopperā€™s visual world. The result is a singularly illuminating presentation of the work of one of Americaā€™s best-known artists. Strand shows us how the formal elements of the paintingsā€”geometrical shapes pointing beyond the canvas, light from unseen sourcesā€”locate the viewer, as he says, ā€œin a virtual space where the influence and availability of feeling predominate.ā€
 
An unforgettable combination of prose and painting in their highest forms, this book is a must for poetry and art lovers alike.

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