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Friday 12 November 2021

Alienated Poetry

         Nighthawks is in many ways emblematic of Hopper's Noirish, cinematic style, characterized by it's voyeuristic perspectives, dramatic interaction of light and shadow, and emotionally isolated figures that inhabit anonymous urban spaces - roadside diners, gas stations, hotels. "Hopper" philosopher Alain De Botton once wrote "is the father of a whole school of art that takes as it's subject matter threshold spaces, buildings that lie outside homes and offices, places of transit where we are aware of a particular kind of alienated poetry".

Tess Thakara
2018

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Tribute to Hopper's "Nighthawks"

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-understanding-edward-hoppers-lonely-vision-america-nighthawks

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