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goobster  ·  3218 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: March 30, 2016

Hopper is one of my most favorite artists. Many people see melancholy and sadness in his paintings. I don't. I see strength in simplicity.

Automat from 1927 is one of those. Some people see a lonely woman in an empty diner. I see a strong, empowered woman, out on her own at night (at a time when things like that Were Not Done), fulfilling her desire for ... coffee? a piece of pie? dinner? And not needing anyone else to be there.

So yeah. I see Hopper in your painting.

As far as your earlier work - like the one you posted - it feels very experimental... like the early modern illustrators around the time of Mondrian...

Very cool!