Showing posts with label Regionalism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Regionalism. Show all posts
Friday, October 10, 2008
The Art of Edward Hopper
Edward Hopper (1882 – 1967) was a regionalist painter and produced some of the most enduringly popular images in American art. Throughout his career, he created quiet, yet riveting pictures of ordinary people and places, which in his hands became dramatic scenes that express a sense of isolation, anomie, and the bittersweet comfort of being alone.(Hopper, Edward. Nighthawks. c. 1942. Oil on
Saturday, September 6, 2008
The Art of Brent J. Lynch
Brent Lynch has enjoyed a successful career in the arts for over twenty-five years. He has been honored with many national and international awards in both communication and fine art. A powerful landscape and figurative painter, Brent uses mood, light and movement to express his experience. (Lynch, Brent J. Sloop. Oil on canvas)(Lynch, Brent. Street Car Named Desire I. Oil on canvas)(Lynch,
Sunday, August 3, 2008
The Art of Thomas Hart Benton
Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) was from Missouri by 1934, Benton had become one of the most recognized artists in America and was selected to be the first artist featured on the cover of Time magazine. Why was he famous? He put regionalism on the map!(Benton, Thomas Hart. Lewis and Clark at Eagle Creek. c. 1967. The Eitelijorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art, Indianapolis, Indiana.)
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