Edward Hopper
January 4, 2011 5:33 AM Subscribe
I 'm learning English.And I am looking for some paintings of Edward Hopper ... that Gregory Orr describes in his essay, "Return to Hayneville" I don't think it is from Nighthawks. Could you recall some of Hopper paintings from his description?_And there is something completely new in town,the only new thing as far as I can see :a BP cnvenience store,where I stop for gas.The station is shiny and all lit up, its blue -green signs glowing intensely in the dark
like those roadside stores in Edwards Hopeer paintings, gleaming forlornly against the primeval dark of rural Anywhere, America.
It doesn't call anything to mind in particular, though Hopper has several paintings like Nighthawks, and like this one, in which the light of the storefront/restaurant is spilling out into the dark street.
But I would not be surprised if Orr is misremembering, confusing the rural with the city.
posted by Admiral Haddock at 5:44 AM on January 4, 2011
But I would not be surprised if Orr is misremembering, confusing the rural with the city.
posted by Admiral Haddock at 5:44 AM on January 4, 2011
In the quote you provide, Orr is talking in generalised terms: "...like those roadside stores in Edward Hopper paintings..." It sounds like Orr was trying to invoke a general impression, not reference a specific image.
posted by londonmark at 5:55 AM on January 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by londonmark at 5:55 AM on January 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
Seconding Gas - one of my personal favorite paintings.
posted by fremen at 6:10 AM on January 4, 2011
posted by fremen at 6:10 AM on January 4, 2011
It's either Gas as mentioned above, or maybe a misremembered version of Esso, in which an otherwise Generic Rural American town is invaded from stage right by a gas station.
posted by theodolite at 7:52 AM on January 4, 2011
posted by theodolite at 7:52 AM on January 4, 2011
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posted by eunoia at 5:39 AM on January 4, 2011