Edward Hopper: A to Z

 
　　★美國當代寂寞大師愛德華‧霍普畫作專集
　　★從生活到創作，賞析霍普名作，全方位了解霍普的創作人生
 
　　長居紐約的美國畫家愛德華‧霍普以描繪孤獨寂寥的美國當代生活風景而聞名。銳利的線條、大面積的色塊，霍普畫作中特別的憂鬱情緒仿佛滿溢出畫框之外，讓人不自覺思考藝術家生活中更私密的一面：霍普在哪工作與生活？是什麼促使他創造出這些偉大的畫作？
 
　　《Edward Hopper: A to Z》給你完整的解答。書中，我們可以發現許多有關霍普的生平與興趣，同時也探討霍普知名的作品，包括《鱈魚角之夜》、《別克轎車》、《鐵道旁的房屋》等，提供讀者許多有趣且具有洞見的見解。
 
　　此外，書中對霍普的介紹，也讓我們知道這位畫家生活中與藝術無關的一面，例如霍普對文學的熱情、他對插畫事業的追求等，讓我們全面了解這位美國現實主義大師的創作人生，也了解霍普為何至今仍是無數畫家、攝影師與電影製作人的靈感來源。

From ＂Cape Cod＂ to ＂Time,＂ an illustrated guide to the keywords of Edward Hopper’s iconography

The distinctive melancholy found in Edward Hopper’s (1882-1967) paintings often leads viewers to wonder about the more intimate details of the artist’s life. Where exactly did this master of loneliness live and work? What influenced him most while he was working on his great paintings of America?

In this wonderful, simply structured A-to-Z book, Ulf Küster pursues these themes, telling us a great deal about the painter and his interests without losing sight of the work itself. Küster takes us through the ABCs of Hopper’s life and work, from ＂American landscape,＂ ＂Buick,＂ ＂Cape Cod,＂ ＂Dos Passos,＂ ＂El[evated] Train,＂ ＂Frost,＂ ＂Goethe,＂ ＂House,＂ ＂Illustration＂ and ＂Josie＂ to ＂Shadow and Sunlight＂--and of course the keyword, ＂Time.＂

On the way he opens up many new doors and insights, enriching the views of Hopper’s paintings and the possible reinterpretation of them. Touching on lesser-known facets of the artist’s life such as his passion for literature, as well as his early pursuits in illustration as a career, this entertaining and informative book provides a closer look into the life of this master in American realism, who continues to be a source of inspiration for countless painters, photographers and filmmakers today.