Modern Life And Its Visual Metaphors:A Study Of Hopper’s Painting Art

Drawing on the paintings of Edward Hopper,this paper explores the impact and changes of modern civilization on the visual world during the industrialization of the United States,as well as the changes in viewing and expression of painters in this situation and the formation of new visual metaphors in modern life.artists since the20 th century,who were in modern life,observed with a modern gaze,depicted in new forms,and eventually conveyed new visual emotions and formed new visual metaphors.The first part of the essay compares the dramatic changes in the urbanization and industrialization of the United States in the 20 th century,the current state of American society and art at that time,in order to reveal the influence on the formation of Hopper’s painting style under the museum and patron model of the new era.The second part of the essay takes the modern gaze as a clue,focusing on how Hopper observed,took and depicted rural and urban scenes.Through the analysis of typical paintings,it shows how Hopper explores appropriate observation and expression in modern life,and eventually creates typical visual images with symbolism of modern life,forming new visual metaphors.The third part of the essay focuses on Hopper’s artistic approach,analyzing the composition of Hopper’s images and the modern light sources that appear in the images,and using classic works as examples to explore how the "minimalism" and "detachment" often praised in Hopper’s works become typical images of modern life.The new visual environment,the new city,and the new city.The new visual environment,the new urban life,the new visual perception,and the new expressions make Hopper’s works full of visual metaphors of modern life.Under the influence of modern life and the gaze of the modern gaze,the visual environment of the artist and each individual has changed dramatically,and for the artist,the change in viewing style has contributed to the formation of their personal style,whose process of deconstruction and reinvention has activated a richer visual effect,and the profound significance of this new gene for visual civilization.