| Edward Hopper,as an important American realist painter in the 20 th century,has a unique painting language and form of expression,describing many images with the characteristics of the American era.In the 20 th century,the United States was in a period of economic depression,life was undergoing great changes,and people were full of alienation.However,Hopper did not depict suffering or great social events.Instead,he extended his brush to the American people and presented their life from a unique perspective.It depicts empty land,buildings,lonely people in rooms,hotels,gas stations,restaurants and so on in the United States,showing the most ordinary and real life of people in this era.Hopper expressed his vision of the world through painting,expressed the characteristics of The Times in his unique painting way,constantly explored and searched,and gradually formed his unique painting style.He was good at using the strong contrast of light and geometric graphics to organize the composition of the picture,and expressed the unique visual effects with bright color language,which included a variety of art forms.His works not only have unique visual artistic effects,but also full of a variety of spiritual connotations,which are presented in a metaphorical way to show people’s entanglements and perplexities under the background of The Times.In addition,geometric shapes are used in the picture to invite viewers,unique light and shadow effects add vitality to the picture,influence and attract viewers,and have a deeper meaning.The thesis is divided into six parts,The first part is the introduction.The second part is the formation of Edward Hopper’s painting style.It expounds the source of his creative inspiration through the background of Hopper’s life,and expounds the formation and transformation of his painting style through his three study Tours and learning career.The third part is the core content of this thesis,through the unique theme,geometric composition,color,light and shadow four aspects to elaborate Hopper’s painting form.The fourth part elaborates the expression of artistic conception in Hopper’s painting form from two aspects:the expression of lonely emotion and the presentation of dramatic effect.The fifth part is the meaning of Edward Hopper’s paintings.It expounds the spiritual connotation of Hopper’s works and enumerates the influence of Hopper’s paintings on modern art,film,photography and literature.The sixth part is the author’s inspiration in the practice of graduation creation,from the creation of inspiration and material selection,picture light and color processing,formal language and spiritual connotation of the exploration of three aspects. |
