This painting represents loneliness in big cities.
People in the modern world have become growingly unable to communicate with one another, owing to advances in technology that have simplified human life. People are so immersed in their phones that they are oblivious to what is going on around them. Some women may not even realize they left the house in their underwear, having forgotten to put on a skirt. There may be a large number of people at the bus stop, but everyone will be separated from one another and will be looking at their phones. It is best to consult psychologists to understand why this occurs, but it does.
This problem did not start in our time, but rather with the expansion of large cities. People began to live in larger houses, and there were more of them, but they communicated less. They started to stay a big distance from each other as a result of the large number of people. It is common for no one in the house to know anyone else, but in the village, everyone knows everyone else, and they visit each other on holidays and communicate.
About the Nighthawks by Edward Hopper
“Nighthawks,” a painting by the famous American artist Edward Hopper, very perfectly represents this phenomenon. He depicted a night cafe with two men and one red-haired woman sitting. Of course, none of them communicate with each other, and it is clear that their mood is gloomy. In the bar, there is also a bartender who looks past the customers (he is also not interested in them). In general, the image is thought to represent alienation and loneliness in big cities, despite the fact that the artist did not believe so.
People stopped communicating with each other even before smartphones took over. Loneliness affects a large number of people in big cities. People are physically close to each other all day (for example, behind a partition in the office), but they are morally distant and unable to communicate. The atmosphere in Hopper’s painting demonstrates this perfectly. A bright light shines in the room, illuminating the street as well. We see huge windows and no doors in the bar itself.
People appear to be in a closed space, indicating hopelessness. This painting was painted in 1940, when people in America’s big cities were suffering from loneliness. This occurred at a time when millions of people around the world were dying as a result of bomb explosions and hunger.
The illustration is drawn in a unique way that allows you to see objects not only from the front but also from the side. It appears as if the figures on it are about to move and speak. The woman with the red hair in the picture is Hopper’s wife and secretary at the same time. The world now knows a lot about the process of creating the picture thanks to the notes that this woman kept in her diary.
The Art Institute of Chicago commissioned Hopper to draw “Nighthawks.” He was paid $ 3,000 for his efforts. The painting is now expected to cost up to $50 million. At the moment, Edward Hopper is one of the most well-known and well-liked artists in the United States of America. We must admit, however, that his fame has spread far beyond the borders of the United States. Canvas Prints and reproductions of his works are now widely used to decorate homes all over the world.
Nighthawks painting Seemingly, he predicted the painting on the real bar, which was located at the crosswalk of South Seventh Avenue and Greenwich Avenue. This bar is no longer in existence, and the building has been replaced by a parking lot.
