Say you'll be mine

I have to thank this current book I'm reading, "The Black Echo" by Michael Connelly for upping my art knowledge. From this book, I got to know 2 fantastic artists/painters. Hieronymus Bosch and Edward Hopper. And so I spent the better part of this morning 'researching' on both and the author of the mentioned book. Edward Hopper is a realist whilst Hieronymus Bosch is a surrealist. The differences between their styles are like black and white (no pun intended).

H.B. was a 15th century painter with a really dark vision of the world. I think his most famous painting has got to be The Garden of Earthly Delights. I would say he specialised in panelled paintings because most of his major works can be 'opened and closed'. His main theme is based on religion (Christianity) and how perverse he saw the world. His works are very detailed to the point of the littlest creature/event/colour/figures. I was awestruck by how stunning each and every single piece is.

E.H. 's Nighthawks was mentioned in the book and I was curious to see whether the description of the painting was what I had imagined it to be. I wasn't disappointed. Loneliness is the theme. Everyone is alone seemed to be the message depicted in almost all of his works.



Edward Hopper, Nighthawks
Oil on canvas, 1942; 84.1 x 152.4 cm
Friends of American Art Collection, 1942.51
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