FREE ART FILM

EDWARD HOPPER: THE LONELY URBANITE

TUESDAY, MARCH 24 AT 2:00PM

CRIBARI CONFERENCE ROOM

The Villages Arts & Crafts Association

presents another good film on the life and work of

Edward Hopper

Hosted by Marion Rose

Edward Hopper is widely acknowledged as the most important realist painter of twentieth-century America. But his vision of reality was a selective one, reflecting his own temperament in the empty cityscapes, landscapes, and isolated figures he chose to paint. His work demonstrates that realism is not merely a literal or photographic copying of what we see, but an interpretive rendering.

Edward Hopper grew up in New York, 30 miles north of the city where he traveled for the culture.  He spent time in Paris, but under the wing of missionaries and did not partake of the wild life as did his inspiring contemporaries, Picasso, Matisse and Modigliani. He would ride the elevated trains in NY and look inside the lighted offices and apartments as he rode by... his paintings reflect his quiet introversion and an urban landscape that is lonely and isolated amidst the hustle and bustle of a crowded city.  Come learn more about his iconic images.

Free and welcome to all Villagers and their guests.

Popcorn will be served.

An art related door prize will be presented at the end of the film.

The film will run for one hour.