gas edward hopper

gas edward hopperAs a point of no return, Gas by Edward Hopper exposes a boundary between the visible and the invisible, delimited by the road that plunges into absolute darkness. The forest becomes an imperceptible and disquieting force that overflows the picture and only stops at the border of the petrol station: a symbol of industrialisation. Its neutral and formal representation eliminates all temporality, so that the modern world is reassuring because of its

he suddenly became attached to this small fishing village and bought a house there which he quickly made his studio

hidden under a huge golden sheet that gives a dimension of eternity to the couple that it encloses and protects: on the side of the man

letters and words

is suggested by the short shadows and bright colours

not far from the house he shared with his friend Paul Gauguin

such as mouldings and windows

Eager to impulse this new vision of art

The combination of individual touches of paint creates shimmering light effects

This expressionnist work is the central panel of a three-part painting called 'The Departure'

Absorbed in this dance

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It contains a host of symbols dear to its creator