Edward Hopper. Pittore del silenzio

A decent little biography of Edward Hopper in which he narrates his life story via a conversation with his wife. You get a taste of his grumpiness, but not much more in terms of inner life. Giovanni Scarduelli works hard on the art front to replicate Hopper's style, though it's not always clear whet Leggi tutto

The illustrator created Edward Hopper’s essence by using the style and colors of the painter in this graphic biography, which I really appreciated. However, it felt like I merely had a peripheral view of his art. I wanted to see the actual works of the painter and looked elsewhere to view. Also, the Leggi tutto

Fun and informative graphic novel, with excellent art

Go girl give us nothing?

I wish the book gave more insights on the inner and outer life of the artist - as the author states in the foreword Hopper’s life was actually quite long. It gives information on the evolution of his style but merely in terms of reaction to outside circumstances rather than artistic endeavours. The Leggi tutto

I wanted something less tragic and that’s not what this is. I no nothing of Hopper’s personal life but this plainly stated he was an abuser and Josephine couldn’t paint after she married him which really is disappointing. I’m curious enough to know their relationship based off this book so I may try Leggi tutto

Libro scorrevole e leggero. L'introduzione svela alcuni aneddoti del pittore sia di vita privata che professionale. Il libro, nella sua interezza, non risulta banale, ma anzi molto avvincente sia nei dialoghi che nei disegni.

Bought in the Whitney Museum gift shop after seeing Hopper’s art work in the display. The book provides illustrations in the style of Hopper telling his life in broad strokes (see what I did there).