Studying Nighthawks...

1)
Night Hawks by Edward Hopper
America
1942
Oil on Canvas





2) I feel as if I have seen this painting before and that it is just a painting of a common scene. I am drawn to the bright white wall paper in the diner place.

3) Edward Hopper is a man who was born in Manhattan, New York. He started to paint right after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This painting is painted to show the urban life in night time. It also shows how lonely the open streets and urban life can be.

4) Hopper uses many Principles of Design, one thing he uses is contrast. There is contrast because of the brightness of the white wall in the diner and with the dark outside of the diner. Another thing that Nighthawks uses is emphasis. Even though the diner is not right in the middle of the picture, it still catches the eye of the viewer.