Edward Hopper initially used photography to capture architectural details and spaces, believing these images supported his artistic development. However, he eventually abandoned this method, convinced that photographs failed to represent human perspective accurately.
In 1992, an exhibition celebrated Hopper's influence, featuring American photographers who explored the interplay between photography and painting. Photographer Joel Meyerowitz highlighted the distinction between the instantaneous nature of photography and the deliberate process of painting, but what happens uniting both languages in the same work?
This project merges both media, presenting a series of photographs inspired by Hopper's work, where views of windows are painted in acrylic on canvas. The scenography is primarily created at a real scale, featuring Hopper's wife Jo as he depicted her.
Is it as a portrait of her or, as Hopper saw it, a universal depiction of anyone seeking refuge?
Decide for yourselves what is through the window.
This exhibition is part of the Head On Photo Festival Perth, presented by the Head On Foundation.
In 1992, an exhibition celebrated Hopper's influence, featuring American photographers who explored the interplay between photography and painting. Photographer Joel Meyerowitz highlighted the distinction between the instantaneous nature of photography and the deliberate process of painting, but what happens uniting both languages in the same work?
This project merges both media, presenting a series of photographs inspired by Hopper's work, where views of windows are painted in acrylic on canvas. The scenography is primarily created at a real scale, featuring Hopper's wife Jo as he depicted her.
Is it as a portrait of her or, as Hopper saw it, a universal depiction of anyone seeking refuge?
Decide for yourselves what is through the window.
This exhibition is part of the Head On Photo Festival Perth, presented by the Head On Foundation.