Alienation in Edward Hopper’s and Jackson Pollock’s Paintings: A Comparison and Contrast - Softcover

Dalirian, Zohreh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3847319477 ISBN 13: 9783847319474

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

In this thesis I study alienation in Edward Hopper’s and Jackson Pollack’s paintings. Each of these American painters expressed alienation in his art in a distinctive way. The source of their alienation is different, too, yet they share some personality traits. While alienation in Pollock’s paintings is mainly derived from his psychological characteristics, the source of alienation in Hopper’s paintings is mostly sociological. The alienation in Hopper’s paintings is the manifestation of man’s new status in the world, which is defined by Modernity. He is warning about the situation, in which despite the superficial achievements, man is alone. And, I believe, Pollock is the offspring of that situation.

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About the Author:

Zohreh Dalirian received her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from Shahed University in Tehran, Iran in 2005. To pursue her interest in history and art, she continued her education as a graduate student at Wichita State University (WSU) in Wichita, Kansas. She obtained her Master’s of Arts in Liberal Studies from WSU in 2010.

About this edition

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 3847319477
• ISBN 13: 9783847319474
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 100