Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

bajo 'hopperianas' soledades

English translation:

reminiscnet of empty Hopperesque landscapes

Added to glossary by Wil Hardman (X)
Apr 19, 2007 10:19
17 yrs ago
Spanish term

bajo 'hopperianas' soledades

Spanish to English Art/Literary Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
Eduardo Guerra ha sido premiado en ‘Ilusionarte’ por sus trabajos fotográficos, con una serie de querencias metafísicas y claroscuros que alternan los vacíos con la presencia de imágenes casi veladas, bajo 'hopperianas' soledades.

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Proposed translations

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Spanish term (edited): bajo \'hopperianas\' soledades
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set in a Hopper-like wilderness / set in empty Hopper-like landscapes

Hi Wil,

Seems the Tate uses the expression "Hopper-like":

Tate Papers Autumn 2006 | Edward Hopper and British Artists- [ Traduzca esta página ]But this Hopper was unique, and Sickert was a senior artist, almost twenty ... becomes more evident, as does the Hopper-like concentration on lighting, ...
www.tate.org.uk/research/tateresearch/tatepapers/06autumn/f... - 80k - En caché - Páginas similares

Tate Britain | Past Exhibitions | Art Now: Paul Winstanley- [ Traduzca esta página ]From these now shabby relics of corporate utopia, the artist has rescued a series of ... Hopper-like and empty under the glare of reflected street lighting; ...
www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/artnow/paulwinstanley/d... - 22k - En caché - Páginas similares

SAAM: An Edward Hopper Scrapbook- [ Traduzca esta página ]... a 29-picture exhibition of his work opened with a Hopper-like absence of fanfare at ... More than most artists, and far more than the generality of men, ...
americanart.si.edu/hopper/p25-news-time.html - 15k - En caché - Páginas similares

As for the second part, I feel soledades in this case refers to "lonely landscapes", as I believe they were an important feature of Hopper's work.

Paintings of Edward Hopper- [ Traduzca esta página ]A chronological listing of Hopper landscapes, many of which were painted during ... Fine Art Links - Edward Hopper Landscapes - [email protected] ...
mintaka.sdsu.edu/faculty/erics/web/art/hopper_land.html - 4k - En caché - Páginas similares



Try also:
"reminiscent of empty Hopper-like landscapes"

Good luck!

Álvaro :O) :O)
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agree kironne
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Hopperian solitarianess

Could it be something to do with this? www.museothyssen.org/thyssen_ing/coleccion/obras_ficha_biog...

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sorry - typo - solitariness
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...with a similar sense of loneliness found in Edward Hopper's paintings.

It's longer than the original but perhaps more easily understood.
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Hopperesque solitudes

this is an expression used by the writer Alain de Botton in "On the pleasures of Sadness" one of the essays included in "On Seeing and Noticing"(pocket Penguin) which I strongly recommend to anyone interested in Hopper
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