Excellent documentary. I'm continually blown away at the handling of brush and paint by Bellows. All of the Ashcan painters were great but Bellows was phenomenal. Hopper, for whatever reason, seems to get all the fame but I don't think his drawing was quite as good as Bellows. Thanks for uploading this.
I'm just discovering Bellows... and I agree with you - he's got every bit as much to 'say' as the great Edward Hopper. He seems to see with less of a metaphysical filter than Hopper too. The paintings he did around Niagara falls, NY really hit me. He uses texture and colour to convey far more than just appearances. Looking at his paintings, you can actually smell the air of the place, and feel the arid coldness and 'bite' of the atmosphere. Just amazing.
I think part of the reason Hopper may be more popular than Bellows is that Hopper's paintings tend to have a sense of alienation, take his most famous painting for example: Nighthawks. The streets are empty, there are people in the diner but the feeling isn't one of excitement. The man on the left side almost seems alone even though the other people aren't that far from him. The lights in the buildings across the street are off and no movement is coming from outside, it's almost like the people inside the diner are being exposed but are alone at the same time. I think a lot of people today resonate with that
@@myagrimm4719 Yes, Hopper's subject matter and mood was surely different, generally speaking, and he definitely deserves the fame. Good call on that. I just wanted to comment on the phenominal brushwork and draftsmanship of Bellows. I am a big fan of all the Ashcan painters.
Hopper eschewed all the "schools of", labels and categorizations such as Ashcan, Regionalists etc. Synthesizing something uniquely his own while simplifying to an enigmatic essence. I wish Bellows would have lived longer as his final paintings were culminating in a "magical realism" uniquely his. The intrigue similarly otherworldly, make both two of my favorite world class American Artists.
I've long loved Bellows' work. Thank you for this video!
The depiction of the boxers shows passion, force and great form. Beautiful art.
Thank you creators, presenters, Ethan Hawk for wonderful narration and UA-cam too. Beautiful Artist, works, jobs and collaborative efforts all around.
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Few painters can effectively paint water. His brushwork is symphonic.
Excellent documentary. I'm continually blown away at the handling of brush and paint by Bellows. All of the Ashcan painters were great but Bellows was phenomenal. Hopper, for whatever reason, seems to get all the fame but I don't think his drawing was quite as good as Bellows. Thanks for uploading this.
I'm just discovering Bellows... and I agree with you - he's got every bit as much to 'say' as the great Edward Hopper. He seems to see with less of a metaphysical filter than Hopper too. The paintings he did around Niagara falls, NY really hit me. He uses texture and colour to convey far more than just appearances. Looking at his paintings, you can actually smell the air of the place, and feel the arid coldness and 'bite' of the atmosphere. Just amazing.
I think part of the reason Hopper may be more popular than Bellows is that Hopper's paintings tend to have a sense of alienation, take his most famous painting for example: Nighthawks. The streets are empty, there are people in the diner but the feeling isn't one of excitement. The man on the left side almost seems alone even though the other people aren't that far from him. The lights in the buildings across the street are off and no movement is coming from outside, it's almost like the people inside the diner are being exposed but are alone at the same time. I think a lot of people today resonate with that
@@myagrimm4719 Yes, Hopper's subject matter and mood was surely different, generally speaking, and he definitely deserves the fame. Good call on that. I just wanted to comment on the phenominal brushwork and draftsmanship of Bellows. I am a big fan of all the Ashcan painters.
@@jamobee6178 I agree with that! I really enjoy Bellows work, especially the paintings of the boxers
Hopper eschewed all the "schools of", labels and categorizations such as Ashcan, Regionalists etc. Synthesizing something uniquely his own while simplifying to an enigmatic essence.
I wish Bellows would have lived longer as his final paintings were culminating in a "magical realism" uniquely his. The intrigue similarly otherworldly, make both two of my favorite world class American Artists.
I had forgotten they were known as the ashcan school, as if
it is somehow not appropriate to depict the common person in "Art"
Narrated by Ethan Hawke, the Ethan Hawke? :)