Shadow Play: This is my minimalistic attempt at channeling Edward Hopper and his "lonely people" paintings. I put the cube city together and then tried to figure out what to do with...

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

This is my minimalistic attempt at channeling Edward Hopper and his "lonely people" paintings. I put the cube city together and then tried to figure out what to do with it. I came up with a number of different versions of the scene but this is the one I liked the most. Where is the light coming from? Apparently everywhere. As with my last offerings, this image was made from scratch in Adobe Photoshop starting with a blank white file. I used the line, shape and fill tools along with gradients and opacity sliders to construct this image. Thanks for taking a look and leaving me your thoughts if you are so inclined. Chris

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srt101fan

Very impressive graphic construction of a "mood" setting. A minor issue for me: Is there a better way to position the figure to reinforce the loneliness theme? I don't mean the location of the man within the image, but the physical posture. Great job!

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

srt101fan wrote:

Very impressive graphic construction of a "mood" setting. A minor issue for me: Is there a better way to position the figure to reinforce the loneliness theme? I don't mean the location of the man within the image, but the physical posture. Great job!

Thank you and I will consider your suggestion. The figure of the person was really the hardest detail for me to digitally create.

veralisa296 Loc: New Jersey

Cube city...very cool rendition! All around, a great composition and the figure looks as though in a thinking mode.Great work!

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

Thank you very much Veronica. I'm glad you liked it. The figure may be wondering which cube to enter.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

I agree with srt101fan. The figure looks more puzzled or intrigued than lonely. Personal perception. However, I adore the image as-is, with no reference to Hopper. The lines and use of light are wonderful, and your creativity - as always - is so far off the charts, I can't express how impressed I am

L-Fox

saxman71 wrote:

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Very well done. I see a hint of Art Deco.

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

Linda From Maine wrote:

I agree with srt101fan. The figure looks more puzzled or intrigued than lonely. Personal perception. However, I adore the image as-is, with no reference to Hopper. The lines and use of light are wonderful, and your creativity - as always - is so far off the charts, I can't express how impressed I am

Thank you so much for the compliment Linda. You're very generous with your praise. My personal perspective is that being alone in a given situation could make a person feel lonely without the additional emotion of sadness or feeling forlorn.

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

L-Fox wrote:

Very well done. I see a hint of Art Deco.

Thank you L-Fox. You are correct. I love deco and there is a hint of deco in everything I attempt to create.

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

I have thought most of your graphics were interesting, but this one grabs me much more than the others I've seen. A pretty spectacular result.

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

cbtsam wrote:

I have thought most of your graphics were interesting, but this one grabs me much more than the others I've seen. A pretty spectacular result.

Thank you very much for the kind remarks. I'm glad you liked the result.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Beautiful, I like the guy just as he is.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

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Gloriously and eye catchingly minimalist 💙🩵💙🩵💙

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Skillfully executed with available tools. It does speak of Hopper who considered one person as a crowd. srt101fan suggested a different position, and I agree almost. Instead, I would terminate the image at the right side of the cube with only a small section of blank gray beyond. The vertical populated in the image beyond the cube adds nothing to the message; that which does not add detracts.

We humans are overwhelmed by the structures we have created is the message I see. I googled, "Edward Hopper and his "lonely people" paintings" and then clicked on images. Interesting works.
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for being a minimalist. Well done Chris

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Interesting.