American Scene painting was cheerless, romantically nostalgic and grotesque. The pictures are laden with shadows and the oppressive atmosphere of desolation. The subjects concerned landscape, architecture and urban scenes. The "Regionalists" displayed false optimism and tried to rejuvenate the values of the heartland of the Mid-West. Their pictures were an art of the country (hillbillies, folksingers, farms etc.). There is marked influence of xenophobia and Puritanic elements. Exemplary artist. Edward Hopper (early-C20). He focused on large cities. He was influenced by "The Eight". Typical to him is bleak light, loneliness, detachment, beauty in ugliness and monotony. He suggests non-existent or uneasy relations between human figures. He emphasizes light to suggest the time of day. The sense of location is perseveres in his pictures. Thomas Hart Benton (early-C20). He was a proponent of Regionalism. He was disappointed with the lack of
American Scene painting was cheerless, romantically nostalgic and grotesque. The pictures are laden with shadows and the oppressive atmosphere of desolation. The subjects concerned landscape, architecture and urban scenes. The "Regionalists" displayed false optimism and tried to rejuvenate the values of the heartland of the Mid-West. Their pictures were an art of the country (hillbillies, folksingers, farms etc.). There is marked influence of xenophobia and Puritanic elements. Exemplary artist. Edward Hopper (early-C20). He focused on large cities. He was influenced by "The Eight". Typical to him is bleak light, loneliness, detachment, beauty in ugliness and monotony. He suggests non-existent or uneasy relations between human figures. He emphasizes light to suggest the time of day. The sense of location is perseveres in his pictures. Thomas Hart Benton (early-C20). He was a proponent of Regionalism. He was disappointed with the lack of
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