It grew from the tradition of Realism and revived it. The American scene was interpreted as a way of life and the cities were communicated through gloomy endurance. It also expressed an emotional reaction to the effects of the Great Depression. 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
It grew from the tradition of Realism and revived it. The American scene was interpreted as a way of life and the cities were communicated through gloomy endurance. It also expressed an emotional reaction to the effects of the Great Depression. 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
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