Nighthawks

What I See: In this painting there are many contrasts of light and dark. The paint that the artist uses makes the people pop from the painting rather then hide in the dark, they seem to pop because of the background in the diner is bright, even though their faces are as bright and pale as the background. The artist also has balance and contrast in it, the balance that he uses is asymmetry. The placement is also perfect, over all the artist took much time in planning to make such a magnificent masterpiece. 

What I Have Learned: The painters name is Edward Hopper, the painting Nighthawk is of a diner in the Greenwich Village area of NYC. He had lived there for 54 years, he paints the by passers and customers. They are painted with such perfection and character that it is easy to see their eyes and clothes. 

Hopper creates a sense of unity through his art by the balance of asymmetry. The tertiary colors like the gray and dark forest green. The shapes are simple, as in squares and rectangles, circles and octagons.