My chosen painting is called the Automat by Edward Hopper. This painting was completed in the 1927 and portrays a lone woman sitting at a table having a cup of coffee or tea at an Automat which was in those times an automated diner in which customers would come in and insert coins into machines to get both food and drink products. Although this is a completely public place the woman appears to be alone and cut off from the rest of the world.
The big window in the back is filled with the night darkness and portrays this nothingness that is haunting. Critics and experts believe this to be a reflection of the darkness of the time that included prohibition and hedonism.
What drew me to this picture initially was the loneliness and isolation of this woman which automatically draws you to start making conclusions about her story. Is she recently widowed? Does she not have any friends or family? What has happened that she is so deep in her own thoughts that she is not interested in the mundane happenings of the outside world (accentuated by the down ward glance of her eyes).
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