In this thesis I study alienation in Edward Hopper’s and Jackson Pollack’s paintings.
Each of these American painters expressed alienation in his art in a distinctive way. The source
of their alienation is different, too, yet they share some personality traits. While alienation in
Pollock’s paintings is mainly derived from his psychological characteristics, the source of
alienation in Hopper’s paintings is mostly sociological.
The alienation in Hopper’s paintings is the manifestation of man’s new status in the
world, which is defined by Modernity. He is warning about the situation, in which despite the
superficial achievements, man is alone. And, I believe, Pollock is the offspring of that situation. / Thesis (M.A.)--Wichita State University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Program of Liberal Studies
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:WICHITA/oai:soar.wichita.edu:10057/3301 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Dalirian, Zohreh |
| Contributors | Billings, Dorothy K., 1933- |
| Publisher | Wichita State University |
| Source Sets | Wichita State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | ix, 85 p., 3291571 bytes, 1843 bytes, application/pdf, text/plain |
| Rights | Copyright Zohreh Dalirian, 2010. All rights reserved |
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