I always enjoy looking at the charts of artists. Their style often so clearly reflects their astrology. This isn't surprising - art, or good art at least, has to be the outward expression of inner feeling.
American artist Edward Hopper is a good example of the above. Above is possibly his most famous painting "Nighthawks".
Born 22 July 1882, Nyack, New York. No birth time available - chart for 12 noon.
Much of Hopper's art
work reveals two things - a feeling of loneliness and isolation, and the stability of a home.
He loved to paint houses - homes. He also liked to portray the isolation which can come from big cit
y life. In some of his paintings there's also a hint of love of the sea - yachts, lighthouses.
His natal Sun and Mercury in Cancer probably reflect his very obvious attraction to houses and homes, together with an ever present lonelienss.The sign of Cancer is well known as being the "homely" sign of the zodiac, and Cancerian qualities also include shyness and withdrawal ( a crab disappearing into its shell). His liking for the sea may also stem from this Cancerian influence.
Saturn and Neptune in Taurus with Venus, Mars and Uranus in Virgo make his chart quite Earthy - another hint as to why he was so attracted to portraying houses, homes, buildings, almost always something stable and reliable.
Pluto and Jupiter are in Gemini. Moon is certain to be somehwere in Libra whatever the time of birth. These placements provide some Airy lightness to his personality. Pluto in Gemini brought forth so many great communicators, both verbally and pictorially - Hopper is certainly one of these.
Lloyd Goodrich wrote of him:
"No artist has painted a more revealing portrait of twentieth-century America. But he was not merely an objective realist. His art was charged with strong personal emotion, with a deep attachment to our familiar everyday world, in all its ugliness, banality, and beauty."
This video offers many glimpses of his work, along with some relevant comments, and nice background music by Benny Goodman.
American artist Edward Hopper is a good example of the above. Above is possibly his most famous painting "Nighthawks".
Born 22 July 1882, Nyack, New York. No birth time available - chart for 12 noon.
Much of Hopper's art
work reveals two things - a feeling of loneliness and isolation, and the stability of a home.He loved to paint houses - homes. He also liked to portray the isolation which can come from big cit
y life. In some of his paintings there's also a hint of love of the sea - yachts, lighthouses.
His natal Sun and Mercury in Cancer probably reflect his very obvious attraction to houses and homes, together with an ever present lonelienss.The sign of Cancer is well known as being the "homely" sign of the zodiac, and Cancerian qualities also include shyness and withdrawal ( a crab disappearing into its shell). His liking for the sea may also stem from this Cancerian influence.
Saturn and Neptune in Taurus with Venus, Mars and Uranus in Virgo make his chart quite Earthy - another hint as to why he was so attracted to portraying houses, homes, buildings, almost always something stable and reliable.
Pluto and Jupiter are in Gemini. Moon is certain to be somehwere in Libra whatever the time of birth. These placements provide some Airy lightness to his personality. Pluto in Gemini brought forth so many great communicators, both verbally and pictorially - Hopper is certainly one of these.
Lloyd Goodrich wrote of him:
"No artist has painted a more revealing portrait of twentieth-century America. But he was not merely an objective realist. His art was charged with strong personal emotion, with a deep attachment to our familiar everyday world, in all its ugliness, banality, and beauty."
This video offers many glimpses of his work, along with some relevant comments, and nice background music by Benny Goodman.
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