Nerdwriter is like the Vsauce of English class

@Ayan44

7 жыл бұрын

true that

@adrianlyacon5809

7 жыл бұрын

If I had nerdwriter as my English teacher and vsauce as my science teacher, I may have enjoyed middle school.

@MrSwarmin100

7 жыл бұрын

"may" have? - I would fucking never leave!! xD

@massive351

7 жыл бұрын

Adrian lyacon and numberphile for math

@rolanddeschain6089

7 жыл бұрын

i discovered both in 2016 and they are my favorite channels since.

I never feel such a solidarity in loneliness as when I look at that painting.

@peterfaught5273

5 жыл бұрын

beautiful

@hanasdm

5 жыл бұрын

same

@artgarden4086

5 жыл бұрын

The art reflects the artist.

@in9463

4 жыл бұрын

I genuinely teared up at your comment as it struck a chord in me, deep down.

@drakep.5857

4 жыл бұрын

I know, the painting makes me feel vulnerable, and that I need to be in that diner or I'll be in the ominous, forbidding darkness.

Rewatching this after 4 years and again during the COVID 19 pandamic. The interpretation reveals new significance at this special time.

@user-ef3om4jb6s

4 жыл бұрын

me too, watched this after the goya video

@chrischance1063

3 жыл бұрын

Same!!

@davidl6332

3 жыл бұрын

For sure! Saludos desde México

@taijiadi183

3 жыл бұрын

I have the same feeling!

@prateekgupta2726

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly same feeling , Irene ! :)

The writing in this is poetic! "Alone, together, in their lighted ship -- sailing against the darkness of all that was yet to come."

@luanacobra2610

4 жыл бұрын

beautiful, probrably staring in my next tatto.

@ZoeyCLR78

4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful 🥰

@theautisticnerd5115

3 жыл бұрын

I saw this comment just as he said that line

@veronikav3126

Жыл бұрын

It truely sounds likeal an ending of a novel 🙂 Similar to the ending of "The Great Gatsby" in some way, though "pointing" on a different direction.

i'm sort of pissed off at youtube for not recommending me this channel before now. I'm going to support you on Patreon now.

@Nerdwriter1

8 жыл бұрын

+Mason Brown Thanks, Mason. It's much appreciated. (I'd be pissed off at KZread too, if they hadn't invented a technology that turned out to be my calling.)

@jakesigalmix

8 жыл бұрын

+Nerdwriter1 Your work is seriously appreciated, I swear it helped me improve my photography. It would be interesting to see a something on what makes a strong narrative, it would be really cool to see as a journalism student.

@redwarpaint

8 жыл бұрын

+Nerdwriter1 I very recently discovered your channel as well, and I'm already a huge fan. I particularly like that you cover a wide range of subjects for your analyses, discussing movies, paintings, technology, society etc. with equal insight. Are you at all familiar with games like The Stanley Parable, The Beginner's Guide, Papers Please, Journey, Gone Home, or Antichamber? No doubt you already have a wealth of material you plan to cover in future videos, but it would be wonderful to hear your analysis on any of these particular games, or others that are similarly exploring, subverting, and expanding the capabilities of the video game medium as a unique and transformative artistic experience.

@jessebruner398

8 жыл бұрын

+redwarpaint Amen! He has a talent for studying this art which is something I love to do. And to analyze some of these games would be very nice. I'm still wrapping my head around limbo. I made a whole flow chart and everything and I'm still scratching my head. I know there is something there, I think everyone felt it after completing the game. I just cant figure it out.

@awd3n

8 жыл бұрын

+Nerdwriter1 Well played!

Hopper's style reminds me of daydreaming and fantasizing. Just enough realism to root everything in coherence, but still completely fantastical when thought about in depth.

@michaelcap9550

4 жыл бұрын

Similar to George Bellows.

@MrEazyE357

4 жыл бұрын

That's a great description!

@pilouuuu

3 жыл бұрын

For some reason the characters in his paitings remind me of the characters in David Lynch movies.

@elif5053

3 жыл бұрын

@@pilouuuu Cause he is fan of edward hopper

@snapfest10

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed

this makes me think of a line from piano man, "They are sharing a drink they call loneliness, but it's better than drinking alone"

@Ikaros23

3 жыл бұрын

brilliant comment

@janskeet1382

3 жыл бұрын

"Son, can you play me a memory?” “I'm not really sure how it goes?” “But it's sad and it's sweet.” “And I knew it complete.” “When I wore a younger man's clothes." The attachment to an idealised life in Billy Joel’s song does so deeply mirror the emotion evoked in this art work. They both talk of the bitter nostalgia that can trap a life and condemn it. I think that both Hopper and Joel both tried to say, “The answers do not lie here!”

@josephdale69

3 жыл бұрын

Hopper said that the painting wasn’t about loneliness. It’s called “nighthawks.” It’s about predators in the night.

@camilaruiz1415

3 жыл бұрын

Yeees! Piano Man! ❤

@EvilSapphireR

2 жыл бұрын

@@janskeet1382 why do you think that's what their message was?

Before watching this video, literally the only thing I knew about this painting was that I loved it. Now I love it even more. Beautiful.

@Ayan44

7 жыл бұрын

yeah he is remarkable

@ItNeverHurtToThink

7 жыл бұрын

You're not alone on that. I kind of want a copy now.

@artgarden4086

5 жыл бұрын

He captured the poignant beauty in being alone.

I love this.

@rawvid9065

5 жыл бұрын

@tessa will you reply to your biggest fan

@ellw7830

5 жыл бұрын

Subscribe, Tessa, he's this good every month. It's incredible.

@bentopaixao3363

3 жыл бұрын

Omg tessa violet???

@Anewevisual

3 жыл бұрын

I love you

@kubrick2718

3 жыл бұрын

Me 2

Artist: Edward Hopper Dimensions: 2′ 9″ x 5′ 0″ Location: Art Institute of Chicago Building Created: 1942

@seththomas9105

4 жыл бұрын

I finally got to see this painting about 20 years ago. Hopper is one of my favorites.

@avocatrobbins2189

4 жыл бұрын

I saw it in 2007 at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston as part of a traveling exhibition of Hopper's work, and it was a more moving moment for me than when I saw the Mona Lisa.

@isdenn7

4 жыл бұрын

was never into art and artists, but i think edward hopper would be my favourite artist!

I've had a print of "Nighthawks" on my wall for years. When I saw the original at the Chicago Art Institute, I was in tears. I had gone to see that very painting specifically and it didn't disappoint. It was displayed right next to Wood's "American Gothic", and the pair of paintings took my breath away.

His art style is like recalling a dream. Nostalgic, sentimental.

The visual effects that you used to highlight and accentuate the painting were concise and really effective. Some of your best work yet. Thank you so much for being such a thoughtful and directed voice.

@evanpuschak9275

8 жыл бұрын

+HAL29209 Cheers! Glad you liked it.

The ending music on your vids is so epic I always get chills.

@Nerdwriter1

8 жыл бұрын

+Id Anima Thanks! I like that song.

@KoenBosman

8 жыл бұрын

+Nerdwriter1 What's the name of the song?

@Nerdwriter1

8 жыл бұрын

+Koen Bosman Free Spirited by Dexter Britain.

@KoenBosman

8 жыл бұрын

+Nerdwriter1 Sweet, thanks! Great vid btw!

@michaeldawson1194

8 жыл бұрын

It is good, but once you've heard it a million times it loses its flavor

Hopper is my absolute favorite painter. I once read about him, particularly about his piece Automat, that his paintings evoke a sense of loneliness but not sadness; which I think best sums up his style. A very realist approach to Modern Americana, a study of how detached people are from each other but that detachment itself being a common thread between us.

There is an interview where they ask Hopper about the lack of an exit or entrance to the diner and he just slams his hat on his knee, and says something along these lines: "Goddammit. I did it again. Fuck. Shit."

@fifinoirdefer9458

2 жыл бұрын

I love this anecdote

@ambrose7196

Жыл бұрын

You'd think it was a joke but no

@RCAvhstape

9 ай бұрын

The entrance is obviously off camera to the right. Why is this a controversy?

@AlienZizi

9 ай бұрын

@@RCAvhstape controversy is a strong word 😅

“People are feeling alone together, in their lighted ship against the darkness of all that was yet to come”, I found those particular words really beautiful.

There's something about Hopper's works that makes me feel incredibly lonely, but in a rather nostalgic sense? His paintings evoke this idea of loneliness as well as silence, for me. An incredibly peaceful environment, those singular moments we have very rarely in life when everything seems to stop, just for a few seconds - yet he grabs and immortalizes them in paintings that look so _gentle_. Moments of quiet contemplation amidst the madness of the modern world, which is probably why I feel kinda relaxed, in a way. His paintings that depict daytime are so effective that I can almost feel the gentle heat of the sun against my skin, in a quiet morning of spring. Also, I've been subscribed to this channel roughly since this video was posted when you were reaching 100,000 subscribers, and less than two years later we're already at 1,6 million! My God. You definitely deserve this!

It would be amazing if you did a case study on The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dalí.

@jacksonkliewer5199

8 жыл бұрын

That would be incredible.

Hoppers paintings always give me a somehow cosy feeling, and I think the Video perfectly explains why. Thank you.

The painting itself fills me with a sort of comfortable melancholy.Your commentary becomes a lullaby, and somehow my intellect automatically tunes in to your monologue cursively. The combined effect is like meeting an old friend and having a beautiful moment together.

@Nerdwriter1

8 жыл бұрын

+CIAcrap Well put.

This is so interesting for me. I never understood art that much, unless the message was clear and/or pointed out for me, so this show really helps me understand things, well at least when art is concerned. I'm looking forward to the next video, keep up the good work.

@Nerdwriter1

8 жыл бұрын

+Radovan Andjelic Thanks for the kind words, Radovan.

My artworks have lately taken an interest in the mundane, inspired by my own bustling city where people's stories fade into the crowd and the lights. It was after this change that I learned of Hopper's works and fell in love. He truly captures the mundane, the private, the lonely, for what it is. However not faded, but in bright colours and with such high contrast, creating this interesting juxtaposition. Love his work. Amazing video!

From 100k to almost 700k in one year! Truly deserved man! =)

@ivanpetrovic6417

7 жыл бұрын

And another 100k in just a month!

@EliasReijonen

7 жыл бұрын

Three months later +400k

@j-dawg9893

7 жыл бұрын

Red Sonton I just subbed!

@ekbrickner8054

6 жыл бұрын

From 700,000 to 1,700,000 in less than a year!

@greasytony895

6 жыл бұрын

2M

I think this might be the best Analysis Art you've made so far. I love how Hopper was seemingly too late for the impressionists like Renoir and too early for the post-war figurativists like John Brack. He bridges movements decades apart with his own stolid attachment to what he wanted to paint.

Your work in itself is a piece of art, sir!

@Nerdwriter1

8 жыл бұрын

+Mikkel F. Lerche That's very kind.

@Enigmalake

8 жыл бұрын

How did that get likes? His videoes are great and cover various subjects.

@1vladbara

7 жыл бұрын

very true! I also thought the same

I come from a background where visual art, specially western ones are not appreciated, even resisted. I saved pictures of the Nighthawks and another Hopper's painting in my phone at different times. I had no idea they were from the same painter, I just had a feeling to the paintings, a captivating feeling. I never had an opportunity to attend an art class. This short explanation is like hmm, like shining new lights to me, it is precious. Thank you!

i cried the way you explained it. your voice, the music, the story - it all came together so perfectly to evoke a great deal of sadness as well as euphoria in me

@snapfest10

3 жыл бұрын

As a lifelong and trained artist, I agree. Such a wonderful take and interpretation

Took KZread 5 years to recommend me this. It’s almost like it’s meant to be, because 5 years ago, 16 year old me wouldn’t have given a shit about any of this. Now I’m in love with this channel

Great video! This is also one of my favorites. Inspired this poem: "Encounter in Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks" The midnight empty, urban eatery, a bright pool in deserted dark, recalls the advertisement that chose my hat and suit, pledging: "Our fashions arouse passions of colorful desirables." The fit seems smug. Fluorescence lures certain hunger. The lithesome, rose-red lovely, cornered at the curving counter, is lapelled on this same suit- that other guy is wearing. P. Szymkowicz 2002

I absolutely loved this video. I really appreciated the more optimistic and hopeful reading of the painting's "story". I always felt this strange pull towards this painting that I never really understood. Every analysis of the painting that I've read tells me that its themes are lonlieness and sorrow, but I never felt that looking at it. I've always looked at this painting and felt... good. Hearing your thoughts and knowing the context of the WWII era New York that (probably) inspired the darkened world outside the shining beacon of the diner helped me finally give a voice to this feeling. As an introvert who's happiest when I'm alone, I know now why I've always felt kinship with this painting. It shows me that even in isolation, there can be hope.

As a video creator myself, I just want to pay tribute not only to your content but your soothing style. Everyone thinks viewers like to be bombarded with huge graphics and sounds and stuff. You know better. So impressive. Bravo sir.

His light conditions are always so accurate-feeling. What a beautiful sense for light. Also so glad you're hitting numbers that justify how much time you've always put into this! I've been around from almost the beginning, and it's awesome to see you finding a mode that works well!

@evanpuschak9275

8 жыл бұрын

+Ian Reed Love his lightwork.

This is so weird. This painting was on a special edition Marlboro zippo lighter that my dad got over 25 years ago. It was my first introduction with art and there was something that I was drawn to with this painting. I never knew it was called Nighthawks until I watched this. This video just time traveled me back to my childhood. Kinda trippy.

These videos scratch the itch I've had for KZread for a long time..

I felt that way he described the paintings feeling like that nostalgic hit you get when you smell something you remember from your past. Feels like I've been there before

Tears came to my eyes, absolutely beautiful.

@CLASSICALFAN100

6 жыл бұрын

"I cried & cried & cried, just like the night when Elvis died"...(ROFL)

" boredom is exactly when we feel time and being the most acutely it can inspire a profound mood maybe that's what these people are feeling alone together in their lighted ship against the darkness and all that was yet to come" amazing

Your insight into art is so perceptive and they way you explain is almost artistic in itself. You break down in a way I feel like the artist would want it explained. It’s more than just technique, there’s emotion, and that’s the heart of great works. So happy you’ve been able to turn your passion into a profession and share your views with the world.

The beauty of this video essay, the painting Nighthawks itself, and the thoughts it inspires give me chills-even having watched this multiple times. Love it.

7 years ago-a few hundred subscribers 3 years ago-100.000 subscribers Now-2.5 mil CONGRATS MY DUDE! :D

Man, I found your videos a couple of days ago, and they are really good. Consistent high quality. You are doing good work. I always liked Hopper's drawings. I know his paintings are the main event, but I really appreciate peeking behind the curtain at artists' sketches and drawings.

Thank you for that lovely little documentary my friend. I have always been drawn to this picture and I looked up some more of his paintings and confirmed my admiration for his work. You are doing such an important thing for our souls and in us discovering, through you, more artists new to us, and a better understanding of those that we already are aware of. I wish you rainbows my friend.

These videos have opened me up to a world of appreciating art in ways I never have before. I've always liked art, especially Renaissance painting, classical, and neoclassical painting, but this channel has shown me that the real beauty in paintings is in between the lines. I love it. This channel is amazing and these videos are absolutely beautiful. There's so much depth and life, there isn't words to describe just how elating of an experience learning about these paintings is. Maybe the way Nerdwriter analyzes a painting is in itself artistic and gives these works the life I often overlook. I don't know and I don't know if I care. These videos are honestly works of art in themselves and I couldn't be more grateful to be able to experience them. Thank you Nerdwriter. You show the world that life wouldn't be as sweet or as worthwhile if not for art.

You deserve a million! You're videos are truly exceptional man ^_^

@evanpuschak9275

8 жыл бұрын

+Xplozhun85 Thanks. Million here we come.

@southcrosswriting4700

7 жыл бұрын

Million here you are :D

@stevenkelby2169

4 жыл бұрын

2.6 million now, September 2019 :)

searched this painting hoping for some history and further study about this painting since I didn’t know much, just liked it a lot and was NOT disappointed! Thanks for all the info.

It's amazing how this video resonated with me, in this strange times of confinement, because of the quarantine that me and my family is experiencing, even though it's from 2015. Thank you, Nerdwriter. Keep up the good work.

My gratitude for the fact that you respect art as you educate us. From the point of start to the end no advertisements of any such and keeping everything else after the end of the story. Hats off.

For me, Hopper's paintings evoke music. This is one of my favorite paintings and you articulated the reasons why with the insight and sensitivity I've come to expect from your video essays. (BTW Nice use of music at the end of the video.) 100,000 subscribers. Well deserved. Well done.

That's it. I can't in good conscience keep watching your video without donating. Pledged.

@Nerdwriter1

8 жыл бұрын

+Daniel Henry Silver You are awesome. Thanks!!!!

Wow. I am blown away by the care and finesse that goes into each of your videos. Nighthawks is one of my favorite paintings, and now I believe Edward Hopper is one of my favorite painters. Hearing your thoughts on it and gaining some historical perspective allowed me to appreciate his work in a brand new way.

These videos by themselves are a work of art. Your voice emulates the exact emotions you are describing; the music complements the scene so beautifully that I don't notice it until the very end. Fantastic.

“Boredom is when we feel time and being most acutely.." beautifully put...love all these vids man...thx 👍

this is my favorite painting ever.

@user-dr5nt2is7f

4 жыл бұрын

same

Nerdwriter, I've only just found you. Nighthawks made me feel something I couldn't put into words when I tasked myself with studying his art at school. Now, as a much older man seeing your video, you described this mystery so profoundly. Thank you for that.

The topics of the various artworks described in Nerdwrider are some of the very best I've seen online. They are incisive, instructive and enlightening, and educationally useful. I use them with a group of individuals who are now retired from their professional careers but still want to be instructed on the subject of Art. There is no better place to begin the Nerdwriter. Thank you so much for including your in-depth knowledge on this channel. It is much appreciated.

This is incredible.

you always know how to inspire me and get my hairs standing up, as the video analysis draws to a conclusion.

@Nerdwriter1

8 жыл бұрын

+MrSniper9296 Endings are reallllllly important.

That ending gave me goosebumps, I have had this painting as a wallpaper during some time without knowing anything about it, moved by some undefined attraction. The brilliance with which you analyze and put into words the meanings in the painting really struck me because you gave me thoughts and understandings I wouldn't be able to reach on my own. And that's what geniuses do, they give people ways of thinking and looking at the world. Thank you, keep up the amazing job you're doing.

Love that painting, I love the way it pulls you in to look,, like looking inside the cafe, and that round glass work in the Architecture of the building.

The painting is in the Art Institute of Chicago. It's one of my favorites. I always figured that the woman in red was a "working girl."

I was never really into art until I started watching your case studies. Thank you, it's a lot of fun and interesting.

@evanpuschak9275

8 жыл бұрын

+Kurtis G-Herbold That's enough motivation to do this for a whole year.

@GREENSP0RE

8 жыл бұрын

+Kurtis G-Herbold I never had a formal introduction to art analysis as a whole, only literary analysis. These videos make so much sense to a complete newcomer, and also evoke a profound feeling by plumbing further into art than my untrained eye would have known to look before. Truly interesting stuff. Great production value.

@Ayan44

7 жыл бұрын

yes, i feel the same. i was interested in art but he sparked my interest even more so than before

A super powerful painting, without any fancy tricks or smarty-pants pretensions.

His style really reminds me of T.S. Eliot's "Preludes" and "Ash Wednesday". Like you said, it's detached but still so closed in within the narrative.

"Boredom is exactly when time and being the most acutely." How profound...

@one.ebrown

4 жыл бұрын

This comment has even more meaning during Covid-19

@jjroseknows777

3 жыл бұрын

"...when we feel..." 5:45 It IS such a great line, isn't it??!!

What I love about Hopper's work is that he manages to show the loneliness of life. In a modernizing world filled with color, the human connection becomes less and less.

A brilliant painting. I really can't describe the isolation it conveys. It's like we all know, in the end, it's just us as individuals. But we hope, pray there's more.

What I feel is a sense of loneliness at 1:00am with some quiet conversations and little laughter, the sound of coffee or beer being poured into a cup, hearing the light buzz because it’s quiet enough to hear, and hearing rain outside hitting the pavement (even though it’s not raining in the portrait)

You're my favorite human on KZread. Love your work soooo much!

you are so inspiring. congratulations on your impending 100k subscribers. it really ought to be several million, as what you are doing really is worthy of millions of views... keep up the great work

@Nerdwriter1

8 жыл бұрын

+ominousicity Cheers, ominousicity.

I've had Hopper's Nighthawks hanging over my head for years next to my desk. I never took the time to get a breakdown on the work. Thanks very much for the illumination.

I LOVE the way you analyze paintings! You do it very well from an "academical" point of view, but you also share your personal reading of it, adding even more emotions to it! It feels like listening to some kind of very informative poetry :)

I miss these Essays, i would love to see more :D

Now that we are social distancing, I understand what Hopper is trying to say. We are a lighted ship sailing through this darkness.

I seriously love the simplicity of this painting because a lot of paintings have so much stuff going on and I feel so scattered but when I look at this one in particular I feel organized and focused and at ease not sure why but it's really interesting.

I don't know why but this is one of my favorite paintings ever and now I love it even more. Thanks for doing this amazing job of sharing your knowledge about art!

I once saw a movie or series where two main characters went into a bar at night and the camera slowly exited the bar and in the end it faded into the painting. But I dont remember what movie or series it was

@Thesmokeeffect

4 жыл бұрын

That 70s Show

@charlesmontvna3312

3 жыл бұрын

that 70s

@LilikoiJammin

3 жыл бұрын

Pleasantville?

@MonotoniTV

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thesmokeeffect yes that was it

This channel is GOLD

your videos are absolutely perfect when I have a comedown/hangover. you have such a calm, soothing voice - which, for a few moments - makes me forget of the self inflicted pain I've brought myself. Thank you, Nerdwriter1.

You're closing statement just gives me chills. Thank you for such great content!

These paintings remind me of what i imagine reading a book.

"Alone together in their lighted ship sailing against the darkness of all that was yet to come".

Nighthawks has been my fave painting since I was a kid, although I never understood why. Thank you for your work!

I love these videos about artists and paintings so much, it really helps understand the conceps behind every piece, and also get to know different artists.

Keep up the good work never stop making videos :)

@evanpuschak9275

8 жыл бұрын

+baiico Ok.

Polyphonic - sound Nerd writer - sight

I’ve watched this more times than I can count. I love Hopper. I’ve studied art most of my 38 years, and only really came to appreciate Hopper in my mid 20s. Your description of Hopper’s feeling being aromatic and moody, is spot on. When I was younger, I was more hung up on technique of painters and visual artists, rather than the feeling and what they were trying to communicate. The Columbus Museum of Art has a Hopper, not my favorite, but I often go down to see every couple months just to stare at it for a while. Thanks for this. Love your work, it’s been a joy to discover your own work and art during this strange 2020 year. I will support you on patreon.

"What is there to do in the face of great disquiet and doubt but to work and live on" The way this hit me- Just what my anxiety needs to hear in the middle of a pandemic

my god! Evan, your analysis never cease to amaze, always so well studied, worthy of a scholar ! Keep it up! :)

@Nerdwriter1

8 жыл бұрын

+vatltatl Cheers. I will!

These vids are incredible, you deserve it dude.

@Nerdwriter1

8 жыл бұрын

+Mestitia Cheers!!

Not only do I feel compelled to listen, but you have a great voice that is easy on the ears. Awesome content. After watching numerous videos of yours I finally found a reason to continue. I want to write, analyze, and contribute new ideas, but I have found myself lacking confidence and motivation. I always get lost in my word and what purpose I have. I get lost in these videos and find myself feeling happy to learn. I hope your channel only grows.

Omg. Nighthawks is also one of my favorite paintings _ever._ It was the first ever painting that made me stop for a minute and feel emotions first as opposed to try to understand it. hard to describe but it felt like i was feeling it rather than looking at it. You described it so well. There’s a certain aroma to it that connects the painting to your memories as if it is something *from* your memory. I have never felt loneliness and being alone ease through a painting so intensely. I love this analysis! Please do more.

His paintings told stories as if they were an entire movie.

Congrats on 100,000 subs! Your video made my day :)

@evanpuschak9275

8 жыл бұрын

+Kate Marsh You comment made mine.

really love how you talk about this painting. It's one of my favorites as well.

Hopper is truly an amazing artist. The casual, demure scenes of his works really resonate with our everyday lives. There is a genuine beauty in the silence of our lives

I always associate this painting with Hemingway's "Clean Well-lighted Place."

I want to enter this painting and sit at that counter, have a cup o' joe, chat with Sam the counter man, and contemplate life.

My favorite painting, I love it so much, and I really loved this video. I've thought about Nighthawks over the course of my life so many times, and I've had a lot of tangible feelings outside of just really enjoying the texture and general aesthetics you find similarly in his other work, but I really think you absolutely nailed down how it is to interpret this particular Hopper painting.

This video introduced Edward Hopper to me and I have to thank you for that. He’s become one of my favourite painters.