ArtReview

Malcolm Morley Hall collection

Malcolm Morley’s pictures are large and bright, I could see them clearly from the floor above the hall in the Ashmolean.  They have unusual scenarios painted in a vivid style which is eye catching and intriguing.

The ones I remember are the three motor bikes scrambling over a low wall, all bunched together but wheels turned out all ready to shoot off again.

There was also a more realistic picture of a traffic holdup with some cars that had crashed into each other.  Although, everyday it stood out and held the attention because of the detail.

Morley was born in London in 1931 and was the first person to win the Turner Prize.

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Nighthawks by Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper was a realist, and Nighthawks is a painting about a real situation that you can encounter yourself and is captured artistically here.

The picture is of the front of a bar and you can see in through the window at the people who are in there.  These characters are the ‘nighthawks’ people who perch in bars at 2am in the morning.

One charismatic man is with a lady with brightly coloured nails.  They are obviously together but look slightly disinterested in the situation.

Another quieter man is on his own just hanging out rather than being alone at home.

Hopper was interested in these sorts of situations and imagined about these people who enjoyed the night time so much.

His art depicted real life, real people and what actually happened in his city.  Therefore, his work is a good dairy of what was happening at that time.