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a few weeks ago, they asked for me to compose an essay on one of the paintings by Hopper, one of the Nighthawks and I, being an excellent researcher, went to find out. It is well-known or at the least taught by experience, to understand a painting, one must know its history as well as the artist and above all the setting in the context in which Hopper painted it. Art is definitely something universal, transversal to both space and time and therefore readable in the midst of centuries. However, the interpretations alter, as does the way society and the world evolve and what was once able to be clearly seen, perhaps decades ago, is now as obvious. What was not considered before now could be revealing our work in a totally different manner.Re-meaning a work through timeThis is similar to what I think happens when you look at Hopper's " Nighthawks" that was shut at the bar, late at evening, and in the window, which resembles an aquarium, from the location of the characters that are observed. https://www.click4r.com/posts/g/2737445/the-secret-to-hopperand-8217-s-nighthawksbelieve that , in the painting Hopper wanted to give space for the viewer to allow him to observe the silent, detailed and calm scene given to us by the dark night.This space, conceived for an active viewer, is perhaps the keystone that allows the work to be reinterpreted over time and consequently to remain timeless, indestructible contemporary, and contemporary.The work, created in 1942, cannot be immediately linked to a specific date, but it seems that its dating is changeable with the change of the viewer, depending on the exact time at which the work is observed.In my opinion this is the key to reading, the time and space occupied by the observer that Hopper desired to create.I'll explain.In my research for information and news about Hopper's " Nighthawks" I was able be aware of how many people have described it , highlighting the following elements:"[...] the solitude, the feeling of emptiness of a world whose shimmering patina starts to lose its luster. [...] The distinctly commercial element lies, the myths rip off their masks and show the world as a blurred reality, with no reliable sources of reference Isolated by doubt and unconscience. "Night and transformation<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lKIbT-4UFaE" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>I am of the opinion that this interpretation is not complete, that is, it's a interpretation provided by the social context as well as by the date attributed to the work of the United States between the 40s and 50s, during the economic boom that was redefining the social and cultural assets in the lives of individuals who lived in a society which is even a bit bourgeois where nightclubs are viewed as places of loneliness and despair, as well as a sense of emptiness.It's true in a certain degree, and slightly not.First time that I came across this painting, and without having studied it, it gave me lots of joy and peace, with its bright contrast and its nighttime stillness.If I'm from an extremely noisy and crowded metropolis, the night is one of the moments when I can experience the city in a more peaceful way with fewer people in the area more cars, less noise, more space between the streets to appropriate, where to stay , under the city's starless sky. The night has a very different meaning for me than those who went to bars in The United States during the 40s as the sun's path down, the city transforms its face, the streets are more open and easy.We cannot ignore how society has evolved in more than half a century of cultural and social changes. This is the case in between Pop as well as Rock culture, between psychedelic movement and the 2000s.Personally, as a daughter in the 90s, I grew up also at night and by "growing up" I'm referring to everything "formative" experiences that the night provided me with. For me it is always normal to go out after dark, often walking through the neighborhood on Saturdays looking for the perfect nightclub, dancing till dawn while riding a motorbike, or driving around in search of the last open bar where to grab the bread or hot pizza, where to drink the last glass of wine and light the last puff before dawn came. Perhaps from the 80s to the present, nightlife stopped from frightening those who stayed the house (let's keep in mind the anti-prohibitionism movement and jazz movement and even the Cursed Poets, all perfect nights owls) and has since become the cradle where many personalities of the world find comfort and peace of other nighthawks.Hopper's modern RealismNowadays? Hopper's painting reminds me of many scenes of real contemporary life, and makes me almost happy and, in all likelihood, sympathize with the final three characters, who have with the bartender as he clears the bar in order to conclude the day and then open another. People who are nocturnal seek peace in the quiet of their nightly companions.https://pimplepolish74.bloggersdelight.dk/2021/10/21/the-ultimate-secret-of-hoppers-nighthawks/reflect on their lives by watching them through a glass . They meet as a tribe in the night, accepting everyone and judging no one. It's not a coincidence that in the most ancient primitive civilizations like the Indian one that the hour and a half before dawn is called Brahmamuhurta which is also known as the time of Brahma the most ideal time to dedicate oneself to meditation, prayer studying, and contemplation. This is the time of day when the energies are more acute, intense but of a calm, spiritual intensity.I see no solitude or absence in the painting of Hopper. I found more among the gentrified streets of the night quarters, since even the right-thinking citizens began drinking in the evening.That's why even the most popular and historic areas had to be turned into consumer showcases as well as the spontaneous aggregations of people in the square had to arrange themselves into lines, waiting for their turn to be seated; and the beat of the drums that played on the the street was drowned out by police sirens. It is a worry for me now that nighttime is degraded by its sacred , timeless atmosphere as an occasion of aggregation for lone wolves, and becoming an additional uncovering tool of the system, demanding transparency and respectability from the darkest corners of the city.<img width="452" src="https://southasia.typepad.com/.a/6a01053621420d970b0240a4c5a167200b-800wi">