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July 4, 2010

Minn. high school graduate inspired to paint

The Associated Press:

Inspired by the realist style of Edward Hopper, recent Century High School graduate Ali Sifuentes snapped a few nighttime photographs of Silver Lake Foods on north Broadway hoping to recreate the scene in an oil painting.

"I've been by there many times and after studying the building I thought I'd try to recreate the cinematic contrast between light and dark colors," Sifuentes said. "The building has a fantasy sort of feel and it seemed ideal for this style of painting."

Sifuentes believes Hopper, a well-known American artist that often focused on urban and rural scenes depicting modern American life, was sending a message about himself and people of his time.

"I'm basically trying to do the same thing, only I'm showing what the present looks like," Sifuentes said.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at July 4, 2010 1:55 AM
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