Windows on Washington Square and Hopper

I had been working on a short story called “Storytellers” for a few weeks before the Windows on Washington Square assignment, but I felt that it truly represented the inspiration that the park can provide. I wrote the first paragraph of the story in my notebook in pencil sitting on a park bench, waiting for a class to start. I just wanted to write about the act of writing in the park, and how even though everyone walking by has a story that I will probably never know, it doesn’t matter what is true, just what I am inspired to create from the truth of the situation that I experience.
I feel that this is an important concept to keep in mind when thinking about Hopper. Chris and Kristen proved that his painting could be a snapshot from any number of scenes and situations, and any number of them could be true. But I also think that it is perfectly likely that none of the conceivable interpretations of his paintings are True, because I don’t really think that he is trying to portray truth. I think that he is more concerned with the creation of truth from an unknowable situation.