They're quite the opposite of L.S Lowry aren't they. Hopper's figures are surrounded by space, like mis-sized players in an oversized 3D game map. And they sta

They're quite the opposite of L.S Lowry aren't they. Hopper's figures are surrounded by space, like mis-sized players in an oversized 3D game map. And they stare away into the distance. Lowry depicts what some would call "urban alienation" - grim northern factories - but they're packed together, with intimacy, proximity and movement.