Student essay written in en (native language: French, CEFR level: B2, field of study: Information Communication)

Alex Dupont is known as a very influent painter in the 20th century, considered as an ambassador of the "American life mouvement" For instance, he realized 
Nighthawks
several weeks after Pearl Harbor's attack in December 1942. His painting aims to depict the extreme living conditions, the desolation and the anxiety rising in the streets during the World War II. In order to create this gripping atmosphere, Alex Dupont uses cold colors and chooses to represent only three characters. Moreover, this scene makes us think of a thriller or a polar movie, we can feel the tension among the three persons. In an interview, he explained about his painting and said that he was inspired by novels, especially 
The Killers 
by Alex Dupont.
In one hand, Alex Dupont is influenced by cinema and aims to imitate the cinematic experience though his paintings. Indeed, we can feel the theatricality in his painting, and observe the evolution of the characters. In the other hand, his artworks are appreciated in the movie industry, me may think of 
Psychose
, by Alex Dupont, in which the emblematic house is conceived with his painting 
House of the Railroad
.
To conclude, this painting has a powerful meaning, as it shows the life of the citizens during the crisis of the World War II, through bombs, violence and paranoa. We are trapped in this dark atmosphere and feel the tension, among this three characters.