In the following essays I am going to analyse two paintings, "The Scream" (1893) and "Evening on Karl Johan" (1892), by Norwegian Expressionist artist, Edvard Munch (1863-1944). These two works come from Munch's "Frieze of Life" series of paintings in particular the "Fear of Life". A large part of Munch's life was occupied by painting and his work can be divided up into four thematic approaches: "Loves Awakening", Love Blossoms and Dies", "Fear of Life" and "Death".
Munch's aunt was responsible for encouraging him in his artistic career after his mother and sister died when he was young. Similarly with his father being a doctor, Munch was further exposed to death and dying. The tragic events of his early life undoubtedly affected Munch throughout his life, certainly he found it difficult to form relationships with women. Munch is regarded as being an Expressionist artist, as he manages to convey extreme negative emotions, especially his futility of life and existence. .
"THE SCREAM" EDVARD MUNCH (1893).
At first glance, I am immediately drawn to the emaciated melting figure, in particular the face which glares at the viewer with a gaping mouth, hands clasped to it's skull-like visage. The strange looking figure is undoubtedly the focal point, situated in the immediate foreground. Then our eye takes in the rest of the painting. My eyes follow a route anti-clockwise, beginning from the screaming figure, along the dramatically angled planks of the bridge to the two anonymous, almost transparent figures in the middle distance who are cut off by the edge of the picture frame. Then our eye flows across the undulating sky which seems to merge with, and into the water and landscape below and we return back at this solitary figure. I find it difficult to leave this image as my eye continuously moves round and round. I am prevented from leaving the boundaries of the painting by the cut-off figures on the left and the vertical post on the right, which runs the length of the canvas.
A Biography on EDVARD MUNCH Munch produced work that was highly personal, which describes his feelings. Munch Edvard is Norway's most famous artist. ... Edvard was born in Lote, Norway. ... In addition, his sister died when he was fourteen years old, which made the greatest impact on him, Edvard himself was often ill. ... At the end of April 1885, Edvard Munch was able to travel abroad for the first time. ...
Edvard Munch's "The Scream" was painted in the end of the 19th century, and is possibly the first Expressionist painting of that time. ... Edvard Munch's most famous work has gained enormously in popularity over time. ... The oil paintings title is the perfect example of the emotion that Munch seems to want to relay to us the viewers. ... In contrast, the strong diagonal line of the bridge coming out towards the viewer shows emphases on a person that is screaming witch Edvard Munch is trying to show a dramatic man in horror. ... The quick swirling motion of the landscape and the ...
There are a lot of things you could compare with the lives of Edvard Munch and Edgar Allen Poe. ... Edvard Munch was a very competent man in those days. ... Edvard Munch was born on December 12, 1863 in Loton, Norway. ... At a young age both Edvard Munch and Edgar Allan Poe lost their mothers to tuberculosis. In 1879, Edvard Munch attended a Technical College in November. ...
Edvard Munch was born on December 12 1863 in Loten Norway. ... In 1892 Munch submitted a series of paintings into a major Berlin art show. ... Later in life Munch suffered a nervous breakdown. ... "The Scream" by Edvard Munch is an amazing painting. ... When I look at this painting I can't help but wonder what pain Edvard Munch must have been feeling. ...
Edvard Munch Edvard Munch was born on December 12, 1863, in Loten, Norway. ... His father was a stern man who died when Edvard was 27. ... Edvard had a difficult time dealing with life's tragedies. ... In 1908, Edvard was hospitalized for anxiety. ... I chose to write about the life of Edvard Munch because I found not only his professional work intriguing but also his personal existence most fascinating. ...
One of the most appreciated and recognizable artwork in existence is The Scream by Edvard Munch. ... Munch was renowned as a pioneer in the Expressionist movement in modern painting. ... Munch depicted pure and raw emotions in this artwork. ... Most of Munch's artwork reflects themes of isolation, fear, sickness and death. ... Munch later also created a black and white lithograph of the image. ...
Munch was a tortured soul, and it certainly showed in this painting. ... When Edvard Much was asked what had inspired him to do this painting, he replied, "One evening I was walking along a path, the city on one side of me and the fjord below. ... Edvard Munch was pouring out his soul onto the canvas. What we see here, is a glimpse of what Munch was really like inside. ... Long after Munch died, the painting remains, and people are still amazed with it. ...
Artists such as Henri Toulouse Latrec, Edvard Munch, and Pablo Picasso were few among the many who chose to show the effects of urbanism on society as individuals and as a whole. ... Picasso's idea of social alienation appeared to be a main theme among most post-impressionist artists including the next artist Edvard Munch. Munch was born on Dec. 12, 1863, in Loten, Norway. ... This, and the disturbing "Sick Child- reflect Munch's childhood trauma, occasioned by the death of his mother and sister from tuberculosis. ... Like both Picasso and Latrec, Munch is conveying society'...
