Edvard Munch Influence

German Expressionism is a kind of art that is supposed to make you feel something. When you look at a painting such as “The Scream” by Edvard Munch (1863-1944), you ask yourself what kind of emotions does this painting give you. A group of early 20th century German artists used the term “expressionism” to desribe the way they produced art. The title later turned into “German Expressionism”. This art movement was prominent during 1905-1925. In German it is known as “Die Brucke” and “Der Blaue Reiter”. Unlike Impressionism, its goals were not to reproduce the impression by the surrounding world, but to express the artists feelings on the surrounding world. Expressionism comes from the route word “expression” which

Edvard Munch's "The Scream" was painted around the end of the 19th century, and is possibly the first Expressionist painting. The Scream was very different from the art of its time. During this time artists tried to paint realistic paintings. Munch was a tortured soul, and it certainly showed in this painting. Most of his family had died, and he was often plagued by sickness. The Scream was a reflection of what was going on at the time, and what was going on in Munch's own mind

Art has been a popular medium for public outcry, change and propaganda regarding issues relevant to war and suffering for hundreds of years. German expressionist Kathe Kollwitz and Spanish cubist Pablo Picasso are two artists who through their artwork have engaged with mass audiences and conveyed their own personal ideologies, emotions and beliefs on issues relevant to their world.

At its inception, modernist art was shocking and evocative to the traditional “academic exceptions of artwork.” Unlike much of the artwork that came before, modernist paintings sought to engage the audience for the first time and inspired new ideas. This form of art was critical of society and represented a new pathway for artists to explore their intellect and creativity. Artists broke the “norms” of what was not allowed previously in art. In the past, traditional academic expectations for art where governed by rules that the artist had to follow. Art was produced for the rich and powerful, whether they came from the church or were simply wealthy members of government. With the rise of modernist art though, artists began to make “art for the sake of art” (Barrett, 20).

Munch’s main style of work focused on post-impressionism. One of his most legendary paintings of all being The Scream. In 2012, this jewel sold for a record of $120 million. The Scream is a painting of an actual experience in Munch’s life. Through his work he describes his thoughts of a piercing scream with art nouveau. Some of his other works, like The Sick Child, also conveys moments of his past. In this piece, Edvard expresses his utmost love for his older sister while she’s on her sick bed. Throughout his time, Munch recreated this piece in six different variations, in several formats. His perceptions of intricate emotions and despair has become the icons of our

This dissertation is dedicated to all the Artists in the world who believe that the Arts are agents of social development, cooperation, solidarity, and tolerance, even when their lives confront the injustices of the system.

The angst of living in a post apocalyptic world, was felt all over the globe after World War II. It was evident in almost every facet of life, especially in literature, the theater, and also the art world. There was the rise of the anti-hero, the “Theatre of the Absurd”, and artist like Jackson Pollock. Pollock, along with his contemporaries, helped to usher in a new way of expressing one's self artistically. Before and after the war, there was a large influx of writers, poets, artists, and many others who fled Europe, in order to escape Nazi Germany. Some of these fleeing artists and their styles, came to influence Pollock and many other American artists. Pollock challenged the conventional standards of representation in art, and help to solidify a new movement called Abstract Expressionism. Although many people do not believe his paintings constitute what art is supposed to be, the Abstract Expressionism movement, along with his new painting style, and his confrontation of traditional painting conventions, are the very reasons his work should be considered to be of the arts.

Tomas Flores Ms. Karle English 125 December 10, 2015 There have been a lot of great artist and every artist is unique and some think differently and some think the same, some maybe influenced by the same or different things whether it’s positive or negative. That’s exactly with Edvard Munch and Vincent Van Gogh, both lived a rough life and experienced negative events, their style of art is completely different but when it comes to two specific artworks, Munch’s The Scream and Van Gogh’s At Eternity’s Gate they’re the same but different. The Scream is a wonderful piece of art that was created by Edvard Munch.

A number of current events affected the works of Expressionist artists. The industrialization of Germany in the early years of the twentieth century led to urbanization and an increase in population density. The closeness of people led to a certain amount of disregard to the feelings of others. At the same time, the attractions and liveliness of the city gave artists a positive feature to latch on to. The overall effect of this led artists to feel two separate types of emotions, ultimately leading to ambivalence towards city

Through the 20th century’s proliferation of popular art, a binary opposition was created with the dominant pre-existing European aesthetics. Artists using nontraditional tools challenged the canon’s notions of value and, in this way, fought against repressive desublimation, in which high culture and art become commodified and absorbed into a material capitalistic society. The purpose of this paper is to address the juxtaposed values of “high” and “pop” art to determine if their values should be equalized. This paper is divided into three sections. The first section examines intent. The second section examines the effects of the environment in which an artwork is created and viewed. The third section examines changes and continuities as they

The Scream, an artwork of Edvard Munch is also known as The Scream of nature, Edvard Munch was Norwegian artist who is known for a single image, he was one of the most prolific, innovative, and influential figures in modern art. (Temkin). He loved painting and he was known for referencing to his painting as his children and he did not want to be separated from them in any way. One of his famous act works was The Scream, the art work is seen as a representation of modern art, a Mona Lisa for our time (Lubow). In the American Gothic artwork, is an artwork by Grant Wood, “Grant was born in Iowa in 1891 and he is well known for his realistic or representational, depictions of rural Midwest.” (Grant) This artwork is known to be one of Wood’s famous paintings and it was painted based on American Gothic house Wood saw while travelling through Eldon, Iowa in 1930. The gothic style window frame got his attention and he worked on that artwork and named the piece American Gothic.

According to edvardmunch.org, Edvard Munch’s painting “Separation” painted in 1896, like his other paintings, represented German expressionism. Expressionist paintings portray profound mental torment and have dark, gloomy undertones. The dark nature of his paintings is in part due to the fact that his father suffered from a mental illness, which profoundly impacted his upbringing. However, his paintings from about 1892 to 1908 reveal his interest in nature and are brighter than all of his previous work. Munch expresses the nature of his soul through symbolizing the natural world rather than just superficially painting what is visible to the eye. His painting Separation is an epitome of these characteristics in the context of love, showing the

Edvard Munch was born in a time full of sadness and death. When he was a young boy, his mother and sister had passed away. He seems to have transferred his sadness in reality to his artwork to illustrate the true human condition. By the time he was in his middle age, Munch became an alcoholic and did not want to seek help for his depression. It wasn't until he was 21, in 1885 that Munch had the opportunity to go to Paris. When he was in Paris, Munch saw the work of the impressionists and became inspired by the works of Pizarro and Monet. When he returned back to his home, he began useing the impressionist brushstroke which was not as tight. His brushwork became more loose and color more subtle. Contrary to the impressionists, he never painted

     Munch had a series of paintings that were exhibited in a major art show in Berlin. The series was entitled The Frieze of Life, all six of these paintings caused such shock that the show was forced to shut down. Munch had so much feelings, passions, anguish, stress, sorrow, and pain in his paintings that people just didn't understand what was going on. He thought that people were just afraid of the truth. Munch had let his feelings out, not through rage or anger, but through art, some people that attended the show saw more than just art they saw one mans feelings. Munch's painting began having a big part in German Expressionism.

Looking like a scene out of a horror movie, The Scream is one of the most famous Expressionist paintings in the world. During the end of the nineteenth century, Expressionism arose as an art movement, wherein poets and artists began to use their works to express their inner feelings and emotions (Wolf). One of the influential expressionists at that period was Edvard Munch, who was a Norwegian artist and who painted The Scream in four distinct versions, from tempera to pastel to crayon (Shabi). After this painting was released, it immediately caught people’s attention because Munch used exaggerated colors and simple shapes, which was not common at that time, to portray the skull-like faced individual and the landscape. In addition, the painting provoked questions regarding the inspiration of Munch because the great masses were curious to know the hidden messages behind the painting. Therefore, if the audiences examine The Scream closely, they will notice Munch had utilized various art techniques to demonstrate his painting as a form of therapy that can appeal to the audiences’ emotions, logic, and sense of credibility.