Edvard Munch's The Scream

He is extremely angry which can be seen from the way he leans forward threateningly. His wife shows more restraint and sits back, straight backed against her chair and stares at her husband sulkily. The wife’s stoic demeanour and with her arms defiantly crossed at the chest suggest an empowerment which the man is uncomfortable with. Here we see two contrasting halves to the painting. On the left we see anger, discord and noise in the man and the child at his feet. On the opposite side we see calmness with the quiet dog and control with the restrained woman.

The Romantic era ascribed to the idea of the sublime - an idea that human emotions, all human emotions including horror, fear, and pain, produced an exhilarating thrill. In order to experience the full gamut of human emotion and the resultant high, the Romantics believed people should embrace all emotions, including the dark ones. However, experiencing horror and pain first hand were clearly detrimental, as witnessed with the mass executions of the French Revolution, but viewing these emotions from a removed setting, such as in art, poetry, and literature, allowed people to experience the thrill and complete exhilaration offered by the human experience. Often art and literature of the Romantic era depicted both horror and delight to offer a complete thrill and exploration of the human psyche. Henry Fuseli’s 1781 painting The Nightmare nicely embodies the idea of exploring both horror and sensuality. The subject of the painting is a young woman sleeping. On her chest sits a demon, gazing searchingly at the viewer as a ghostly horse looks on the scene in the background. Fuseli offers a bizarre image that so captivated his contemporaries that he painted several variations on the theme and the imagery continues to fascinate viewers 200 years later. Instead of cringing in horror at the demon on her chest, the woman’s back is arched sensuously, her arms hanging from her sleeping couch in complete surrender, yet

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

It looks like the main focus of this painting is literally in the center of the piece. Anyone that were to ever view this painting could tell from the beginning that the overall view of this content is pathos. In the main section of the painting, there is an image of a person who is getting poured some type of liquid over their head. In this image, we can see the person in the center with no shirt on, and they have a small blue robe type of clothing tied below their waist. Around this person there are two figures with wings, they are wearing mini white gowns and their wings are white also. There is a person next to the wing like figures, that is pouring some type of liquid above the other person, this other human like

     The painting is very expressive as it shows the strength of the humanity and nature. The human is actually winning this battle with the horses. The dark colors also accompany this idea. The lighting is rather dim in this painting with a stormy sky above. The perspective is from floor level making the viewer look up in order to appreciate the full specter of this painting. The massive size of the painting proves that Regnault is trying to express power and

Almost every human being is afraid of the idea of death and is shown clearly in the painting. The hooded mask man or creature could possibly be a representation of death because of the colors in the painting and the reaction of the group of men. Not only is there a portrayal of death, but there is possibly a portray of man. It is shown in the leader of the group of men, who is dressed different than the rest of the others. He is the first one to scatter since he is afraid of death. Contrary to popular belief, the leader is suppose to be the one who fights off all evil but is doing the exact opposite in the painting. He has trampled over his men in order to save himself. I find myself thinking of death and what a terrifying idea it is to think that no matter how fast or far we try to run away from the incident, death is inevitable. The artists uses dark colors to represent a dark time in life. The scratched up lines can possibly represent that nothing is perfect, not even drawing straight lines or coloring in the lines. I appreciate the artists honestly but dislike how the painting leads me to think about death and responding to the actions of the

This section of the painting is shrouded in darkness, which is trait that comes with death and extinction. There are no longer animals that would be considered “normal” in this part of the painting as compared to the first image where everything was peaceful and all the animals were of natural origin. These creatures remind me of a scene from Oryx and Crake when Jimmy was injured at the gatehouse and was outsmarted by the pigoons with the human cortex. I think that this image shows that humans have created their own enemies and they are now seeing the repercussions. Another obvious point is all of the killing and death that is occurring in this painting which is analogous to the “flood” created by Crake.

In my eyes, I have the impression of seeing small strokes of purple and green. Another example would be the leaves on the first tree that is on the left side. On the tree leaves, I am able to see the impression of another color besides green and that it the color orange. The other Painting The Scream is a painting made of Tempera and oil paint on unprimed canvas and its dimensions are of 33’’ by 26’’. The artist of The Scream uses the technique of tempera and oil painting. The artist uses long swirling colors and lines all around the painting. The intensity of the colors makes viewers sense the emotional status of human in the painting. Another difference between this two paintings is what each painting represents. The painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte tries to show viewers how a weekend would be like for people in the working and middle class in the 19th century. In order to show this, the artist painted a Parisian park in which there are people from different genders and ages arranged in groups based

The animals in the painting are depicted scarier then they normally look like. The main colors in the painting give the painting a little bit of a macabre feeling. Something that managed to get my attention was the amount of paint the artist used. The artist must have painted the same thing over and over again to get such a thick layer of paint on the canvas.

There was also another figure looming over the other figures in the painting. However, this one didn’t seem human, because when you looked at its face you saw a skull. I think this was symbolizing death. To be honest, what originally drew me to this painting wasn’t the painting itself. It was the colors that were making up the painting. The colors of The Pestilence were so different from the other painting in the exhibit. The painting consisted of tints and shades of blue, red, orange, and yellow. In comparison to the other painting in the exhibit, The Pestilence consisted of colors that both complemented and contrasted against each other. By doing this Breckenridge made an art work that made it hard for me to look away from. I mean, when I walked into the room where it was located, I was instantly drawn to it.

As most of you probably know, this is The Scream, artist Edvard Munch’s most famous and influential work.

Edward Munch piece of art titled The Scream (1983) was created in Oslo, Norway. It is one of the most popular work of art in the world and it is currently located at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Most of the paintings created by this artist were done in oil, pastel on cardboard; including this one. The characteristics of this piece of art present a subjective perspective, the artist didn't fail to capture the feeling or experience of the figure, even though he didn't achieve complete or accurate depiction, which makes this painting of a impressionism style.

In this painting, we can see a person (man) with a pale face, standing near a barrier with chaotic environment view in the background. The person in this painting is screaming, and we can detect that he is screaming because of his expression. The impression is that, his mouth and eyes are really open with his hands on each sides of his face. In the background of this painting, we can see different colors who indicate us the chaotic environment such as bloody red, orange, deep blue, and black colors. Furthermore, behind the main character we can see two people standing with their black silhouettes.

When analyzing this painting, it appears as though there is a lot of light being reflected through or onto this artwork. The painting is mostly filled with very light almost white-like tones. The muted colors in the painting gives the impression of melancholy, with the exception of the wall, which appears vibrant. It could be the hearts hardest part of a person’s being to win the heart of an individual, the heart which holds many things. Another thing I noticed while observing the painting “The Agony of Love,” by

When I saw the painting for the first time it grabbed my attention. At first I thought it was the beautiful colors that attracted me to the painting, but it was more. In the picture the shadowy men look scared. They looked as though they were trying to run away from something and this lake that forms into this river that is surrounded by tall grass is the way out, or at least a place to hide until the coast is clear. During that time in my life I felt