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Vincent Van Gogh, Edvard Munch, The Scream

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Kendra Taylor
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April 12, 2016 Calm quietude, and Peace Art, of all kinds, has played a role in our lives from the beginning of time and will continue to play a role in our lives and our emotions until the end of time. Works of art, from music to painting to dance to drama, all have the capabilities to bring out emotions of the people who view, hear or watch it. Many people get different emotions or feelings from different works of art, for example some people get a calming feelings from Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night while others get a feeling of a serious sadness due to the colors. Vincent Van Gogh, Edvard Munch, and Clanet Monet all were great artist who all achieved a great deal of emotional appeal in their works of art. …show more content…

It was painted, in 1895, using tempera and pastel on a board. It is a painting of a figure standing with his/her hands on their face while two other figures walk in the back ground. According to Edvardmunch.org, it states “…this [The Scream] famous picture is autobiographical, an expressionistic construction based on Munch's actual experience of a scream piercing through nature while on a walk, after his two companions, seen in the background, had left him.” (“most popular paintings” n.d..). The painting has colors of orange and yellow with darker hues as well. The Critical Method would evaluate Edward munch’s painting by looking at its description and then breaking it down to the critical terms about the painting. Edward’s painting uses many defined and implied lines primarily in the face of the figure. The dominance of color in the painting is mainly of dark brown. The main focal point being the figure also is a critical point of the painting. Monet used organic shapes to define the figures head and emphasis the struggles people go through on a daily basis. Hubpages.com quoted a quote that stated, “This is visual culture. It is not just a part of your everyday life, it is your everyday life.” (Morozoff, 1998: 3) and I think that is what Munch depicted in his painting. The painting The Scream has ultimately been a big painting known by many people all over the world. It is said that the paining inspired the Halloween costume The Scream (“The Scream” n.d.). While The Scream was considered to be the first expressionist painting it wasn’t the last especially not from Munch. Personally, I really love Munch’s painting because it gives a look at humanity and how sometimes in life you just have to scream and be alone to listen to the quietness of the world. This painter and his paintings are seriously one of my favorites and I love researching and

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