Here is an analysis of the painting. Here is some analysis in Spanish.
He called it "The Scream of Nature"
How fascinating, how enigmatic is to think of someone painting something at the end of the 19th century that people can still relate to even in the 21st century.
What is it that allows some artists to speak a language (visual, written, musical) that becomes ageless?
Philosophically, I think The Scream does capture a universal - and modern - feeling: Helplessness. The feeling that there is no where to go, no one to count on. The end of the road.
He first painted The Scream at 30. He was desperate, afraid of going nowhere with his life and paintings.
Tonight is a beautiful summer night, I don't feel any existential calamity in the air so I would like to end on a much light note (apologies Mr Munch) and some illustrations showing the extent to which The Scream became "mainstream", in fact an icon.
He called it "The Scream of Nature"
How fascinating, how enigmatic is to think of someone painting something at the end of the 19th century that people can still relate to even in the 21st century.
What is it that allows some artists to speak a language (visual, written, musical) that becomes ageless?
Philosophically, I think The Scream does capture a universal - and modern - feeling: Helplessness. The feeling that there is no where to go, no one to count on. The end of the road.
He first painted The Scream at 30. He was desperate, afraid of going nowhere with his life and paintings.
Tonight is a beautiful summer night, I don't feel any existential calamity in the air so I would like to end on a much light note (apologies Mr Munch) and some illustrations showing the extent to which The Scream became "mainstream", in fact an icon.
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| Andy Warhol's version |
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| Simpsons |
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| Leggo |
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| Who doesn't know his face? |
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| ...and this is the face of the President of my country |
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| Environmental disasters in general |
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| One environmental disaster in particular (BP oil spill) |
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| Two Icons |
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| The Joker afraid of Batman - or not! |
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| Muppet in trouble |
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| Barcelona player screaming about what? |
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| G o o g l e |
This one is for real. I don't want to imagine the landing hall prior to the Olympics in London!
