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Art Critique for Edvard Munch's the Scream

I chose to write about Edvard Munch’s The Scream. In 1893, Munch used oil, pastel, and caesin on cardboard as his medium. The result is a timeless 35 and 3/4 inch by 29 inch painting that is currently housed in Oslo’s National Gallery. The representational piece depicts the feelings of nature screaming and symbolizes great emotional anguish.
The lines in The Scream are flowing, yet have such abrupt and choppy contrasting lines within the main motion of the work to give a sense of chaos and disarray within the whole. The vibrant reds an...

Posted by: William Katz

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