OPTIC "The Scream"

Objective:

In this painting we can see a horrified, screaming, man, standing near a body of water on what is probably a bridge.

Parts:

The texture of this painting is very unique. It is made up of curved lines, and very little sharp edges. All the brush strokes seem to flow together in the same direction. The colors are also very passive shades of blue, orange, red, and yellow. It is set near the what assume is the ocean, on some sort of a dock or bridge. Judging by the colors, it is right around sunset.

Title:

The title of this painting is “The Scream”. On a literal level, you can see that the name comes from the illustration’s the main subject, a man with his hands on his faces, screaming. Of course there is deeper reason to why it received this title. The scream also refers to the horrors and agony of life. The painter was Edvard Munch, a man who went through several deaths and tragedies before painting his masterpiece. Clearly, “The Scream” was a representation of the unfortunate events that were going on in Munch’s life during that period. 

Interrelationships:

Although in terms of texture, the painting is very soothing and quite dull to the senses, it is contrasted by the horror displayed in the central theme of the illustration. The screaming represents horror, dismay, agony, pain, etc. Since this man is the main focus of the painting, you can’t help but feel the emotions he conveys, and in a way, share his pain.

Conclusion:

The scream is a very well known masterpiece by Edvard Munch. It represents the constant scream the runs through life in every person. It is the constant terror that follows everybody and is inevitably bound to you. Although the scream was painted after very harsh moments that the painter lived through, every person can identify with it, for everyone has also had that moment where they just want to scream.