The Scream, Edvard Munch, 1893, Oil Painting, 35.75" X 29", Figure 11.28
The narrative depicted in this piece is one of hysteria, and paranoia. The scene is set on the edge of some type of wooden pier, or bridge, that stands over some body of water. The perspective from which the viewer sees seems slightly elevated above the focus of the painting, as if we are meant to look ever so slightly down at the moment taking place in the image. We only see a small portion of the wooden construct. We see its edge and railing, which run diagonally from the bottom right corner of the painting to just above the center of the paintings left border. On the construct is a distraught, frail, figure. It has both of its hands on its head as it screams, eyes …show more content…
With that being said, I imagine the the work would have some type of physical texture from the way the paint dried. This work is an oil painting. The different paints seem as if they swirl within each other, especially in the water and sky.
Pattern: Pattern is more clear through the way the work was painted, as opposed to obvious repetitive patterns. The work loosely reminds me of Vincent Van Gogh's works. The style is similar to his Starry Night, where each brush stroke is clear, and the different colors of paint are immersed within each other. This style makes the work seems as if it is an unstable blur. It is not very detailed or life like.
Time and Motion: I believe both time and motion are a huge part of this work. The painting style is what makes me feel this way. The way the strokes of paint swirl suggests the world is spinning around the central character as that character looses its sense of reality. A specific moment in time is not clear. It could be when the character first notices the ominous background figures, or it could be …show more content…
Aside from the sky, all of the colors come across as shades. The brush stroke technique unifies the whole painting. However, the type, and direction, of brush stroke varies. The wooden construct is created from seemingly parallel lines. On the other hand, bot the sky and water are created by swirling lines. When inspecting the painting closely, most of the solid colors are actually made from a combination of different colored strokes. Nothing in the painting really seems settled, and I think that feeling translates very well to the
The narrative depicted in this piece is one of hysteria, and paranoia. The scene is set on the edge of some type of wooden pier, or bridge, that stands over some body of water. The perspective from which the viewer sees seems slightly elevated above the focus of the painting, as if we are meant to look ever so slightly down at the moment taking place in the image. We only see a small portion of the wooden construct. We see its edge and railing, which run diagonally from the bottom right corner of the painting to just above the center of the paintings left border. On the construct is a distraught, frail, figure. It has both of its hands on its head as it screams, eyes …show more content…
With that being said, I imagine the the work would have some type of physical texture from the way the paint dried. This work is an oil painting. The different paints seem as if they swirl within each other, especially in the water and sky.
Pattern: Pattern is more clear through the way the work was painted, as opposed to obvious repetitive patterns. The work loosely reminds me of Vincent Van Gogh's works. The style is similar to his Starry Night, where each brush stroke is clear, and the different colors of paint are immersed within each other. This style makes the work seems as if it is an unstable blur. It is not very detailed or life like.
Time and Motion: I believe both time and motion are a huge part of this work. The painting style is what makes me feel this way. The way the strokes of paint swirl suggests the world is spinning around the central character as that character looses its sense of reality. A specific moment in time is not clear. It could be when the character first notices the ominous background figures, or it could be …show more content…
Aside from the sky, all of the colors come across as shades. The brush stroke technique unifies the whole painting. However, the type, and direction, of brush stroke varies. The wooden construct is created from seemingly parallel lines. On the other hand, bot the sky and water are created by swirling lines. When inspecting the painting closely, most of the solid colors are actually made from a combination of different colored strokes. Nothing in the painting really seems settled, and I think that feeling translates very well to the