Edvard Munch

“Oh boy, am I glad to be a citizen of the United States of America!” says Disney’s Donald Duck as he wakes from a nightmare where he was under Hitler’s power (“Donald Versus Hitler” 31). Media and arts were used to show people who the “bad guys” were and who to side with. Artist’s used their art to express how they felt about politics by making fun of the leaders they didn’t like, such as the infamous Adolf Hitler (“Donald Versus Hitler 33). They used propaganda and eventually their opinionated…

Blain Hailemariam Abstract Introduction Attention Getter "With faith in progress and in a new generation of creators and spectators we call together all youth. As youth, we carry the future and want to create for ourselves freedom of life and of movement against the long-established older forces. Everyone who reproduces that which drives him to creation with directness and authenticity belongs to us." ~ Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, from a woodcut broadsheet that accompanied the Die Brücke exhibition…

1. Modernism: Comparison Europe/Australia Europe was the frontier for Modernism in the art world, with the movement emerging mid nineteenth century from artists like 19th century painter Gustave Courbet . Modernism began during the Industrial Revolution, a period of rapid change in technology which profoundly affected social, economic and cultural life in Europe. Impressionism was most prominent around this time. Impressionism in Europe often depicted the beautiful architecture and used…

with the disaster they are making. By looking at the paining someone can practically hear the smashes and crashes of all the objects falling. Some replicas of famous artworks I’ve acquired are The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh, The Scream by Edvard Munch, The Son of Man by Rene Magritte, and Café Terrace at Night by Vincent Van Gogh. All these art pieces are framed with thin, but very elegant and nicely decorated corners. The art pieces are all very vibrant with colors. Some of these art…

Audrey Niffenegger is a renowned author who has written many novels with varying genres, all subcategories of fiction, who has been referred to as taking influence from the gothic era and compared Edward Gorey and Edvard Munch in style. She centered the plotline of her international bestseller The Time Traveler’s Wife, in two areas from her past; a small town in Michigan where she was born and Chicago, Illinois where she grew up. Taking from her experiences in these…

Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton, the American director, has spent his life making important contributions to the film industry. He uniquely incorporates aspects of gothic film, horror, fantasy, and comedy to create masterpieces that shape the film industry. However, there is something special about the films that Burton creates, something that is difficult to define. I believe that Burton has created his own genre of film by blending elements of gothic film, fantasy and German expressionism.…

finishing his third year, and started the Neukunstgruppe, also known as the New Art Group, with the other frustrated students from his class. Klimt asked Schiele to put some of his work up at the 1909 Vienna Kunstschau, where he saw the works of Edvard Munch, Jan Toorop, and Vincent van Gogh including other artists as well. After Schiele was free from the restrictions of the academy 's conventions, he began to look into the human form, and human sexuality. At that time, many found his work…

Existentialism, also known as individualism, is a psychological belief originating in the late 19th century and developed throughout the 20th century in France. It was first influenced by Sartre’s philosophical view, or in general the cultural progression disciplined by theology, dramatic arts and literature. The main concept varies in philosophical, religious and political views that construct the belief’s intuition. It embraces atheism, in which existentialists believe there is no God to rule…

Pablo Picasso was of Spanish origin born in the city of Malaga. He was born on the 25th of October 1881. Pablo was the son of Don Jose Ruiz and Maria Picasso Lopez. He was a remarkable artist in the field of painting. He was also a sculptor, ceramicist, stage designer, and a poet. Picasso was a prominent figure, especially in the 20th century, because there were many art movements during that time. He had a great impact on the world of art which made him gain many fans and critics alike. He was…

Guitarist” by Pablo Picasso, 1903 Picasso emerged as a Symbolist painter from Spain, inspired by the pessimistic mood that saturated the Symbolist art movement at the turn of the century, as witnessed in the melancholic works of Aubrey Beardsley and Edvard Munch (Arnason & Mansfield, 2016, p. 137). Symbolism (1880-1910) followed the philosophy that behind the physical world lay a spiritual reality (theartstory.org, 2016). Symbolism gives great emphasis on the use of emotion, feelings and…