Edvard Munch Power Point Presentation
- 2. Edvard Munch had a rough childhood. Consisted of many deaths of loved ones and diagnosis of his sister’s illness. His father’s depression and obsession with religion provoked him into rebellion and internal commotion. The horrific events that transpired in his early life shaped how he would live his later years.
- 3. He had many emotions bottled up inside him. Found an outlet through painting. Began painting disturbing images that evoked the emotions that construed his feelings of tumult. Pictures such as “The Scream” and “Self portrait in Hell”, brought him fame. He had internal emotional troubles that displayed throughout his artwork.
- 4. Became close friends with Hans Jaeger, an advocate of suicidal paradise. Father disowned him because of nihilist companion. Emotional stress led Edvard to paint what he felt. Traveled around the world showing off his expressionistic talents. When he came back his father died. This led him to spiral out of control and become alcohol addict. Obtained assistance with his addiction problem. After that, he became less hostile and wrought with emotion. His emotional upheaval calmed, and it projected through his art pieces.
- 5. Edvard tried Naturalism and Impressionism before falling prey to Expressionism. Enormous attribute to the expressionist movement. Expressionism is the term used to describe an art movement in which reality is distorted to express an inner vision. Expressionism portrays emotional experience rather than physical reality through art.
- 6. Edvard Munch created many art works. Portraits of females, to explore his intense and awkward feelings towards the opposite sex. He also completed many portraits of him self to evoke the emotions that were contained within him. After his rehabilitation of alcohol he stopped creating unnerving artworks. He began creating pictures with uplifting emotional projecting qualities.
- 7. His art works conjure a profuse senses of emotion. He portrays feeling through his brush techniques. The flow of the lines curves around objects to enhance feeling. He also uses color scheme to enhance the emotional evocation. He chooses starkly contrasting colors that yield one to feel. His art works are very distinguishable from any other artist.
- 8. The Scream 1893, Tempera and crayon on cardboard
- 9. Self-Portrait with Skeleton Arm 1895
- 11. Morning, 1884 Oil on canvas Puberty, 1894-5 Oil on canvas
- 12. Madonna, 1894-5 Oil on canvas Weeping Nude , 1913. Oil on canvas
- 13. Eye in Eye, 1894 Oil on canvas Melancholy, 1891 Oil on canvas
- 14. Separation, 1900 Oil on canvas
- 15. "Angst (Anxiety)," 1896, lithograph Anxiety, 1894 Oil on canvas
- 16. The Dead Mother and Child, 1897-9 Oil on canvas
- 17. The Drunken Boy, 1908 Oil on canvas
- 18. The Sun 1911-16. Oil on canvas
- 19. Starry Night. 1922-24 Oil on canvas
- 20. Edvard Munch lived a tumultuous life. Yet, without these experiences he would not have made his many masterpieces. Edvard Munch is a great role model and attribute to society. He symbolizes that we should live through our life experiences, and allow them to shape our lives. His works of art still evoke emotion into observers from all over, because emotion is the universal language of the world. End Note
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