Edvard Munch: Expressionist

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Edvard Munch Expressionist
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Who is Edvard Munch?

• He was born on December 12, 1863 in Loten,
  Denmark.
• When he was five his mother died. When he was 14
  his sister died.
• He decided to become a painter at the age of 17.
• He had his first private exhibition in 1889, the
  same year his father died.

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Expressionism

• Munch was one of the first artists known as
  Expressionists.
• Expressionists would use their artwork to express
  their inner emotions, not necessarily to paint
  what they saw.

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How did Expressionists paint?

• Expressionists would use color and shape to
  express emotions in their paintings.
• Red could express anger or love and white might
  express purity or innocence.
• Shapes would be distorted to show anguish.

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The Scream

• Munchs most famous painting is The Scream,
  painted in 1893.
• Its central figure is a symbol of modern man,
  terrified of the state of the world.
• The painting shows pain, isolation, and fear.

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Munch Late in Life

• In 1908, he suffered a nervous breakdown.
• He moved back to Norway and continued to paint
  until his death in 1944.
• Munchs methods influenced many artists, even
  today, and his paintings remain portrayals of
  every persons search for meaning in the world.