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"The Scream" by Edvard Munch
Daria Przybyla, Journalist
M odernism gave us many memorable works of art. Why is Munch's painting so unforgetable? What is so universal, ingenious and fascinating about "The Scream"?
As with other recognized works of art, “The Scream” has been placed in many different contexts. Art critics as well as passionate connoisseurs often point to the background element of nature’s fury. The image of chaos disempowering human mind to the scope of insanity has a strong relation to both Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon preoccupation with the uncontrollability of natural forces. Munch himself was fascinated by the off-shore imagery of the open seas, gloomy storms and winds overlapped with periods of emptiness, silence and darkness. Representation of nature in Munch’s creativity has a strong relation to his Scandinavian identity – it also constitutes one of the elements determining the condition of humanity.
 \"The Scream\"
The symbolic capacity of “The Scream” is most likely inexhaustible. From artistic genius, through depression, loneliness, excess of emotions and rebellion against anything that can be imposed on individuals and personal dignity, “The Scream” signifies what many today’s viewers find hard to name. “The Scream” is, consequently, often quoted as the ultimate manifesto of expressionism. It recounts not just the era of modernism but the whole of history that took place prior to Munch’s birth. Expressionism is, in a way, a summary of the collective biography of people born into the reality of the early 20th century.
In the present day, we can observe how the painting’s statistics incessantly grow in terms of thefts committed against its owners, price evaluations, remakes, and cultural readjustments. “The Scream” has been a subject of numerous interpretations and its final meaning, historical importance as well as influences are yet to be defined.
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Daria Przybyla Journalist, freelance academic writer and published book author. My educational background is in literature and culture studies (Master of Arts), as well as several foreign languages.
Member of EATAW - European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing.
Suite101 Feature Writer, Bella Online Art History Editor, Bukisa Contributor, and blogger.
I write on a variety of topics including: academic writing, writing fiction, astronomy, travelling, art history, literature and arts, book and movie reviews, mental health, self-improvement, and cooking.
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“The Scream” is Munch’s private reflection on living and coping with depression.
