The Life and Times of Edvard Munc

We want more than a mere photograph of nature. We do not want to paint pretty pictures to be hung on drawing-room walls. We want to create, or at least lay the foundations of, an art that gives something to humanity. An art that arrests and engages. An art created of one's innermost heart." (E.M.) Edvard Munch was born December 12, 1863 in Loten, Norway. He was one of five children born to Christian Munch, a …

…a lot of his talent came from his torment. However, even amidst the twisted action of his work, I think there is a kind of beauty that can only come out of the repulsiveness. He truly had a style like no other, and brought a new form of art into the world. Bibliography www.mnc.net/norway/munch.htm www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/munch/ www.museumsnett.no/nasjanalgalleriet/munch/eng/innhold/biograf.html