The Scream

The Scream For my paper I selected The Scream by Edvard Munch on page 398. Edvard Munch is looked upon as one of the most significant influences on the development of expressionism. Edvard Munch was quoted as saying "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 …

…at times we feel the exact same way and we like to know other people do. Perhaps it was only when you were a child lost in the store that the store turned monstrous and all hope was lost of ever finding your mother. Or perhaps later on. We have all felt the emotion to some degree in our life, and so, though we are disturbed by the painting, we are likewise drawn to it.