Edvard Munch - The Scream (1893)

'The Scream' is one of the most iconic paintings in the world, but what is it about?

By watching this video you'll learn the major facts about 'The Scream' by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (1863-1944). The painting will be visually analyzed (composition, ordonnance, color, technique, style, etc.) and the common interpretations are explained.

[Rishoutfield]

I've never understood why this painting affects me so, but having heard some of its background, I think it's meant to express dread, loneliness, hopelessness, and regret. So, it's no wonder that I feel those things when looking at it. BUT, knowing that Munch felt what he did while painting it makes me feel somehow less alone, and that's a small comfort.

[xlolapopx]

What I really adore about art is its ability to surprise you at any given point. It can take years to grab your attention or it can be an instant realisation. ‘The Scream’, took me many years but I’ve found an almost comfort in it as of recent. I’m as surprised as anyone but again, that’s art.

[juwu]

i bought a copied version and it's on my wall now.
somehow feel at peace looking at it, especially when I feel anxious,
i guess the artist did a great job in grasping the nature of the chaos in life.

[eleanorsfate]

Whenever I look at "The Scream", I feel this creeping sense of dread and anxiety, like a vague and intangable feeling lingering deep in my guts. Nothing about this picture is horrifying or disturbing, and artists have used far more shocking imagery both before and after The Scream, but nothing does it so... subconsciously. Everything about the paintings just screams "unrest", no pun intended.

[yanling]

Now I know why everytime i see the painting, the intense colour of the sky the multitude of lines curving in all directions give me such dread and uneasiness. This is the very depiction of anxiety. Props to Munch for capturing it so well

[garythsnal]

Thank you for sharing this, I hope that munch would be soothed knowing that his work is so relevant in both its visuals and its message.

[John-pvev]

This video is so incredibly informative and interesting!!! Thank

[Augustberglind]

Im so glad I watched this, as I am doing a project on northern europe for school. This is part of the culture section

[johnnygallos]

Thank You Bjork for teaching me about The Scream painting!!!

[toni_wood]

One of my Favorite Artist's has seemed to capture the totality of my life all in one facial impression....

[MissMish]

Loved it - I'm taking an online course at MoMA and have to create a presentation about a theme and I think this video would be a great asset/inclusion to 1/9th of the presentation as I am highlighting 8 other artists lìving and dead in my multimedia presentation. I would give you credit for this contribution and it would be seen by 10s of thousands of interested fellow students, artists, art lovers and the instructors of my MoMA course. In addition, I would like to interview you and get a bibliography of your sources to document all your hard work and contribution. Thank you - I enjoyed your video. The painting is how I felt when I was ten and my world was falling apart.

[cfwintner]

Very well done. I imagined that the screamer had just past the couple walking on the bridge, and is realizing how alone he is.

[parulsrivastava]

This painting reminds me of my days of mental illness. I had early symptoms of schizophrenia. There were figures around me. Like there is a figure in this painting. I was not sure that they are real or not, like this painting we cannot judge. I stayed horrified. That phase was something else. No wonder why I love this painting.

[jisnotavailable]

Massively informative vid. The analysis at the end re. the lines and colours was most welcome. Thanks so much!

[oscar]

I had to draw this for school, it ended horribly xd

[shaun]

This is an amazing painting 🎨 I love it, because I'm interested in EM and I love the story behind it. I am a recovered alcoholic and have experienced mental illness, that's why I like it and enjoyed painting it 👍💥💯❤️✝️

[artman]

The painting that many Youtube vloggers try to imitate.

[petermccarthy]

Very helpful discussion. I saw the one in the Munch museet last year. It was a profound experience. Thanks again

[myrnagrijalva]

Please do a video explaining the Black Paintings by Goya. The Dog .. is my favorite. Thank you. Superb and in depth analysis of The Scream

[realnoid]

Around the time Judge Daniel Schreber had his famous "breakdown." The Judge screamed at what he called "improvisational ppl" or improvisational just-in-time existence per Thomas Pynchon's famous opening lines, "a scream came across the sky. It has happened before but there is nothing to compare it to now." And it happened since with the jets screaming across NYC being just 1 recent example. Post 911, I heard a distorted human screaming like a siren around 2003 until 2005. It was far from auditory hallucination or psychosis. It stopped only for something worse to begin. Like 9 months of total sleeplessness w/o stim or any drugs. A living proxy for death minus all the DSM cliches. The Zoolander nightmare was only beginning for the newbie who went through any number of events of being the "other" or "that guy."