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The Scream By Edward Munch

Edward Munch was born in December 1863 and died in 23 January 1944. He was a Norwegian painter and greatly influenced German Expressionism in the early 20th century.

The colors used in the scream are either very bright and bold or very dull and neutral and are balanced well. When looking at the painting we can clearly see the clash between the bright and warm colors at the top, and the neutral and dark colors further down the painting.

In the sky and on the man there are lots of curves, while the bridge is painted in very loose strokes. Throughout the painting you can see all of the brush strokes clearly and how the paint isn't blended in.

The perspective and use of the rule of thirds in the picture is also interesting and leads your eye straight to the man in the picture. If you go from the little people in the back and follow the dark water from there it leads you to the man which is interesting and shows you how much movement is going on.

Edward Munch adds in lots of little details like the reflections of the sky off the rails adds more contrast to that otherwise very dark area of the painting. Also those little light blue lines in the dark water make the water look more interesting.

The thing that I like best in Munch's painting is the way he puts down the paint so you can still see the individual colors of the brush strokes. I find the contrasting colors interesting and like how the sky is exadurated and isn't really that color and would like to somehow include this idea in my work.