so what is your views on scream by the munch?

[nail_polish]

there was a good debate recently about scream by the munch...is the person screaming or listening to screams...screams...

listen to the screams of the lives you sacrificed..eh

 

[S. Fourteen]

the painting is overrated in my opinion

 

[2Pax]

A good piece of art, it scared me first time I seen it I was about 9 years old.

 

[haunted]

It sucks ass, i know first graders that can paint better. But then again, i dont like art.

 

[Silleone]

it aint that good in my opinion but to each his own i guess.

 

[nail_polish]

so answer the question...is it screaming or listening to screams!!

 

[S. Fourteen]

^ that's up to you... I think he's screaming and saying "why the fuck is the background so wack?"

 

[Pacaveli-T]

i would say screaming th ehistory of the pic is the dude in the pic is going insane so i guess it would be a good release of it..anyways hes holding his ears cause he cant take it anymore he wants to shut the world out its the very thing that made him go "mad"

 

[Default MX]

he was on absenthine so thats why hes screaming

 

[Glockmatic]

hes screaming because hes in such an overrated painting

 

[Amara]

there was a good debate recently about scream by the munch...is the person screaming or listening to screams...screams...

listen to the screams of the lives you sacrificed..eh

Never really thought about it. I guess coz his mouth is open, it's like he's screaming. but the way the background appears to move and flow like that, it's almost like the screams are around him and he is shielding from it in shock.

I didnt keep up with the news, so was it recovered when it was stolen?

 

[Flipmo]

The time that was painted, it was during wartime. Forget which one. Anyways, we're not sure why he's screaming and that's what makes this painting great. He could have just heard some horrible news about a death of family in the war. The 2 figures behind him could mean that something was told to him and he's breaking down.

I also have always related this painting to insanity, but I think the artist wanted us to keep guessing why he would be screaming.

Apperently, this painting is known to be the best drawing of the human emotion of horror.

So if I had to answer your question. He is screaming.

 

[Maverick-old-account]

its crazy as fuck.. hard to tell what the fuck is going on in this pic. i like that part

 

[Rukas]

To me the person is screaming, and its like life and society is crashing down on him which is expressed by his wavey surroundings. Although notice the person has no legs, almost like a ghost.

To me, it always makes me think of a really bad high, when you trip out, everything around you seems normal, but fucked at the same time, and you just cant stop it.

 

[Glockmatic]

heres what the painting is (from wikipedia)

Munch wrote, concerning the image:

I was walking along a path with two friends – the sun was setting – suddenly the sky turned blood red – I paused, feeling exhausted, and leaned on the fence – there was blood and tongues of fire above the blue-black fjord and the city – my friends walked on, and I stood there trembling with anxiety – and I sensed an infinite scream passing through nature.

This has led some commentators to propose that the person in the painting is not screaming, but reacting with despair to the scream passing through nature.