Edvard Munich
My artists name is Edvard Munich. He is an eighteenth century artist who painted one of the famous paintings, “The Scream”. I’m going to tell you all about him. "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 created of one's innermost heart." This quote is saying that the world needs more paintings of other stuff other than just nature. Edvard Munch was born in a rustic farmhouse in the village of Ådalsbruk in Løten, to Christian Munch, the son of a priest. He had an older sister named Joanne Sophie, and three younger siblings: Peter Andreas, Laura Catherine, and Inger Marie. Edvard and Sophie both inherited the Artistic talent from their Mother. He was related to a painter Jacob Munich and a historian Peter Andreas Munich. His Family Moved to Christiania (Now Oslo) in 1864. His father was appointed to medical officer at akershus Fortress. Edvard’s Mother died of tuberculosis in 1868, as did his favorite sister Joanne Sophie in 1877. Edvard would draw to keep himself occupied, and received tutoring from his school mates and his aunt. His Father also instructed him in history and literature, and entertaining the children with vivid ghost-stories and tales of Edgar Allen Poe. Edvard Munch was the most famous artist to emerge from the country of Norway. Munch is one of the main forces behind the Expressionist movement. His work contains a very strong sense of emotion, brought out through brilliant colors and a highly stylized way of painting. Most of his pieces contain an expressive orange-red color that is very dominant in the image. Munch's paintings of people often depict an image of death or suffering, which possibly reflects his trauma of having lost several members of his family in his youth. His portrayal of women contains certain sexual connotations. Puberty, for example, shows the sexual awareness or anxiety in the innocent. His subjects are less representational of the person than the emotion it portrays, which is the objective of Expressionism. Munch’s own deeply original style crystallized about 1892. The flowing, tortuous use of line in his new paintings was similar to