The scream is an Edvard Munch piece of artwork that explains his feelings and thoughs. He suffered for a long time in his life panic attacks and agoraphobia. These are anxiety disorders and this is the reason of why he shows a men screamming in a desperated way.
The main figure of the painting feels overwhelmed, this is why this painting represents a lot of hard and strong feelings. You can notice the power of the mind because pannic attacks and phobias are caused for mind disorders. This is a big topic to develop because if you stop and think for a moment we never realize the power that mind have on us, if you are not mentally strong, mind can play tricks on you.
However, it is amazing how everyone has different perceptions and interpretations of this piece of artwork. A lot of people belives that the figure on the painting is srcreaming for pain, to be listened or for something in particular.
This is the reason of why this is my favorite piece of artwork because you can give it different interpretations. My interpretation to this piece of artwork is the same that Edvard Munch gives because I suffer the same type of disorders so I feel completely identified.
Hi Franco,
ResponderEliminarI really like this painting, too. For me it's got a lot to do withe the intensity of the colurs as well. Regarding Orlan, I think the bigges accomplishment for an artist is to cause some sort of feeling in the audience, and that is exactly what she does.