"The Scream"
by: Edvard Munch
Based on an imitationalism point of view.
I am critiquing Edvard Munch's painting of "The Scream". First of all the colors don't look that realistic because of the texture and the materials that he used to make the image. The colors are always wavy and never straight. The proportions on the body of the man screaming is uneven and out of shape, a real body would be straight and evened out and fit. There wasn't any shading on the man or the bridge, and the water has no reflection which a normal painting should have. So for this painting it is a complete failure when it comes to imitationalism paintings. The background and the foreground is lacking have a lacking perspective.
Based on a emotional perspective.
This image has many moods. The man in the foreground seems to be frightened or scared or even shocked that he just found out something. The people in the foreground fade out and have no emotions but are warmed colored, so probably they are meant to be happy. The sky and the river are warmed colored meaning that it's a happy day or that it's a fresh, brand new day. The whole painting was made with warm colored skys, and a cool mixed colored river creating a smooth feeling, relaxing yet with a touch of fear when you look at the man in the foreground.
Based on a Formalist perspective.
The painting "Scream" by Edvard Munch has a great flow in the beginning when starring at the man on the foreground, but once you look at everything you get leaded into the waters, then into the warm sky. The texture in the image is extremly visable and fits into the painting well. They're many shapes because of the curved lines creating abstract desgins instead of shapes.
It has great balance, balancing from the top with warm colours then into the bottom with cool colours, then with the left middle got left into a mix. The movement was lead from the man, swooshing past him head into the right side, then above into the sky, around to the left, and down the bridge. So for this painting i say, Edvard did a good job making the painting looked balance, and having good movement.
Based on a emotional perspective.
This image has many moods. The man in the foreground seems to be frightened or scared or even shocked that he just found out something. The people in the foreground fade out and have no emotions but are warmed colored, so probably they are meant to be happy. The sky and the river are warmed colored meaning that it's a happy day or that it's a fresh, brand new day. The whole painting was made with warm colored skys, and a cool mixed colored river creating a smooth feeling, relaxing yet with a touch of fear when you look at the man in the foreground.
Based on a Formalist perspective.
The painting "Scream" by Edvard Munch has a great flow in the beginning when starring at the man on the foreground, but once you look at everything you get leaded into the waters, then into the warm sky. The texture in the image is extremly visable and fits into the painting well. They're many shapes because of the curved lines creating abstract desgins instead of shapes.
It has great balance, balancing from the top with warm colours then into the bottom with cool colours, then with the left middle got left into a mix. The movement was lead from the man, swooshing past him head into the right side, then above into the sky, around to the left, and down the bridge. So for this painting i say, Edvard did a good job making the painting looked balance, and having good movement.
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