Munch
Fear, desperation, and death - Painting as an act of self-liberation
For Edvard Munch (1863-1944), painting was an act of self-liberation. His treatments of fear, desperation, and death still exert a powerful visual and psychological effect on modern viewers. Of all Munch's paintings, "The Scream" (1893), representing a figure tortured by horror, is the most well-known-and certainly one of the most expressive.
The artist reflected his innermost feelings in his work: "In reality, my art is a free confession, an attempt to clarify to myself my own relation to life..." Although Edvard Munch cannot be clearly identified with any single movement, he is deemed a pioneer of Expressionism.
About the Series:
Every book in TASCHEN's Basic Art Series features:
- a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work, covering the cultural and historical importance of the artist
- approximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions
- a concise biography
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Munch
Bischoff, Dr. Ulrich
Softcover, flaps, 18.5 x 23 cm (7.3 x 9.1 in.), 96 pages, $ 9.99 |
- Reviews (2 items)
"Si la couverture reprend l`incontournable Cri, l`ouvrage n`en évoque pas moins les créations de Munch depuis ses débuts; et revient sur ses doutes et ses interrogations."
L'œil, Paris, France
L'œil, Paris, France
- See also (9 items)
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Brücke Color and clash: the height of German expressionism |
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Expressionism Art history's most important movements and genres |
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Kandinsky Wassily Kandinsky - founder and chief theoretician of abstract art |