<em> The Scream</em> (1893) is Edvard Munch's (1863 - 1944) most famous painting. Intriguing, it is a painting designed to create a lot of curiosity and tension about the theme that features a brilliant composition. The bold colors and the violent juxtaposition of curved and straight lines converge all over the central figure, who screams as if the medium itself is expressing emotion through this distorted and distorted figure.
The painting may have been inspired by the eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in 1883 that Munch described as "a huge, infinite scream of nature."
<em>The Scream </em>also features swirling brush strokes in the sky and water that repeat in the screaming headlines, creating a sense of anxiety. Tension is increased by the use of perspective on parallel lines of the receding bridge.
