Examine this painting by edvard munch, "the scream," then decide which modernistic trend it best exemplifies. write a 3-5 sentence paragraph explaining and defending your choice. hint: consider color, theme, title, and subject when making your choice.

    The Scream (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."

    The Scream 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.

everybody they have a little secret something

that they don't wanna tell anybody

because it's shakin'

yeah yeah

like when your hearts racing

from having stage-fright

listen up

say okay i-i understand you but

you don't ever have to hide

no no

just look it in the eye

don't be afraid of letting go!

if you don't try you'll never know

and whoa whoa

if you really wanna win

you gotta dive in

come on now you know it's time

you never know what you may find

and whoa whoa

if you really wanna win

you gotta dive in

yeah yeah yeah yeah

hey!

time to stand up

don't have pretend

and if you mess up

just go and try again

no don't worry

you're surrounded by your friends

yeah yeah yeah yeah

don't have to hide out

don't need to fear the worst

nothing's scary

as they seem at first

hey you're a monster

you can do it that's for sure

come on come on

don't be afraid of letting go!

if you don't try you'll never know

and whoa whoa

if you really wanna win win win win

you gotta dive in

come on now you know it's time

you never know what you may find

and whoa whoa

if you really wanna win

you gotta dive in

yeah yeah yeah

you gotta face your fears

yeah yeah yeah

and they will disappear

yeah yeah yeah

what are you waiting for

yeah yeah yeah

come on

don't be afraid of letting go

if you don't try you'll never know

and whoa whoa

if you really wanna win

you gotta dive in

come on now you know it's time

you never know what you may find

and whoa whoa

if you really wanna win

you gotta dive in