What is His Work Like?
Munch’s artwork was often made as a response to his feelings about people he knew and places he went to.
He felt very intense emotions, like anger and fear. So unlike some other artists, who just painted what they saw in front of them, Munch would try to paint how he felt when he looked at a person or a scene. 💭
This is called symbolism. Where you try to represent a feeling or message.
For example, if you looked at a friend and thought they looked happy, instead of drawing a realistic portrait of your friend, you might instead use happy colours like yellow and pink and use big brushstrokes to try and express your friends happiness. 🌈
A lot of Munch’s work show us life and death, intense feelings like loneliness or sadness. The darker the colour, the sadder he was. 🎨