Certainly a chair can be just as interesting as a human being. But first the chair must be perceived by a human being… You should not paint the chair, but only what someone has felt about it.
The Scream
Discussing his approach to art, emphasizing emotional perception over objective realism.
Late 19th - Early 20th Century
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"By painting colors and lines and forms seen in quickened mood I was seeking to make this mood vibrate as a phonograph does. This was the origin of the paintings in The Frieze of Life."
Strange & Unusual"My art is truly a confession. A voluntary unveiling of my soul."
Controversial"To those that labeled his work morose and too unsettling, Munch declared that 'I have tried to understand my life and its significance. I intended to help others do the same about their own lives'."
Strange & Unusual"Man is nothing but a beast, a highly developed animal."
Controversial"The soul is an entity that exists in a state of eternal flux."
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