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Screaming Halloween

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MadSilence did a great post on scary art in honor of Halloween.

This particular painting is was painted in 1892 by Allen C Gilbert at the age of 18, which is surprising to me given the skill of the work and the depth of the statement.

The ultimate “Horror” artist is clearly Edvard Munch

the scream

Even without trying (in this case he obviously was) his pictures are horrific and heartfelt.

The Scream is such a famous painting and the emotions in it so strong if you do a google search for it  the amount of Scream inspired pieces - serious and in jest is huge.

Here are a few examples:

interpetation

creative commons license darkumber

we all scream for achitecture

creative common license A.J.Kandy

OK, her expression isn’t quite right, not enough suffering but the background is pretty close, surprisingly enough.

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3 Responses to Screaming Halloween

  • MadSilence responded:
    Hi Heather. Munch’s Scream is a powerful iconic image that resounds across the art world. Somehow he seems to have captured the spirit of the times.
    I do like the two contemporary knock-offs.
    ~MadSilence
  • Heather responded:
    I especially like how people are influenced by art enough to comment on it.
  • Shelli Pedan responded:
    It sucks!!!

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