The Scream: Great Art Explained
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With "Great Art Explained" my aim is to make videos which focus on one great artwork. I want to present art in a jargon-free, entertaining, clear and concise way with no gimmicks.
Between 1863 when Munch was born and the years before the first world war, European cities were going through unprecedented change. Industrialization and economic change brought anxieties and obsessions, political unrest, and radicalism.
Questions about society and the changing role of man within it, about our psyche, our social responsibilities, and most radical of all, questions about the existence of God.
This is a period of Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzche.
This is also the period that Munch painted The Scream.
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"What a brilliant series this is" - Stephen Fry on Twitter 12 December 2020
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SUBTITLES I input the English subtitles myself but I rely on volunteers to do subtitles for other languages and I really appreciate it - just contact me at jamespayne33@hotmail.com
Chinese Subtitles by Charles Xue
Spanish Subtitles by Lourdes Saez
French Subtitles by Ludivine Desriac
Dutch Subtitles by Bart Vergouwe
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TV and FILMS
• Welcome home to The Sc...
BOOKS
Edvard Munch (World of Art) by Josef Paul Hodin
Edvard Munch: Behind the Scream by Sue Prideaux
Edvard Munch: love and angst by Karl Ove Knausgaard and Giulia Bartrum
Edvard Munch Masterpieces of Art by Candice Russell
Music:
Edvard Grieg - In The Hall Of Mountain King
"Theme" music: JS Bach “Sonata for violin solo No.1 in G Minor”
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The ending of this video is genius
Thanks so much!
I love how he has used this unsettling, anxiety causing background music to replicate the feeling of Munch's painting.
Great idea for this ending!
Absolutely
the video itself is capital A Art. Amazing, I’m so glad this comment was pinned bc after that ending I just needed to like, connect to people about what a delicious smack in the face that was. I LOVE THIS CHANNEL
Important detail about the location: that bridge near Ekeberg was known as a suicide bridge.
Interesting thanks 🙏
Another thing, it’s not really a bridge, just a road with a railing.
Heading there tomorrow
Edit: to visit, not to jump off of
@@MarkyDoesLanguages Good one!
@@MarkyDoesLanguages How was your experience?
One of the guys who stole the scream in the 90s (Pål Enger) was a soccerplayer that became so obsessed with the painting that he had to have it. Later when he was caught he became an artist in prison and now has his own artistic career.
One of his exhibitions was coshared with another famous norwegian artist Pushwagner (some call him a modern Munch) and on that exhibition he stole some of Pushwagners paintings.
That is a great story! Thanks
😯
What a thief!
@Roswell Ryan thanks, I changed it
What a Chad
I had a classmate who did most of his paintings on cardboard, and I remember our teacher telling him that he would never be a real artist because real artists don’t use cardboard. I was so mad when, years later, I learned that “The Scream” was painted on cardboard. (That same classmate got into RISD, btw 😄)
um, that's real stupid tho
So crazy that an art teacher would be that way...although I had a critical one too.
You'd think they, more than most people, would understand that the very essence of art...is expression, wherever, however, that person chooses in the time. Additionally, so many who are ridiculed, told they couldn't be 'this or that'...often do become exactly what they were told they couldn't be.
How arrogant and ignorant, of any of us to decide the outcome of another person.
That teacher could've just been quiet, at the very least.
I am so happy for your classmate.
What kind of art teacher was that? If inspiration strikes and the artist wants to paint great art on scrape of wood from a wood pile then that’s what they used
salvador dali painted on cardboard too ??? help that art teacher was uneducated as hell 😭😭😭😭
This is a public school art teacher for you.
This painting has always triggered an uneasy feeling within me that I can’t quite explain. Very ominous; haunting. Thanks for covering it!
That’s odd, it has always given me the warm fuzzies…
J/k
To me it always just looked like 😱
I think it's kinda funny and derpy in a way
Somehow this painting doesn’t give me an uncomfortable feeling. Instead, my eyes are always focusing on the interesting color palette and the swirly composition
What if I tell you that if you see the face as a dog will that make you guys feel at ease, the hands are the ears and the mouth it the dog's nose.
Wow I never realized what a copycat he is 😂
Your narration has always been great, but the editing on this episode is top-notch. Great job!
Totally agree! That sudden cut at the end... *Chef's kiss*
I disagree, the editing is actually pretty awful. The motion of each image is nauseating, there's always half a second pause before any movement, and then when it does it's often too fast and opposite from the previous motion. There isn't a lot of room to breathe. It needs more time for the viewer to take in each painting, and have more of a consistent, rhythmic, cohesive movement. Needs a lot of work.
@@balls261 hit the space bar, magic happens, you´ll see
@@balls261 thank you!! editing is as in many other episodes really amateur. please hire someone to do this job. the actual info is great and compact.
Hope you get to read this: James, I watched this video a year ago, I remembered being in awe thinking how much I had misinterpreted this masterpiece and feeling a great deal of empathy for Munch. Now, I am in the National Museum in Oslo, sitting in front of The Scream while revisiting this video. It’s like a full circle, the emotions that accompanied are hard to put into words (English is not my native language), but ‘grateful’ is definitely one that I’m feeling.
I truly appreciate your work here and how well articulated your explanations are. Hope you know the impact you have on thousands of us who support you ❤❤
I had to respond! That is so kind of you, thanks so much 🙏
Such a powerful painting, still relevant today as our lives have not slowed down but sped up instead, where noise, information, and various stimuli constantly assault us. In the uncertain times we live in (war, climate crisis, mass extinction), this piece has never been more relevant. Anyone struggling with mental health can easily relate to Munch's art. Thank you James for your insights. I've never realised how such a small detail as the men in the background affected the painting. By blocking the vanishing point (literally in French the runaway/escaping point), they trap us in the painting and in the foreground character's agony.
I was amazed just how big a difference the addition/removal of those figures made. It's like a different panting.
Yoga and meditation are great way of in touch within one's inner wisdom, so one is able to control receiving what information comes in,rather controlled by the vast wave of information !
On the verge Government induced famines as well.
Before I watch the video I always re-examine the artwork and take my time enjoying it before I’m schooled. Thank you so much for opening the window for me.
This channel is so far off from my normal viewing, but it’s just so good. Listening to people deeply engaged in their subject is always interesting!
"The Germens thought his work was too brutal"
Rich coming from Germans.
Excellent use of Grieg's music to accompany Munch's work.
I really appreciate seeing some of the contemporary woks that could have inspired him. Also brings home how unique and singular Munch was, transforming it into something wholly his own.
One of my favorite paintings ever. As someone who struggles with anxiety, hearing Munch describing this "scream through nature" is so fascinating. Sometimes anxiety can feel like a scream I have yet to release, and can't and sometimes it feels as if the reality around me is screaming at me. That warped and murky-colored feeling is also present, as sometimes anxiety can suck all of the color out of life, minus the ones that bring you bad moods or fear. I really do love this channel, you really do a great of "demystifying" art. Growing up, these artists and pieces of work were placed on such high pedestals and their talent was so great that I never even thought I could "understand" them, but your videos have been so great in humanizing these artists and their works. They were, at the end of the day, people who had very similar struggles to us all.
Amazing work,acessible to non-art educated like myself,but fully informative and entertaining.
Thank you.
I was waiting for this video. Thank you
Same here! Thanks, you took the words right outta my.. hand?
saw a comment about how "The Scream" is just a meme, but the beauty of the arts is that each work is up to interpretation
or an emoji 😱
I would love to see you guys do one of Goyas' peices, I think there's alot to talk about there.
It’s just me - and Goya is planned!
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@@GreatArtExplained Your stuff is so well done I thought there must be a whole team behind it😄
That’s a real compliment thanks 🙏
Saturn Devouring His Son would be 🔥
@@seriousbinch3749 no doubt about it. That painting is still one of the most profoundly disturbing and discussed paintings ever.
I call my artworks "my children" and I have for at least 10 years. Haha -- I found that super relatable here. Another great video :)
Not an artist here but I can imagine myself not selling my artworks if I have a choice.
It's like selling an emotional memory !
The rich history of art explained so beautifully. Thank you!
Thanks 🙏
A video about my favorite painting with my favorite song in the background, truly extraordinary
Saw the Munch exhibition in London a few years ago and really resonated with me then just how anxious Munch felt
The baroque paintings are the most beautiful paintings in Europe in my pov. But being an artist I love all types of paintings. Each and every paintings has their own unique meaning and beauty. 💖
The only thing I can't stand are blank canvases. Like come on, put some effort!
@@nunyabiznes33 Agreed. That's money laundering actually!
The fact that it‘s not the figure screaming but nature around it, makes it even better
Munch’s whole body of work seem underrated. I’m reminded of Kirchner’s depiction of social isolation in a modern world twenty years later (different colours and forms) with a similar feeling. Thank you for another fantastic video. 😍
One of my fav paintings.. cant wait to watch this one!
Thank you for making such incredible art so accessible. I showed your video on Monet to my family and they were in rapture! I love all the research that goes into doing what you clearly love, please continue.
Thanks james 🙏
My favorite painting ever. Went to Oslo 2 months ago to see this in real life. Breathtaking. Thank you for this channel. Also really liked the Peer Gynt intro!
Bucket list updated!
If you can visit the van gogh museum in amsterdam. You’ll be floored a second time.
Been there many times, absolutely a great museum as well.
have ya just not seen a lot of paintings, or?
@@VeggieRice you listen to yachty
I’ve felt this sensation. The downward spiral of existence is truly one of the most profound experiences
I’m so glad you’re back
Another great video. Nice one.
I know very little about art, I've tried reading about it before but often felt like i was just learning facts to impress people with - knowing the "right answers" so to speak. I have very little interest in that sort of learning. With you however I'm really gaining an appreciation and seeing paintings in a way i hadn't done before. Thank you.
One of the most iconic masterpieces of all time finally covered by my favourite channel! There was so much more to ol’ Ed Munch but this is undoubtedly his most famous piece. Thank you 🙏
Brilliant assessment of one of the world's most famous paintings! And your use of music was inspired. It makes the viewer feel some of the anxiety Munch felt.
The music doesn't make me anxious then again I've been obsessed with it since I heard it in little Einstein's when I was little so
I never thought I'd be so into Art History until I found your channel. Thank you for all that you do!
something about Munch’s art and the lack of everything needing to be pristine and perfect just feels so authentic to me.
I was about to read about the scream two weeks ago , but in the previous video you mentioned that you will be covering it . Glad I waited , to be honest the way you narrate the whole painting along side with artist & cities is truly Impeccable. I'm truly a fan of yours .
Remarkable video, as a fun fact I may add that the great impact on painting had polish precusor of modernism- Przybyszewski. After his lectures, Munch was deeply inspired and then world saw "Scream". Aditionally, both of them kept in touch and were quite close. You can even see him on some of Munch paintings!
Amazing! 😮
One of my favourites ever! I was extremely fortunate to be in Tokyo during the Munch retrospective held there in 2018 and got to see it in the flesh. The collective experience of his other artwork prior to and after The Scream has greatly increased my appreciation for Munch. Your video adds so much depth to the painting and Munch himself. Thank you for this excellent breakdown!
I LOVE your videos, thank you so much! Your opening up this art world to me is brilliant. Please continue with this! ♥️🤗👍🇩🇪
Excited about this one! Found the channel a few months ago, and it has become one of my favourites 😍
In the future there will be a 'RUclipsr's Great Works Explained' series, where someone will explain to us in detail why your video series is bloody genius.
Thanks for that nice comment! 🙏
this painting has always seemed like such a pure display of fear and pain. That feeling of utter panic and lack of control, until all you can do is cover your ears and scream
Was waiting for this one!
Fantastic work man. Loved the opening (the hall of the mountain king is a favorite of mine and really adds to the "feel" of the work).
Your quick but fully packed biography was fantastic.
The exploration of the painting and psyche behind it was spot on. Glad to see you and the channel expanding and getting bigger cause this is probably the best art channel on RUclips
Thanks 🙏
It's my favorite music of all time
Most anticipated video on RUclips.
Thanks so much for watching 🙏
Ahhh so happy to see this. My weekend starts wonderful! Thank you Mr. Payne. Its always a pleasure!
Thanks 🙏
The structure of the video itself manages to evoke exactly the same feelings as the painting. The way you were able to convey the essence of The Scream through a completely different medium, was mind-blowing. Grieg's hard-hitting composition perfectly complemented the turbulent scenes of modern urban life in the B&W footages to produce such a jarring, disorienting and unnerving effect that it totally overwhelmed every faculty of mine until I could no longer endure the "scream". I think this is exactly what Munch must have felt- going through personal tragedies and his own mental health issue while struggling against the angst of the rapidly changing world around him and the crises of meaning that it generated. He must have felt an intensely overpowering desire to somehow block, in one stroke, each one of these powerful currents to regain some semblance of respite in his inner self.
Been waiting on this one!
Yay! Another video! Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Love your videos! Really want to watch one on Malevitch’s “black square” one day
I’ve been excited for this one
This video is a piece of art itself.
The 'classic' image we see is just one of several he created (as mentioned), but I love it. Thank you so much for so much history and great presentation!
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Excellent presentation. Very enjoyable.
This channel has quickly become one of my favorites. I’ve told at least a dozen people about it.
My favorite painting of all time! I’m so happy 😍 This painting always move me for some reason I don’t know why lol!! I remember in middle school I did an essay about it during art class. My teacher gave me a A+ aha it brings back some good memories. Great analysis as usual! Love from France!
For whatever it’s worth…
I just want to say *Thank You* for your work.
I can’t tell you how much I love your Channel.
Music and Film have always been extremely important to me; But, your videos are the reason that I now feel the same way about Painting.
If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have known about ‘Guernica’, or many of the other Masterpieces that you have covered in your videos.
I also wouldn’t know about Francis Bacon, or any of my other, new-favorite Artists…
If I had not been inspired by your videos.
I cannot tell you how much I appreciate what you have given me. Art is my favorite thing in this World; And you are responsible for showing me-so many things that I now love.
So, I just want to genuinely say:
_Thank you so much._
🙏
I've been waiting for this. Finallyy!!
Million+ subs and still the most underrated channel
I love this channel! I did not know much about this painting or the artist, but it was very interesting to learn that Munch was letting his works get weathered by the elements. That's a really awesome concept that he believed each of his works had their own lives.
Hmm, Munch's idea for his paintings to have an on-going life is intriguing. A work is not finished upon the last brush stroke, but would have the ages continue to work on it. Thanks for sharing.
Your channel is incredible... it's given me a newfound passion for studying and understanding art that I haven't felt since college. One of best channels on RUclips!
I have a school project on "The Scream" and this video helped me a lot!
Great!
another 10/10 video. best channel on youtube!
I’m so glad your videos were suggested to me! I have been enjoying them so much!! Thank you for creating these wonderful “lectures”.
Music was a little loud at the end, got a bit distracting, which like, i get the vibe but I'd prefer to understand what I'm being told.
I agree. I understand it was meant to be building up and chaotic before the silence, but what would have increased the desired effect and helped clarity would have been if the narrator had increased his speaking volume with the music - not artificially but actually as if he was trying to shout over the music.
Thanks for the comment - I understand what you are saying - I actually wanted the effect of being drowned out and overwhelmed - I was just getting a little “arty” I guess
Your channel has truly opened my mind to appreciate all styles of art and its rich history. Thank you.
all your videos are true treasure on the internet
I wonder if Munch experienced sensory overload typical of neurodivergent folks. Covering the ears is a common response to sensory overload with autism, for example. Feeling blocked in by the figures at the other end of the bridge, the viewer (“the world” that is always watching and judging) and the overstimulating light and color of the sky. The inhuman form of the figure also makes me think of the experience of dissociating (depersonalization and derealization) - a coping mechanism for longterm exposure to trauma and abuse.
I visited the munch museum in Olso this year and I really began to love his art. It looks simple at first but then u can interpret deep meanings and stories into it. I love thinking about art and speculate about the meaning.
Especially in this piece, everyone can see their own story in it, depending on their point in life or their character. Its one of my favourite paintings.
One of the most informative, interesting, and well-made videos on RUclips. I always learn so much from each and every video. I really appreciate the time and effort gone into making them.
My goodness, what a difficult life Munch had!! I so enjoyed your choice of music for this artist having first heard that piece at the age of 12.
I stumbled on your channel three hours ago and have already watched four of your videos! Even though I paint now and then, I know absolutely nothing about art - I’m appreciating your informative videos so much. I had no idea Munch tried so many styles; he certainly was a talented artist. I was particularly touched that as gifted as he was, he was uncertain as to his own particular style; I can certainly relate to that dilemma! Thank you, again.
Incredible as always! Your insight on art is always a pleasure to listen to. Introspective and interesting commentary never fails.
I have painted this image several times. I feel it is a perfect representation of anxiety - and Munch was quite right to be offended by the outrageous interpretations re his mental health. He was en pointe imo. Thank you for your channel.
Me too 🎨
I draw it repeatedly. I’m American of Norwegian descent.
So glad these explanations of famous works of art are back - the comprehensive amount of detailed illustration and information make each of these and education in art, its techniques and the history and context of the time in which it was painted. Thank you
Wow....this is such a good series!!! The role of the artist is to push society forward. Great artists often pay a huge price. I appreciate them all for dragging us along
Every time I know you have something new, I rush to it. You are a phenomenal presenter.
Hahaha. I love the cut to the sponsor, brilliant! Another fine video of art education and history, keep it up!
Thank you for your fascinating commentary on this iconic painting. The Grieg works on so many levels! I loved the glimpses of his other work, and the info on the painting medium. Love all your work so far! Best thing on RUclips!
Wow, fantastic as usual! I have to admit, the end, with the music build up and the intense bustle of cities all tying back to Munch's anxiety gave me goosebumps
I can't thank this channel enough. The amount of information I get to know is insane and worth beyond my words of gratitude
I remember we were taught that everything “screams” in this painting, starting with the human figure. Your explanation makes more sense, I should say (plus the actual proof and logic and profound research). Or may be I am biased because I find all of your documentaries beyond fascinating and I somehow just always agree with everything you narrate and explain. Your perspective is just it, it is the most … perceptive and acute.
Yet another masterpiece of a video. Thank you so much.
This channel is incredible. I love learning about these works of art. Thank you for creating such fabulous videos.
This video is a piece of art as well. The narration, the story line, the music. Just awesome!
Absolutely love art and the way you talk about it in your videos, thank you for creating them! It’s always a delight when I get a notification about your new video. Please keep enlighten and educate! Thank you for your time and effort, we are greatly appreciate it!
I love how you used the music in this episode, a bit loud for the narration and it really gave me that feeling that Munch was trying to express of anxiety.
brilliant, thank you
Beautifully presented James. Thank you so much. Always a special day when I have your videos to look forward to when I get home.
Your videos are always so insightful and enjoyable. Thank you!
I’m always excited to see there’s a new upload from this channel! Thank you for your hard work!
Always enjoy your elaboration on how a painter develop his/her style. Really love your commentaries. Please keep postingg!
This painting reminds me of the movie Home Alone when the kid reacts to trying after shave
I think that's relateable for me. I can't remember what I was doing but something reminded me of how quickly time passed and a deep fear suddenly came out of nowhere. An anxiety that soon I would no longer be here. Without even thinking, a thousand fears came up. Noise comes out of nowhere and brings fear with it.
I'm starting to get why this is a personal favourite piece now. 😂😂
I love this tiny detail at 16:20 where when the narrator says that Munch wanted to block all this noise, the video immediately goes black and soundless for some time.
Always look forward to seeing a new video from your great channel 👍
I just discovered this channel and I couldn't be more delighted.
Still the best channel on RUclips!! Another fascinating video. Really enjoyed it. Thanks James.
Always good to see you comment Cathal - thanks for your continued support 🙏 james
Really happy to see a sponsor for this video, the hours you put into these films does not go unnoticed, i hope more will sponsor you in the creation of great educational film. Thank you for another wonderful
Video, I am excited to see his work displayed at the courtald’s new exhibition
Thank you for your well researched information and commentary. I always look forward to your videos.
Thanks for watching
what an incredible mix of sound and images during the intro
today i found your channel and have been slowly going through each video and ive loved all of them so far!!! the way you explain the art and speak is just so great and easy to understand!!! i do not know anything about art tbh but ive been wanting to appreciate it more so thank you!!!