Blog Entry #4 continued...still

The above large image is a representation of color in the history of art. It contributed a new understanding of color into the world in that it showed that you can express certain emotions using more than just the typical color scheme associated with that emotion. This painting seems to show agitation or anger, and it does not just show reds and the typical fiery colors we associate with anger, but it also has blues and blacks as well.
It stands out in its own gnere mostly because of the mixing of the two color schemes. Many works of this time had bright colors, but most of them did not mix so many different color schemes to convey one kind of emotion or feeling.
This work differs from other works by the artist because the artist seems to work in mostly subdued colors. The artist, Edvard Munch, is said to have led a life of suffering and hatred, and he showed this in his works sometimes. For example, one of his other works, a painting of the sun, as shown above, has the sun painted in a pale color as opposed to bright or happy, which is how one would think of the sun. Despite this, the image still seems to capture the viewer. However, in the featured painting, The Scream, the background shows very vivid and vibrant colors and more than the artist's work normally would show.
The artist structured his work in a somewhat asymmetrically balanced way. It is true that the sides are not the same, but the colors on each side are similar, and when focusing on the subject of the painting, many of the same elements would be on both sides if split in half. The fiery colors are also very dominant in the painting but they do not overpower the screaming subject.
The artist addresses the human form in more of an abstract way than in a realistic way. The subject almost looks like some kind of monster.
I have been more emotionally influenced by this work. In the case of many works, one could just look at a work and move on, but because of the expression on the subject's face and the contrast of colors, I am really drawn to this work.