Just imagine, the Fab Four of Cley will be going to Oslo this summer, “going for culture“, as Selma 🙂 puts it. We are excitedly planning the trip. The first address is the new Munch Museum, “the museum with the kink” as Siri 🙂 calls it. Dina has already prepared a lot of things for us. She spent several hours in the ‘Munch’.
Stellt euch vor, die Fab Four of Cley werden im Sommer nach Oslo fahren und “auf Kultur machen“, wie Selma 🙂 es ausdrückt. Wir sind freudig aufgeregt mit der Planung zugange. Die erste Adresse ist das neue Munch Museum, “das Museum mit dem Knick” wie Siri 🙂 es nennt. Dina hat schon Vieles fein vorbereitet. Im ‘Munch’ hat sie einigen Stunden verbracht, ohne für uns etwas wegzugucken.

You probably know “The Scream“, a painting whose versions Munch painted during his time in Berlin. Typical of Much are the many versions he often painted of one picture. He would have driven our dear Dina to a frenzy, because he couldn’t throw anything away. Because of his slight tendency to be a messie, the Munch Museum owns an astonishing 28,000 paintings, drawings and prints by him. However, Siri 🙂 and 🙂 Selma are tussling, he did not take care of his work. He stored some of his paintings outdoors, which is why they served as toilets for birds and showed water damage that can still be seen today.
Sicher kennt ihr “Der Schrei“, ein Bild, dessen Versionen Munch während seiner Zeit in Berlin malte. Typisch für Much sind diese vielen Versionen, die er oftmals von einem Bild malte. Er hätte unsere liebe Dina zur Weißglut gebracht, denn er konnte nichts wegwerfen. Wegen seiner leichten Tendenz zum Messie besitzt das Munch Museum erstaunliche 28.000 Bilder, Zeichnungen und Drucke von ihn. Allerdings, da raufen sich Siri 🙂 und 🙂 Selma die Haare, hat er sich nicht um sein Werk gekümmert. Einige seiner Bilder lagerte er im Freien, weswegen sie den Vögeln als Toilette dienten und Wasserschäden aufwiesen, die noch heute zu sehen sind.

When the travel-loving Munch exhibited his paintings in Berlin, they were called an ‘insult to art’. Henrik Ibsen felt threatened by them and later, during the occupation of Norway, they were called ‘degenerate art’ while the works of his hated competitor Gustav Vigeland were seen as an expression of fascist aesthetics. History is not always easy to understand. Amazingly, when Munch died in 1944, the Nazis organised a large funeral for him, who was opposed to the Nazis and their occupation of Norway in contrast to Hamsun.
Als der reiselustige Munch seine Bilder in Berlin ausstellte, wurden sie als eine ‘Beleidigung der Kunst’ bezeichnet. Henrik Ibsen fühlte sich von ihnen bedroht und später bei der Besetzung Norwegens wurden sie als ‘entartete Kunst’ bezeichnet, während die Werke seines von ihm gehassten Konkurrenten Gustav Vigeland als Ausdruck faschistischer Ästhetik gesehen wurden. Geschichte ist nicht immer einfach zu verstehen. Verblüffender Weise organisierten die Nazis, als Munch 1944 starb, eine große Beerdigung für ihn, der gegen die Nazis und deren Besetzung Norwegens im Gegensatz zu Hamsun eingestellt war.

Don’t you think that Munch’s most famous paintings have something dark about them? Siri 🙂 said that this was because Munch had a less than happy life. He was confronted early on with the death of his mother and sister and suffered from delusions. “The Scream“, he reported himself, was based on a hallucination. He heard and saw it as a weather front approached him. His delusions distressed him so much that in 1908 he was treated in a psychiatric hospital for several months. After his release, much changed for him: his images became brighter, almost optimistic, and he had the longed-for financial success he had always striven for. Siri’s comment: “Finally, a successful therapy“.
Munchs bekannteste Bilder haben etwas Dunkles. Siri 🙂 meinte, das läge daran, dass Munch ein nicht gerade fröhliches Leben hatte. Er wurde früh mit dem Tod z.B. seiner Mutter und seiner Schwester konfrontiert und litt unter Wahnvorstellungen. “Der Schrei“, so berichtete er selbst, beruht auf einer Halluzination. Er hörte und sah ihn als sich eine Wetterfront näherte. Seine Wahnvorstellungen bedrängten ihn derart, dass 1908 für einige Monate in einer psychiatrischen Klinik in Behandlung war. Nach seiner Entlassung änderte sich Vieles für ihn: Seine Bilder wurde heller, geradezu optimistisch, und er hatte den ersehnten finanziellen Erfolg, den er immer angestrebt hatte. Siris Kommentar: “Endlich mal ‘ne gelungene Therapie“.

Munch’s big breakthrough came in 1912 at the epochal and successful Sonderbund exhibition at the Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne, which he visited together with Picasso. This exhibition of modern art featured 32 paintings by him and 16 by Picasso, together with modern classics such as van Gogh, Cézanne and Gaugin. From then on, Munch was recognised as an essential painter of modernism.
Der große Durchbruch wurde Munch 1912 bei der epochalen wie erfolgreichen Sonderbundausstellung im Kölner Wallraf-Richartz-Museum beschert, wo er zusammen mit Picasso die Ausstellung moderner Kunst besuchte, bei der 32 Bilder von ihm und 16 von Picasso zusammen mit den Klassikern der Moderne wie van Gogh, Cézanne und Gaugin zu sehen waren. Fortan wurde Munch als wesentlicher Maler der Moderne anerkannt.

If mobile phones had existed in Munch’s day, surely he would have taken selfies all the time. Nevertheless, he often photographed himself, often in profile as opposed to his painted self-portraits. Munch, who first studied engineering at his father’s insistence, was interested in technical innovations and especially photography throughout his life. From around 1902, he photographed himself with a Kodak Bullseye No.2, but it was not until the 1980s that the then director of the Munchmuseet, Arne Eggum, paid tribute to Munch’s photographs.
Hätte es zu Munchs Zeiten Handys gegeben, sicher hätte er ständig Selfies gemacht. Nichtsdestotrotz fotografierte er sich oftmals selbst, häufig im Profil im Gegensatz zu seinen gemalten Selbstportraits. Munch, der auf Drängen seines Vaters hin, zuerst Ingenieurwesen studierte, war Zeit seines Lebens an technischen Neuerungen und besonders an der Fotografie interessiert. Seit etwa 1902 fotografierte er sich mit einer Kodak Bullseye No.2. Aber erst in den achtziger Jahren würdigte der damalige Direktor des Munchmuseet, Arne Eggum, Munchs Fotografien.
For those who would like to learn more about Munch, we recommend
Ketil Bjørnstad: The Story of Edvard Munch
Ketil Bjørnstad: Oda!
Ulrich Bischoff: Edvard Munch
Heidi Bale Amundsen (ed.): The Experimental Self. The Photography of Edvard Munch
Wer sich weiter über Munch informieren möchte, empfehlen wir
Ketil Bjørnstad: Ein Leben für die Kunst
Ketil Bjørnstad: Oda
Ulrich Bischoff: Edvard Munch
Keep well
The Fab Four of Cley
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© Text and illustrations, Hanne Siebers and Klausbernd Vollmar, Cley next the Sea, 2023
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Thank you, dear Manisha 🙏
Wishing you a wonderful weekend
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My dear friends, I look forward to catching up with you in Oslo this summer and exploring more of Munch together in the ever-changing exhibitions. I’m a fan of his work and your excellent write-up has whetted my appetite for more. I have read Ketil Bjørnstad’s Oda which I enjoyed very much. His book about Munch’s life will be ordered next.
I’m getting ready for my stuga soon. Are you going away for Easter?
Kram
Annalena x
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Good afternoon, dear Annalena
We will stay at home over the Easter Holidays, too much people around at our coast and everywhere.
We read “Oda” and found it interesting how all these Norwegian artists are connected and knew each other.
Have a great break at your stuga. We are just planning the drive to Frederikstad. Looking forward to look with you at Munch.
Love ❤
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Das sieht fantastisch aus!
LG U+H
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Das ist es auch.
Herzliche Grüße nach Frankfurt
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Meine Schwester und ihr Mann sind Munch-Fans und haben sogar ein Kuscheltier nach ihm benannt 😉 Ganz viel Spaß in Norwegen!
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Wir lieben Munch ebenfalls, sowohl seine frühen dunkleren Bilder, als auch die hellen.
Danke, wir werden Norwegen sicher genießen. Wir sind alle auch schon mehrmals dort gewesen und unsere liebe Dina ist Norwegerin.
Ein schönes Wochenende wünschen wir dir
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Cool building. What a fun time.
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Dear Timothy,
thank you.
Oslo is full of cool buildings. We’ll have fun there.
Take care
The Fab Four of Cley
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You have set the scene for your visit well in this delightful read!
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Thank you very much 🙏 🙏
Best wishes from
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You are very welcome!
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You are going to have a wonderful time! Thanks for the interesting article, and the lovely photos to accompany it.
Love from Beetley, Pete and Ollie. X
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Dear Pete,
we are sure that we will like our holiday in Norway very much. Already as children we visited Norway and Dina was born and brought up there. We can understand Norwegian a little bit but speak only a few basic sentences. Dina will do the speaking.
Love from the sunny coast xxxx
The Fab Four of Cley
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Ich habe den Musuemsrundgang mit euch Lieben zu Eduard Munch sehr genossen und er hat mich auch an die tollen Bilder erinnert, die wir anlässlich unseres Besuches im Kunsthaus, Zürich gesehen haben:) Ich wünsche euch schon jetzt einen interessanten Aufenthalt in Oslo!
Cari saluti Martina
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Dankeschön, liebe Martina.
Wir wünschen dir dein vergnügliches Wochenende
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Not my type of art, but I can see his skill. Thanks for the introduction.
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Hi Jacqui,
you are very welcome.
Happy weekend
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Happy travels!
Also most interesting day wear of the chap from Herning Gymnasium, with a daisy decorated tutu over his jeans, nice find Hanne! 🙂
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I was intrigued by him too!
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We thought this as well, dear Fraggle.
That was obviously his dress for looking at art.
Wishing you a happy weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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We as well, dear Jude!
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Wowww. Ooooslo. Enjoy! 28,000 painting is mind-boggling. That’s like 1 a day for 76 years, likely therefore more than 1 a day. How is that possible?! 😱
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Dear John,
We have no idea. But, as we wrote, he threw nothing in the bin. We try to find out when we are in Oslo.
Thanks and cheers
The Fab Four of Cley
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Best wishes on your trip to Oslo, F4. I wish I could go to the Munch since I have enjoyed his work. Thank you for sharing the information about this artist.
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You are very welcome, dear John, and thanks a lot.
Wishing you a relaxed weekend
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Wishing y’all the same
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Never got to Oslo during my time working in Norway, but having see photos from a Norwegian blogger over the years it looks to be a very interesting city. Enjoy your trip.
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Indeed, dear Jude, Oslo changed quite a bit over the last ten or more years. The Oslo our dear Master was visiting as a young teenager was quite different from the Oslo he visited five years ago.
We are sure we will enjoy Oslo and Norway.
Thanks and keep well
The Fab Four of Cley
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Leider war bei uns 2021 das Munchmuseum noch nicht eröffnet. Ich wäre sehr gerne rein gegangen. Schöne Zeit in Oslo
LG Andrea
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Danke, liebe Andrea. Unser Urlaub in Oslo und Umgebung ist ja noch etwas hin. Aber wir freuen uns schon. Da wir alle Oslo ganz gut kennen, sind wir bereits besonders aufgeregt.
Liebe Grüße vom Meer
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I very much enjoyed seeing some of Munch’s work when I visited Oslo some years ago and at some exhibits in NYC. An afternoon in Vigelund’s sculpture park I would describe as an interesting experience but not enjoyable for a number of reasons. The new Munch museum looks amazing and another great reason to return to Oslo.
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Dear Robert,
we suppose we will write about Vigeland later when we have visited the Vigeland Park.
Architecture and culture in general is one reason for going to Oslo nowadays.
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Fab Four of Cley,
Good to hear you are all well and planning ahead for your summer.
Once again you have taught me more in the world of culture and I greatly appreciate it. I hope you all enjoy your journey back to Oslo. Despite so much changing, hopefully you will find some old landmarks you remember from previous visits.
Take care,
GP
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Good morning, dear GP
We are planning and very much looking forward to our trip to Norway in July. For our dear Master it has been several years – we think five – that he hasn’t been to Oslo. The area what was harbour before has changed quite a bit but other parts of Oslo haven’t.
Thanks for commenting.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend, stay healthy and happy
The Fab Four of Cley
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Have a wonderful time in Oslo!
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Thanks a lot, dear Sue 🙏 🙏
All the best
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Wir waren vor etwa 5, 6 Jahren in Oslo und natürlich dem Munch-Museum.
Danke für die ganzen Infos nochmal zu seiner Person.
Sein zahlenmässiger Output war ja dem Picasso fast ebenbürtig, das will was heißen!
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Lieber Gerhard,
stell dir vor, du würdest weltberühmt und alles, was du je gemacht hast, käme in ein Museum. Das würde wahrscheinlich auch schnell die Magazine des Museums füllen.
Vielen Dank und mit lieben Grüßen von der heute regnerischen Küste
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Wenn ich weltberühmt wäre, dann würde ich mich ärgern, daß auch Zweitrangiges und Drittrangiges von mir gezeigt würde.
Allerdings: Ich kannte einen Keramiker, der einiges von sich weg warf und dies dann von jemand ausgeschart wurde und auf seinem Hof gezeigt wurde. Als der Keramiker nach Jahren wieder in seine ehemalige Gegend kam, fand er die Dinge beim Nachbarn vor und dachte sich: Das eine oder andere war doch gut gelungen.
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Ja, so geht es …
Beim Schreiben behalte ich die meisten Fassungen und Entwürfe. Ab und an greife ich auf sie zurück, wenn ich einen Artikel oder eine Post schreibe. Als Keramiker ist das viel schwieriger, da die Kunstwerke wie auch bei einem Maler viel Platz benötigen.
Alles Gute
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Das ist es wohl, Keramik braucht Platz. Und auch Zeit.
Nun gut, auch gute Texte brauchen ihre Zeit.
Hast Du deine Texte unter Tags abgelegt?!
Liebe Grüsse aus Unterfranken.
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Ich habe meine Texte und Textfassungen als Worddateien abgespeichert. Variationen meiner Buchtexte und Texte längerer veröffentlicher Aufsätze lege ich unter dem jeweiligen Titel des Textes ab. Andere Ideen speichere ich unter Sachgruppen wie ‘Farben’, ‘Symbolik’, “Nordisches’ etc. ab. Was in keine Sachgruppe passt, wird unter ‘Arbeitsjournal’ abgespeichert.
So kann ich am schnellsten finden, was ich von den alten Texten benötige.
Bei neuen Veröffentlichungen greife ich häufig auf diese Texte zurück. Zu jeder Sachgruppe gibt es nämlich die Kategorie ‘UNVERWERTET’, wo ich Ideen und Fakten finde, die ich noch nicht veröffentlicht habe.
Liebe Grüße vom Meer nach Unterfranken
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Das Wort “unverwertet” erinnert mich an etwas Feines, aber was ist es?!
Es gibt einen Maler, der in Kursen zeigt, wie man unfertige, “schlechte” Blätter so bearbeitet, daß ein neues, Ganzes draus wird.
Bei meinen 300.000+ Fotos ist manches, was sich eignet für eine Verwertung später. So etwa auch Insekten auf Buchseiten im Garten, die Wörter abtasten (lesen). Da habe ich einen extra Ordner angelegt.
Das mit den Unverwertet-Schubläden sollte ich mal bedenken.
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Wir haben dann z.B. unter dem Stichwort ‘Farben’ die Unterabteilung ‘Rot’ und dort dann ‘ROT unverwertet’.
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“Rot unverwertet”, das trifft bei mir nur zu, weil ich rotgrünschwach bin. Etwas, was mich schon als Kind gequält hatte. Und verhindert hat, daß ich Kunst studierte.
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Was für ein wundervoller Beitrag. Nicht nur für Munch-Fans. Ich war im Dezember in Oslo. Unbedingt auch das neue Nationalmuseum und die Deichman Bibliothek besuchen. Es ist fantastisch anzusehen, wie viel Norwegen in Kultur und Bildung investiert. Ich wünsche eine wunderbare Zeit in meiner Seelenheimat.
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Liebe Constanze,
ja, das finden wir auch, es ist vorbildlich, wieviel Geld in Kultur in Norwegen investiert wird. In dem Blogbeitrag vor diesem hier berichteten wir über die Deichman Bibliothek
Ein weiteres sehenswertes Gebäude finden wir auch die viel ältere Oper
Wir werden erst Ende June fahren und dann im August zurückkommen. Aber die Vorfreude ist schon groß.
Mit lieben Grüßen vom Meer
The Fab Four of Cley
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I agree with Siri–it’s nice to know that Munch’s therapy was effective and his depression improved.
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Dear Tanja,
therapy with artists is always problematic. There is a danger to diminish their creativity.
In contrast to Munch, Hermann Hesse’s therapy by C.G. Jung was far less successful, although Hesse wrote “Siddharta” after the first therapy, he quickly fell back into depression and suicidal thoughts.
Thanks and wishing you all the best
The Fab Four of Cley
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We are complex and complicated creatures…
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That’s our advantage, dear Tanja.
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a revelation ; a wonderful post: it brightened my day, the first day of April; thanks 🙂
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Thank you very much, dear John.
We are happy that you like our post.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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thank you so much; same back to you 🙂
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Ahhhh….. Therapy worked!! Smiling….. Fascinating collections of paintings. Enjoy beautiful Oslo!
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Dear Cindy,
thank you very much.
It’s interesting how different Munch’s pictures before and after his therapy are.
Wishing you a happy weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
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Ja, Ihr Lieben, Reiseplanungen sind etwas Feines! Da kann man so viel Vorfreude empfinden.
Unsere Reiseplanungen fuer Irland sind zwar weitestgehend abgeschlossen, aber unserer Vorfreude hat das keinen Abbruch getan. Am Montag geht es dann nach Austin, wo wir eine Nacht im Hotel sein werden – damit wir unseren Flug auch keinesfalls verpassen, und am Dienstag geht es dann mit British Airways ueber Heathrow nach Dublin. Wir melden und wieder.
Liebe Gruesse, und Euch schon viel Planungsvorfreude fuer Eure Norwegenreise.
Liebe Gruesse aus einem sehr sonnigen Fredericksburg ins kleine Dorf am grossen Meer,
Pit & Mary
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Lieber Pit,
da wünschen wir euch beiden eine wunderbare, fröhliche Irlandreise. Macht es euch rundum schön. Siri 🙂 und 🙂 Selma quatschen mal mit ihren Freundinnen, den Wetterfeen, dass ihr feines Wetter haben werdet.
Also macht’s gut, schöne Reise
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Danke!!
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Toll,Pit!Wir haben ja treue irlandfreunde!
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I have always been a big fan of the scream, so thank you for this interesting information about Munch. Now, please excuse me while while I go look online for more of his works.
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Dear David,
Munch was very productive, you will surely find lots of his pictures online.
Enjoy Munch and thanks for commenting
The Fab Four of Cley
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I never knew he did so many paintings and such a variety. Thanks goodness he didn’t have a phone for selfies! 😉
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We didn’t know before that Munch was interested in photography. By the way, he thought about mobile phones long before they existed. He once mentioned to a friend that it would be great to have a phone that one can carry in his pocket. We absolutely agree, we are lucky that he didn’t have a phone for selfies.
Thanks and have a happy weekend
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Well, I learnt much from this post. I had no idea Munch was so prolific. As for Oslo, I have only been once for a short time in 1978 and visiting the Vigeland Sculpture Park was on the itinerary, of course. I gave no consideration to a Nazi connection. To me they were art-deco inspired sculptures of family life and relationships.
In more recent times, mostly through movies, I have become much more aware of Norway under WWII occupation, and the royals in exile. I knew the expression, Quisling, of course, but it was not until then I got a mor comprehensive background.
Now you have me thinking about how sad it is that artists should be rivals, rather than cheering each other on…
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Dear Gwendoline,
after we have been to Oslo we will blog about Vigeland and fascist aesthetics.
Vigeland and Munch were called the two bright stars in the Norwegian sky. Ideologically they were opposites, while Vigilant completed his sculpture park with the benevolence of the occupiers, Munch was opposed to the fascists and their occupation of Norway. Moreover, both were great competitors.
Thanks and take care
The Fab Four of Cley
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I had no idea. Live, and learn, hey!
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What Munch and van Gogh shared is mental illness. Both turned that into art. One recovered, the other didn’t.
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Van Gogh was seriously unsuccessful , that contributed to his illness.
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Hi Steve,
indeed, that’s right, but Munch could cope much better with his mental illness in everyday-life than van Gogh.
Thanks and cheers
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Dear Gerhard
unlike van Gogh Munch was quite successful – he wasn’t too disturbed. Nevertheless there were similar constellation: van Gogh was jealous of Gaugin as Munch was jealous of Vigeland. But Munch didn’t cut off part of his ear, that’s another dimension.
Thanks
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Danke für diese tolle und facettenreiche Vorstellung von Munch. Mich berührt insbesondere, wie er in der Lage war, die/seine Seelenzustände durch seine Bilder auszudrücken. Äußerst bewundernswert.
Herzliche Grüße
Belana Hermine
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Liebe Belana Hermine,
das finden wir auch. Speziell der frühe Munch war ein Meister im Ausdruck von Seelenzuständen wie bei seinem wohl berühmtesten Bild “Der Schrei”.
Vielen Dank und habe eine wunderbare Woche
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This was a pleasure to read. I enjoyed learning about Munch, the museum, and more of his art. My students enjoy painting The Scream.
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Thanks a lot, dear Jennie,
your students seem to like “The Scream”; it’s very modern, isn’t it? Interesting would be to look what they are changing.
Wishing you an easy week
The Fab Four of Cley
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You are welcome! I tried to include a photo of ‘The Scream’ artwork one of my students did in the comment, but my technology skills failed. Picasso was right when he said, “Every child is an artist.”
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What a pity!
We fully agree with Picasso.
Have a happy day
\The Fab Four of Cley
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Yes, and yes. Many thanks. 🙂
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Thank you for another thought provoking post, Fab Four. Although darkness in art and literature can be unpleasant at times, it can also add clarity, like the outline of a tattoo. And some of the best captures in terrain photography are snapped within dangerous proximity to a cliff. [Please be careful, Dina. 🙂 ]
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Dear Thorsaurus
thanks a lot for commenting.
Danger is inspiring – at least for some people. Siri 🙂 and 🙂 Selma look after Dina.
Wishing you a happy day
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Nice
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of course!
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Hello, a lovely post. The Scream is my favourite painting and I even made a replica from cake.
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Dear Roberta,
a replica cake, wow, we are impressed.
Thanks for commenting. Keep well
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You have enlightened me, thank you. I never saw many Munch paintings and honestly, what I saw did not appeal to me. As a consequence, I know almost nothing about him. So many paintings! And quite a variety of styles and subjects. He lived through difficult times. As a sensitive person, one can see why he could have been driven to delusions – lucky him to be able to receive treatment that helped. Thanks for the interesting post, Fab Four!
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Good morning, dear Lynn,
you are very welcome.
Munch painted quite different paintings before and after his therapy. Most people only know the “The Scream” but there are different paintings like the second last and the last picture of our post.
Thanks for your comment.
Have a happy Easter holiday
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You too!
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Interesting! I hope you enjoy your visit.
I agree that most people only know “The Scream,” but he painted so many different types of paintings.
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Yes, he did and so different paintings before and after his therapy.
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Thank you
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Third time around for this post and follow-up discussion. Edvard Munch’s painting “The Scream” has become the one of Western art’s most ionic image. I often wonder what Munch would think if he knew that his painting is now an emoji. The painting’s vivid colors and haunting expression convey a sense of despair and anxiety that resonates. Art has the power of visual storytelling. When I view “The Scream” I am reminded that humanity shares the universal experience of suffering. We live in a complex world, but we are also complex. It makes for an interesting life.
Thank you, my dear friends, The Fab Four of Cley, for this wonderful conversation. Sending my love and many hugs your way.😱😱😱
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Dear Rebecca,
indeed, “The Scream” is a painted archetype. Nearly everybody knows this picture and it’s quite often the only thing they know about Munch that he painted “The Scream”.
Wishing you and all your family happy Easter holidays, with love and hugs
The Fab Four of Cley
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