CRITICS POINT-OF-VIEW

Critics Point-of-View

Critics Point-of-View

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Art is creation, invention, in the mechanism of thought and imagination, an original idea to its aesthetic value translatable into effects felt by our senses. In most societies and civilizations, the art has combined practice with aesthetic function, but in the eighteenth century, the Western world decided to distinguish art as an aesthetic value at the same time, had a practical function. If seek a definition of art of a more "pure", say it is a means by which an individual expresses feelings, thoughts and ideas, this is how we see this all reflected in paintings, sculptures, lyrics, films and books. The fine arts center their interest in aesthetics, we refer to painting, dance, music, sculpture and architecture, the decorative arts tend to be utilitarian, that is "useful" specifically. Works such as Edvard Munch's The Scream and Rembrandt's The Night Watch are respected as masterpieces, therefore, they are valued as invaluable assets to society, but art is not limited to what society deems as valuable. Arts true value can only be strong-minded by the individual whether it is Akumal Ramachander's loyalty to Harold Shapinsky's work or the appreciation of Kinkades many reproductions by his fans, art is in the eye of the beholder (Sandell, 2009).

Critic's Point Of View

Critic's said that, Munch has used bright colors in this picture to say something about the feelings he wanted to express. The colors are dark, but still strong, and underscore the tension and horror of the image. The strong colors in the background emphasize the figure in the foreground. It is used contrasting colors in the image such as yellow, red, blue and yellow.

The composition is also to emphasize the feelings Munch would express when he painted the picture. The ...