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EDVARD MUNCH - A CREATIVE
MIND
”Illness, insanity and death were the
black angels who watched over my cradle and who followed me throughout
my life.” This statement was made by the Norwegian artist Edvard
Munch, whose paintings and graphic art are showed at Göteborg
Museum of Art in Gothenburg, Sweden until January 6 2003. Several
of Munch’s most famous works are on display at the exhibition,
which reflects a great part of the artist’s life. For example,
there are pictures that are part of “Livsfrisen” (”The
Frieze of Life”). Already at an early stage in his career Edvard
Munch decided to describe the conditions of human life based on
his own experiences. “The Frieze is meant to be a poem about
life, about love and death,” declared Munch.
Sources
- Edvard Munch. Göteborgs Konstmuseum. 28 september 2002 6
januari 2003. (Exhibition catalogue)
- Edvard Munch. Människan och konstnären. By Ragna Stang.
GöteborgsPosten
All pictures are from the exhibition catalogue.
Published with permission from Göteborg Museum of Art.
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