To The Age It's Art, 1870 - 1920 Dada is the artistic and literary movement reflecting a widespread nihilistic protest against all aspects of Western culture in the late 19th century. In their efforts to express the negation of all-current aesthetic and social values, the Dadaists frequentl...

For my paper, I selected "The Scream" by Edvard Munch. Munch is looked upon as one of the most significant influences on the development of expressionism. He was quoted as saying "We want more than a mere photograph of nature. We do not want to paint pretty pictures to be hung on drawing-room wal...

Edvard Munch is regarded as a pioneer of the Expressionist movement in modern painting. At an early stage, Munch was recognized in Germany and central Europe as one of the creators of a new and different movement of art that helped artists express their feelings about all the social change that was ...