Arts
The Scream is one of the most widely recognized and widely parodied modern artworks. It was the inspiration for the mask in the horror movie Scream, as well as the famous scene in Home Alone where a young Macaulay Culkin screamed after applying aftershave. The work was based on an experience Edvard Munch had in which he was overwhelmed with anxiety and the figure represented in the picture is not screaming himself, but rather tormented by the scream of nature and the world around him. Munch recognized the impact of this stunning piece and made multiple versions of it, which is fortunate because The Scream has been stolen multiple times, so we need to have a few backup copies around. You can see the piece at www.whoartedpodcast.com