These artists look within at

emotional and psychological

states for subject matter.
They distort and exaggerate form
and colour for emotional effect.
A major influence was the
“primitive” art of African tribes,
south sea island cultures, and
pre-Colombian America.
Artists often use of intense colour,
agitated brushstrokes, and
disjointed space.
Munch
Subject
 Pathetic Fallacy
The landscape seems to
share the anguish of
the figure.
The external event &
artist’s internal state of
mind fuse.
Form
 Line
A linear pattern radiates
from head like sound
wave made visible.
Lines undulate and create
movement.
 Tension is created
through contrast of
strait (diagonal) &
curving lines.
 Colour
Bruise colours (dark greens and blues), & blood red
The Cry 1893
Munch often
reworked many of
his motifs in the
form of prints.
Many of these works
were made using
the lithographic
process also
popular with
Lautrec.
The linear quality was
influenced by
designs on pre-
Colombian pottery.