Paint Emotion: Edward Munch's Struggle with Bipolar Disorder

He is a man surrounded by death and sorrow – the darkest emotions and the deepest sorrows. When he died in the winter of 1944, he left more than 20,000 works to the city of Oslo where he was born. Edvard Munch is known for his unforgettable and beautiful painting, The Scream, who may have many things to scream in his life, the most important of which is his doubtful doubles. Affective disorder.

Once known as "manic depression" [now regarded as an outdated term], this cruel psychological state is characterized by strong emotional changes, severe depression and fluctuations in energy levels. These changes may quickly disappear as they arrive, resulting in the word "two poles", which is completely opposite in the emotional range. Therefore, the exact cause of extremism is unclear, and in Munch’s life, little is known about it. People with this condition often experience cycles or periods, they experience unusually large fluctuations and changes in their mood, energy levels and depression. Some in the medical field believe that traumatic events and excessive stress, especially when the patient is young, can greatly increase the risk of bipolar disorder, both at the time of trauma and in the years that follow.

In the first few years after his birth in 1863, Munch looked at his parents, his sister and his brother were dead. As the years passed, other siblings and close relatives passed away, while another sister was diagnosed as a mentally ill. Because his young people have so many deaths and diseases in their hearts, it is easy to see how and why the Norwegian artist will continue to create works of art that are slightly pleasing in impressionism in time. More is to capture the essence of emotions and emotions. Because of the pain, perhaps a sense of loneliness, Edward decided to enter the art school in 1881. With his life, Munch began to study the great artists and art movements of that era between Paris and Norway [and later Germany].

Although in most cases it is not completely horrifying, in general, Munch's work is far from the gardens and ballerinas that the top Impressionist artists used to paint with brushes. Instead, Munch wants to convey more than just a scene; he wants his paintings to be full of emotion, energy, deeper meaning and complexity. However, even with this in mind, his artistic style will change several times [other artists such as Picasso will also notice this theme] because he was involved in the popular impressionism, synthesisism and other genres. Using the skills here and inventing others there, Edward will continue to be the backbone of the German expressionist movement. In expressionism, Munch found a way of perfectionism that transcends realism and impressionism, and clearly expresses emotion in any of the canvas, wood, or any of the many media he chooses to use. Just as Edward Munch’s work will have a more optimistic aura in his later years, the mood and emotions of this talented artist have undergone earth-shaking changes throughout his life, causing people to suffer from bipolar emotions. Suspicion of obstacles.

Munch is not the only artist who is considered or known to have experienced this; in fact, some researchers tend to think that it can bring a deeper form of creativity. From Hans Christian Andersen to Virginia Woolf, Napoleon to Marilyn Monroe's famous characters are just some of the stars, idols and historical producers who might struggle with this mental state. Now, as in Munch's life, there is no cure for bipolar disorder. Inspired by his memory, with his emotions as a medium, in addition to Munch using his inner feelings, energy and depression to help him cope with his bipolar disorder, there may be nothing to do, only to turn to art. . In fact, Edward Munch turned melancholy and fanaticism into an eternal art, bringing incredible creations and rich works to the world.

Paint Emotion: Edward Munch's Struggle with Bipolar Disorder was originally published on Spring

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