Why is "The Scream" screaming? - Noah Charney

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  • @kirisuchan1956
    @kirisuchan1956 9 місяців тому +744

    We talked about this painting in art class once and our teacher explained that the colors and texture of the sky in the painting is “screaming” not the person, making the person overwhelmed from their environment, its called expressionism :>

    • @DB-me7ol
      @DB-me7ol 9 місяців тому +23

      I heard it is also connected with a volcano explosion or something year without a summer

    • @البومالصور-ن5ج
      @البومالصور-ن5ج 9 місяців тому

      سنه انفجار بركان ملئ سماء بدخان و رماد منع ضوء شمس عام بدون صيف​@@DB-me7ol

    • @PaigeTheCartoonCaptain
      @PaigeTheCartoonCaptain 9 місяців тому +9

      Lol that's me anytime a fork scrapes a plate
      Interesting tho

    • @indigofenrir7236
      @indigofenrir7236 9 місяців тому +2

      @@PaigeTheCartoonCaptain When you can hear a description of a sound.

    • @PaigeTheCartoonCaptain
      @PaigeTheCartoonCaptain 9 місяців тому

      @@indigofenrir7236 what
      I mean when that happens in real life

  • @Unstbecsta
    @Unstbecsta 9 місяців тому +350

    Munch’s personal description of the scream during his walk with friends was so oddly comforting to me when I first heard it….I have General Anxiety Disorder and I have experienced moments like that often. Knowing a widely regarded and famous painter also understood this unexpected inexplicable fear is just……it’s nice to know you’re not alone!!!!!!

    • @perpetualbystander4516
      @perpetualbystander4516 9 місяців тому +2

      You remind me of Sigourney Weaver.

    • @anabsolutetrashfire1312
      @anabsolutetrashfire1312 9 місяців тому +6

      It's giving depersonalisation or derealisation for me. Honestly why I like it so much.

    • @abynevermore5542
      @abynevermore5542 9 місяців тому

      ​@@perpetualbystander4516😂😂😂
      jesus christ that was accurate

    • @HedvaGloriaEdelblum
      @HedvaGloriaEdelblum 4 місяці тому

      I studied naturopathy and strongly recommend you research holistic therapies and or therapist. BTW, you are not alone. Those who are courageous enough to face fears, no matter real or not, through expression of any kind, give the rest of us deeper connection to ourselves and others. Blessings to you for health and happiness.

  • @prekpaoml
    @prekpaoml 9 місяців тому +112

    the animation depicting the essence of the painting is awesome

  • @indigofenrir7236
    @indigofenrir7236 9 місяців тому +1650

    The Scream is the signature facial expression of college students.

  • @awesomehpt8938
    @awesomehpt8938 9 місяців тому +341

    Honestly with such a beautiful view of the sea I’d be pretty happy. Especially with that nice sunset.
    Always wondered why the guy is screaming.

    • @chrisvazquez4291
      @chrisvazquez4291 9 місяців тому +9

      I hope this comment becomes the most popular. Cheers

    • @the-syllogist
      @the-syllogist 9 місяців тому

      existential angst...and mental illness

    • @ojhabhumika
      @ojhabhumika 9 місяців тому +48

      But when struggling with a mental illness or general unhappiness, even the most beautiful of the locations can feel overwhelmingly scary.

    • @ItsMe-sx9ck
      @ItsMe-sx9ck 9 місяців тому +19

      Could only have been painted by a madman

    • @mine_neko
      @mine_neko 9 місяців тому +10

      I heard somewhere it wasn't any kind of sunset... the colors in the sky really diferent and kind of "special" due to the recent eruption of the Krakatoa.

  • @bhaskarchatterjee5249
    @bhaskarchatterjee5249 9 місяців тому +9

    I’ve always had a ghastly feeling about this painting but then I figured it’s just me on a Monday morning when my alarm goes off

  • @Sunflowersarepretty
    @Sunflowersarepretty 9 місяців тому +114

    The scream face 😱😱gives me anxiety. Like I remember as a kid seeing the scream mask (I'm talking about the movies) and even the painting and I was afraid of it.

    • @camillac.s.279
      @camillac.s.279 9 місяців тому +6

      Still afraid and still gives me anxiety . 😢

    • @Epic_Halfblood
      @Epic_Halfblood 8 місяців тому +1

      Someone a few years ago at an after school thing I went to (not dropping any names for safety) dressed up as the scream for halloween. I was already slightly scared of the painting, and the fake blood with the costume didn’t help that. And the fact that the place was decorated to the brim so the vibes were already set. I’m just rambling at this point, lol. Thanks if you read all the way through it 😅

    • @Sunflowersarepretty
      @Sunflowersarepretty 8 місяців тому +1

      @@Epic_Halfblood yup I read it all the way through. 😊 You a Potter head?

    • @Epic_Halfblood
      @Epic_Halfblood 8 місяців тому

      @@Sunflowersarepretty no, my mom won’t let me watch/read it for religious reasons

  • @mangantasy289
    @mangantasy289 9 місяців тому +6

    Having sevre mental health issues myself, that painting speaks to the darkest parts of my heart. Way too relatable.

  • @ThrillSeeker3524
    @ThrillSeeker3524 9 місяців тому +98

    You'd be amazed how much of an influence mental illness has had on arts and media

    • @PaigeTheCartoonCaptain
      @PaigeTheCartoonCaptain 9 місяців тому

      You'd be surprised how many people are secretly mentally ill without realizing it
      (Well maybe you wouldn't be but it's a lot. Not that I could possibly know exactly how many)

    • @amazoring8269
      @amazoring8269 9 місяців тому +3

      @My_pfp_beats_all_dog_breeds.not painting just art I. General tbh

    • @Simonchrismasdoherty
      @Simonchrismasdoherty 5 місяців тому

      Mother nature is in pain and so is the human race

  • @syeedahaseeba8576
    @syeedahaseeba8576 9 місяців тому +90

    "Could only have been painted by a madman" wise words for sure ✨️❤️‍🩹 3:32

    • @ThrillSeeker3524
      @ThrillSeeker3524 9 місяців тому +7

      "Thank goodness for that, because if I weren't, this would probably never work." -Captain Jack Sparrow

    • @bl4531
      @bl4531 Місяць тому

      I'm not sure I agree.
      So, by association 'horror films, certain genres of fiction and some music/lyrics must also have been created by 'mad' people?

  • @ronaldosapam8736
    @ronaldosapam8736 9 місяців тому +3

    Taking a moment to appreciate the efforts and work the illustrators and animated have put together for this amazing project

  • @Alish-629bang
    @Alish-629bang 9 місяців тому +16

    Dude, I love Edvard Munch! He's my favorite painter!

  • @icemagiciangh
    @icemagiciangh 9 місяців тому +11

    Hearing his voice, one that moments prior spoke of psychiatric wards and TB, say “emoji” is the most surreal thing I’ve heard all week.

  • @yellowbox9912
    @yellowbox9912 9 місяців тому +9

    The “Scream” is a whole mood”

  • @chrisvazquez4291
    @chrisvazquez4291 9 місяців тому +70

    Tuberculosis. Such a ravaging force human history!

    • @teralore
      @teralore 9 місяців тому +10

      Wild thing is that it's not even 'history'. Still very prevalent in a lot places even though we very well know how to get rid of it. Look it up! :)

    • @cankatmalik
      @cankatmalik 9 місяців тому +2

      @@teralorevery sad and true!

    • @shramanadasdutta3006
      @shramanadasdutta3006 9 місяців тому +4

      Found John Green

  • @ahmedsaoudi2344
    @ahmedsaoudi2344 9 місяців тому +1

    This video is, in and of itself, a piece of art!

  • @nekkoPi
    @nekkoPi 9 місяців тому +8

    Long ago I heard that this person in the middle of the painting isn't screaming; they are putting their hands against their ears, shutting them, because of someone/something else's scream. I was still a teen but it made total sense to me.

  • @Simonchrismasdoherty
    @Simonchrismasdoherty 5 місяців тому +2

    This is human suffering and pain expressed in art

  • @Passion84GodAlways
    @Passion84GodAlways 9 місяців тому +11

    I ❤ these TED-ED videos! 🤩

  • @theWZZA
    @theWZZA 9 місяців тому +16

    The animation here complements the painting so well ♥

  • @nat_htrk
    @nat_htrk 9 місяців тому +5

    This painting successfully scared me as a child 😱

  • @mecahhannah
    @mecahhannah 9 місяців тому +4

    Awesome as always thanks ❤

  • @botrossrour8520
    @botrossrour8520 3 місяці тому

    I visited the Munch musuem in Oslo ealrier on this year during my trip through Norway.
    It was such a special exprience, I was there for hours and I just couldnt get enough. It was absolutely one of my highlights during my trip to this very special country.

  • @fauxvier8519
    @fauxvier8519 9 місяців тому +1

    The music worked along with the vid really well

  • @SciMinute
    @SciMinute 9 місяців тому +6

    Fascinating topic! Thanks!

  • @connorbeighley6981
    @connorbeighley6981 9 місяців тому +7

    I had an art teacher that loved this painting

  • @elvisiq
    @elvisiq 2 місяці тому

    Its my absolute favourite painting since i was little

  • @ModernAtomX
    @ModernAtomX 9 місяців тому +82

    I want to know why people are seemingly inherently against artistic ventures. Seems to be a common theme throughout all of history.

    • @ThrillSeeker3524
      @ThrillSeeker3524 9 місяців тому +38

      Because they depict a brutal truth that upsets people in many cases

    • @simonghostriley9657
      @simonghostriley9657 9 місяців тому +4

      I swear to god this is my WhatsApp pfp

    • @aviralgupta393
      @aviralgupta393 9 місяців тому +9

      people fear the new & the unkown

    • @Echo81Rumple83
      @Echo81Rumple83 9 місяців тому +6

      Humans are easily startled creatures when it comes to new changes.

    • @ann18o96
      @ann18o96 9 місяців тому +8

      People are scared of change and the unknown, so free thinkers who express their emotions and travel are their enemy.

  • @dimamatat5548
    @dimamatat5548 9 місяців тому +3

    I always thought the figure wasn't screaming, just silently shocked by something to the point of staring with its mouth open.

  • @simotalka3682
    @simotalka3682 9 місяців тому +2

    From my opinnion about this famous painting is that the screaming figure is telling the pain in the painter's head when he witness the ghastly horror on the landview while the painter is screaming from fear that he can't do anything but can only scream from fear

  • @BEExPyro
    @BEExPyro 9 місяців тому +2

    I have been thinking of this painting for three days before I notice this video existed.

  • @paramesapravichandran8152
    @paramesapravichandran8152 9 місяців тому +1

    Loved this!

  • @gailaltschwager7377
    @gailaltschwager7377 9 місяців тому +2

    Thank you!

  • @melon7247
    @melon7247 3 місяці тому

    My opinion about this painting is the artist is just amazed of the great sky caused by the sunset during that time

  • @ayugitabhagawanti5095
    @ayugitabhagawanti5095 9 місяців тому

    Truly a masterpiece this video is

  • @VashTheTyphonicStampede
    @VashTheTyphonicStampede 9 місяців тому +2

    I remember when I was in 2nd year high school, we had a project in our art class where we were to choose one famous artwork and paint it in a white t-shirt. That time, I chose this one, The Scream. I remember that I have made it quite well.
    Then the painted t-shirts made by us students were placed (hanged) in one of our school's hallways as an exhibit. They were exhibited for quite some time. I can still remember - whenever I saw my project, I was happy and proud of it.
    That time, The Scream was the most interesting one for me. I found it bizarre that whenever I look at it, I get an eerie, sinister yet curious feeling at the same time.

  • @Sudstah
    @Sudstah 9 місяців тому +1

    The scream to me is amazing because it shows discomfort and pain via body language, by a skewed viewed and by unnatural vivid colours representing inside the mind.

  • @sky.2310
    @sky.2310 9 місяців тому +1

    the best painting. ❤

  • @RamonQuiro7
    @RamonQuiro7 9 місяців тому +2

    I like how it ties with current world context; explaining its influence on the now

  • @farhanrejwan
    @farhanrejwan 9 місяців тому +5

    never knew the backstory of this emoji 😱
    i always thought it meant "oh wow" or "that's astonishing", or something like that.

  • @teruphoto
    @teruphoto 9 місяців тому +2

    Having been a fan of this painting for years, I can't believe that I never associated it with the 😱 emoji. It's probably due to the emotional being associated with fear whereas this painting is about anguish.

  • @hanleylinify
    @hanleylinify 9 місяців тому

    Munch is my favourite artist. Love all of his paintings. I can relate to those human sufferings.

  • @kwanryan5914
    @kwanryan5914 2 місяці тому

    The most menacing utterance of the word "emoji" ever

  • @futuristic.handgun
    @futuristic.handgun 9 місяців тому +17

    It's so freaking cool that this 😱 is in existence because of the painting. My new favorite fact that I can't wait to tell people. 😁

  • @MrsJudithWright
    @MrsJudithWright 9 місяців тому +1

    So interesting, thanks TED Ed.

  • @HFIAPY
    @HFIAPY 2 місяці тому +2

    Bro got that UA-cam thumbnail face 💀

  • @crankyturtle9704
    @crankyturtle9704 9 місяців тому

    Wow love the art and music in this one!

  • @agelessorca
    @agelessorca 9 місяців тому

    This video gave me the same feelings as A Christmas Carol.

  • @patmullarkey7659
    @patmullarkey7659 9 місяців тому +2

    The colors in the Scream came from the eruption of Krakatoa volcano. It erupted in 1883 sending gases and dust into the atmosphere. February 2004 issue of Sky & Telescope.

    • @LincolnLoud-ht1vb
      @LincolnLoud-ht1vb 5 місяців тому +1

      finally someone mentioned the cause of why the sky was red as seen the painting

  • @phuongngan9047
    @phuongngan9047 5 місяців тому

    The pikachu in 4:20…what did it do to deserve this❤😂😂

  • @525Lines
    @525Lines 9 місяців тому +6

    How do you conserve a painting done on cardboard? I assume it wasn't corrugated.

  • @gerlalu6647
    @gerlalu6647 9 місяців тому

    This almost triggered my anxiety

  • @taywhit2593
    @taywhit2593 9 місяців тому

    As a little kid I saw a snippet of PBS show on The Scream that my Grandmother was watching. The painting horrified me, and I couldn’t tell you why. Maybe it was that gaunt, ghost like face, or maybe that the figure was looking at you the whole time. Whatever the reason, I refused to look at anything having to do with The Scream till I was in High school. I’m happy I got a chance here to learn a little about the picture, and understand the history of the anxiety that inspired it and haunted my childhood.

  • @somebody-lilac
    @somebody-lilac 9 місяців тому +6

    how bad do you have to scare someone that their face deforms-

  • @Mgh-r
    @Mgh-r 9 місяців тому +3

    Thank u all ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @3rd_iimpact
    @3rd_iimpact 9 місяців тому +6

    “Who’s next?”
    “MEEEEEEE!!”

  • @NoName-in3sx
    @NoName-in3sx 9 місяців тому +7

    When the narrator said "Since Norwegian artist Edvard Munch created The Scream in 1893" I heard a little girl screaming outside my window!
    Coincident real-life sound effects?

  • @anafiyel
    @anafiyel 9 місяців тому +1

    Oh, I never guessed that it was from this picture that the symbol of horror and the movie "Scream" began.

  • @sandraaalbk7560
    @sandraaalbk7560 9 місяців тому +3

    Beautiful❤

  • @muntazermehdi2411
    @muntazermehdi2411 8 місяців тому

    I first saw "The Scream" on the cover of Friedrich Nietzsche's book "The Birth of Tragedy". The title of the book and the name of the painting made it seem even more intense.

  • @angelnicolev.iniego4253
    @angelnicolev.iniego4253 9 місяців тому

    I love this!

  • @marcusmortensen404
    @marcusmortensen404 9 місяців тому

    The location where Munch got the insiration for the scream is "Ekeberg utsikten" wich is actually not a bridge, its a more like a cliff overlooking the city and the fjord.

  • @CharlotteXMoon
    @CharlotteXMoon 9 місяців тому

    I learned something today thank you!

  • @heterodontosaurustucki
    @heterodontosaurustucki 9 місяців тому +1

    NEVER LET EDVARD MUNCH COOK AGAIN 🔥🔥🔥

  • @HimSoloAim
    @HimSoloAim 9 місяців тому +2

    0:19 you said Edvard Munch wrong! in Munch its not "Monch" Its Munch.

  • @FutureMythology
    @FutureMythology 9 місяців тому +1

    A stunning examination of Edvard Munch's 'The Scream'! This video wonderfully explores this legendary artwork's profound meaning and the secrets underlying its enduring fame. The findings illuminated each brushstroke's emotional and cultural significance. A wonderful art history lesson that made me appreciate this eternal masterpiece. Excellent effort deciphering one of the world's most iconic paintings!"

  • @98Zai
    @98Zai 9 місяців тому +1

    Very cool

  • @4h4nn
    @4h4nn 9 місяців тому +1

    4:55 - 5:00 Am I the only one hearing the Angels screaming?

  • @photodube
    @photodube 6 місяців тому

    "The Scream continued its crescendo.."
    Nice.

  • @Zahk_noodle
    @Zahk_noodle 9 місяців тому +1

    "This person isn't actually screaming"
    *explains why the person is actually screaming*

  • @عبدالعزيزألأزرق-و5ي
    @عبدالعزيزألأزرق-و5ي 9 місяців тому +1

    Very wonderful 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

  • @diyaghosh1644
    @diyaghosh1644 9 місяців тому

    I used to have the same scream mask at home quite recently

  • @robintauber9994
    @robintauber9994 9 місяців тому +2

    No note of "Home Alone" and that famous still that the Actor is still associated with?

  • @gregoryfenn1462
    @gregoryfenn1462 9 місяців тому

    Had a lot of nightmares literally about this in my life :(

  • @MrEnte3000
    @MrEnte3000 9 місяців тому +1

    Not sure why I never thought of this before, but could this painting have influenced the design of Gyigas in EarthBound?

  • @shreyashvaidya2773
    @shreyashvaidya2773 4 місяці тому +1

    Fun fact: The reddish sky in the background is the powerful volcanic eruption of Krakatoa in 1883. The eruption caused the skies to turn red in the Western Hemisphere.

  • @creativezonebyarnabi
    @creativezonebyarnabi 9 місяців тому +1

    Could you make a video explaining Cholinergic uriticaria

  • @skyemiddletonx9006
    @skyemiddletonx9006 9 місяців тому +1

    I'm surprised you didn't include the theory that it was inspired by the reddening skies caused by the eruption/explosion of Krakatoa

  • @user-spelunky
    @user-spelunky 2 місяці тому

    I watched this video in art class today

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena 9 місяців тому

    My wallet always screams in agony after payday

  • @fc192shibism3
    @fc192shibism3 9 місяців тому +17

    Title: The Person Isn't Actually Screaming...
    The Video: The Person Is Screaming 🤷‍♂️

    • @MrDingez
      @MrDingez 9 місяців тому +1

      Me reading the tiltle: 😱
      Me after I watched the video: 🙄

  • @DefileOdds
    @DefileOdds 9 місяців тому +6

    He's not screaming?! 😱 NOOOOOOOO!!!!

    • @_aglest
      @_aglest 9 місяців тому

      He's aroused

  • @paillette2010
    @paillette2010 9 місяців тому

    4:42 99% Invisible had an episode on the group who was doing this and trying to explain to generations in a distant future about radioactive sites.

  • @SpookyDisneyPrincess
    @SpookyDisneyPrincess 9 місяців тому

    4:23 I recognize that scream sound from the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland and DisneyWorld 😍

  • @dharmrajmaurya715
    @dharmrajmaurya715 9 місяців тому +1

    I want that piece of music....please

  • @Oneiroi0
    @Oneiroi0 7 місяців тому

    Should have added the fact the red sky happened due to a large volcano eruption. I forgot which one it is, but i think its the one with the loudest sound ever recorded (due to the eruption)

  • @waldruimwatchnet896
    @waldruimwatchnet896 9 місяців тому +8

    So basically he invented depiction of Gen Z?

  • @jadijune9058
    @jadijune9058 9 місяців тому

    The reader’s voice is very familiar, it seems I heard him in the cartoon “Papa Beaver’s story time’. 😍

  • @leovanwinkle8812
    @leovanwinkle8812 9 місяців тому

    I got some Lovecraft vibes from some of those quotes!

  • @lotusgal313
    @lotusgal313 9 місяців тому

    Until now I had no idea that painting inspired the ghost face mask in the scream franchise

  • @natheriver8910
    @natheriver8910 9 місяців тому

    Muito esclarecedor 👏👏👏👏😱😱😱

  • @kaushikbiswas6461
    @kaushikbiswas6461 8 місяців тому

    now it all makes sense... this is how panic attack feels like

  • @namelesscare7982
    @namelesscare7982 9 місяців тому

    There is a movie series named "Scream". It is about a serial killer with a ridiculous costume who kills people and spreads horror. That movie came to my mind while watching this.
    P.S. During the video is also briefly mentioned on this franchise.

  • @jacquieclaypoole1283
    @jacquieclaypoole1283 9 місяців тому

    It could well be a reaction to hearing or even feeling a scream within one’s energy field. All of the thoughts we generate send energy out. To say nothing of millennia energy and ripples of it from actions . Then through bombs, guns grenades of more recent centuries bouncing energy around in our vacuum. It is a wonder anyone sensitive to energy can rest at all.

  • @matthewwriter9539
    @matthewwriter9539 9 місяців тому +1

    I have no mouth and I must scream.

  • @maddietheweird.4029
    @maddietheweird.4029 9 місяців тому

    When I was in Elementary school the art teacher had us draw our own versions of this painting but with Crayola markers.

  • @BrendaTzipori
    @BrendaTzipori 9 місяців тому

    some historians have suggested that Munch was seeing the atmospheric impact of a major volcanic eruption that had reached around the globe

  • @marciaandrade4059
    @marciaandrade4059 9 місяців тому

    Oh the agony of the world

  • @MADSquirrelyDUDE
    @MADSquirrelyDUDE 5 місяців тому

    It's probably worth mentioning that the fiery sky depicted in The Scream could have been the result of stratospheric aerosols ejected from the Krakatoa eruption in 1893

  • @julianlawrence-ball2279
    @julianlawrence-ball2279 9 місяців тому +2

    I’ve always thought it was just a badly painted Spaniel