(文化)《吶喊》

孟克的傑作《吶喊》預計五月將會在紐約拍賣出高價。《吶喊》預計將在拍賣會上以八千萬美元成交，成為世界上最貴的藝術品之一。

有些人不懂為何這麼悲慘又絕望的一幅畫會如此受歡迎。但是大部分的藝術都帶有悲傷的訊息或故事。莎士比亞的《哈姆雷特》和《羅密歐與茱麗葉》也都是探討人生較不光明面的藝術作品之例。大部分受歡迎的音樂也都含有失去、不幸福、心碎和拒絕的感受。

就像一首好的流行歌曲，《吶喊》既明亮又生動，且辨識度相當高。利茲藝術史教授大衛傑克遜表示：「它能跟所有人對話－在人生中某些時刻，我們都曾感到孤獨與不幸。」孟克在1893年到1910年間創作出四種版本的《吶喊》—兩幅油畫和兩幅粉彩畫。

然而《時代》雜誌的首席藝術評論家瑞秋坎貝爾約翰斯頓並不喜歡《吶喊》，她說這幅畫並沒有留下任何想像空間。「《吶喊》呈現得太過直接，幾乎是幅不夠成熟的作品。」

(Culture)?The Scream?

Edvard Munchs masterpiece, ?The Scream?, is expected to reel in very large amounts of money at an auction in New York in May. ?The Scream? is expected to fetch US$80 million at the auction, making it one of the most expensive artworks in the world.

Some people wonder why such a picture of misery and desperation has become so popular. Most art, however, carries a rather sad message or story. Shakespeares ?Hamlet? and ?Romeo and Juliet? are also examples of art works which looks at the less glamorous side of life. Most popular music also contains ideas about loss, unhappiness, broken hearts, and rejection.

Like a good pop song, ?The Scream? is bright, vivid, and instantly recognizable. David Jackson, professor of art histories at Leeds, says, ?It speaks to everybody V we have all felt alone and unhappy at some point in our lives.? Munch created four versions of ?The Scream?- two paintings and two pastels- between 1893 and 1910.

However, Rachel Campbell-Johnston, chief art critic of the ?Time?, does not like the work, and says that it leaves nothing to the imagination. ?The Scream? is almost childish in its directness.

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