Edvard Munch

Expressionist Painter Norwegian 1863 – 1944

Created The Scream, a haunting icon of human anxiety and existential dread.

383 quotes

"I don't believe in people who have never suffered"
Perseverance
"Death is our best friend because it teaches us to live"
Death
"I feel as if I am disintegrating in sorrow"
"The more I suffer, the more I create"
Creativity
"I paint my own reality"
Art
"Art should strive for inner truth, not outer likeness"
Art
"Every moment of our life holds something of the eternal"
Time
"I am interested in the most primitive human feelings"
"The artist must work through pain to create meaning"
Art
"Jealousy and betrayal are the themes of eternal interest"
Relationships
"I want to create paintings that will show people the truth within themselves"
Art
"Freedom is the fundamental right of all beings"
Freedom
"The silence between heartbeats is where meaning lives"
"We are all naked before ourselves"
Truth
"To understand others, we must first understand ourselves"
Wisdom
"The artist sees deeper than the eye can see"
Art
"Life is a play in which we all have roles"
Life
"Hope is the last thing to die in the human heart"
Hope
"I am afraid of my own blood"
Fear
"The power of thought is the most valuable resource"
Power
"Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder and the soul of the creator"
Beauty
"We create art to communicate what words cannot express"
Art
"Time heals nothing but changes everything"
Time
"The human condition is one of loneliness and connection"
Relationships
"Art is the bridge between the unconscious and conscious"
Art
"We are all searching for meaning in the void"
Philosophy
"The greatest strength is vulnerability"
Strength
"I paint because I must, not because I choose to"
Art
"Nature and art are inseparable"
Nature
"Every life is a work of art in progress"
Life