Edvard Munch

Expressionist Painter Norwegian 1863 – 1944

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

383 quotes

"The soul needs more than food and shelter"
Wisdom
"I seek to capture the spirit, not the form"
Art
"Passion is the engine of creation"
Creativity
"We live in constant conflict between our desires and our fears"
"The artist must dare to be seen as strange"
Courage
"Life without love is a void we spend our existence trying to fill"
Love
"I create to discover who I truly am"
"The body is a prison for the soul"
Philosophy
"Art should make people uncomfortable"
Art
"We are all alone, but not everyone admits it"
Solitude
"The truth is often too painful to bear"
Truth
"Creativity demands sacrifice"
Creativity
"I have suffered so that I might create"
Perseverance
"The night is when the soul speaks loudest"
Inspiration
"Beauty is fleeting, art is eternal"
Beauty
"To live is to move, and to move is to express"
Life
"The artist's curse is seeing too much"
Art
"Love and death are partners in the dance of existence"
Love
"I am a prisoner of my own talent"
Art
"The world needs artists to show it what it cannot see"
Art
"We are all haunted by what we cannot express"
"Nature teaches us about the cycles of life"
Nature
"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see"
Art
"I paint the human condition in all its complexity"
Art
"The face reveals the entire inner world"
Art
"We must embrace our darkness to find our light"
Wisdom
"The artist is a healer of the human spirit"
Art
"I have always painted myself, for I am the most honest subject"
Art
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but creation despite it"
Courage
"Every masterpiece begins with a moment of doubt"
Creativity