Art That Kills

Andy Warhol Guns was painted by Andy Warhol with acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas in the 1981 or 1982. In the 80s, Warhol had been painting iconic objects. He described himself as "an American artist who was merely depicting his environment." The gun in this painting was a .32 snub-nosed pistol. This specific gun was once used on him by Valerie Salonas in her assassination attempt on him.

This painting reminds me of the Shooting at Fort Hood. An Army psychiatrist, who was faced with diployment to Iraq, took a gun and shot and killed 13 people and injured another 28. He was taken down by a Sergeant Munley. who gave and recieved many bullet wounds in the process.

Some unidentified people thought it fit the gunmens personality and they could see him doing it. Others, like General George Casey, said it was "a kick in the Gut." These violent actions remind me of this iconic painting.

The Scream

The Scream is an expressionist painting painted by Edvund Munch. The Painting was of a man that was agonized against a blood colored sky of Oslofjord in Oslo, Norway.

Munch did many version of the painting. There was two painted versions, pastel, and lithograph. The Scream has been the center of many art thefts. It was once stolen in 1994 from the National Gallery. It was recovered a little bit later. It was also stolen from the Munch Museum in 2004 but was recovered in 2006. after restoration it was put back on display in 2008.

The original title was german and was Der Schrei der Natur, which means The Scream of Nature. The painting was once was once called The Cry. Munch was inspired by a experience he had when he was with friends crossing the bridge. They were crossing the bridge at sunset and when the sky went red when it set he stopped on the bridge and his friends walked on and he felt like he wanted to scream. He thus came up with his inspiration.

Today it is group into popular culture. This photo is used often in movies, shows, or they would put in someone in the place of The Scream.

The Starry Night

The Starry Night is a painting painted by Vincent Van Gogh in 1889. This painting is a painting of the scenery from outside the sanitarium room window at night. Interestingly however, Gogh painted it from memory during the day. The Starry Night is refered to as Vincent VAn Gogh's magnum opus. The Starry Night is an 73 cm by 92 cm oil painting. It was done on a large canvas. It was later sketched with a reed pen on paper that was sent to Gogh's brother to see what he thought about the painting along with other works.

The Starry Night was once an inspiration to composer Henri Dutilleux's orchetra works. He was also inspiration for the American Poet, Anne Sexton, who wrote The Starry Night. In addition to those two he also was an inspiration to other composers and singers. The painting was so beautiful to Andrew McMahon, a singer from the 1980s, that he had the painting tatooed onto his arm.

The Painting is now hanging in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, New York. This Awe-inspiring piece was is and will be hanging for all to see and learn from.