art

munch - the vampire - on power dynamics and the threat of a strong woman (name didn’t originally come from munch, who saw it as a love scene, or one of consolation (see other picture by munch, with a man consoling a woman

Consolation, by Edvard Munch. Such beauty. Interesting to compare to similar picture “the Vampire” which Munch painted with a similar idea in mind (only that the woman seems to be consoling the man, giving him a kiss on his neck) but which was then named “the Vampire” by another writer/companion of his/can’t remember… illustrates power dynamics and a certain fear of women gaining power at the time (early 1900)

Laura, Munch’s sister had difficulties with depression etc and was considered incurable. Made me think of how women used to be treated/not taken seriously… hysteria etc