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The Scream is one of the most well-known pictures in the history of art and has become a popular icon of our time. The figure in the picture has been used in many different contexts and appears in everything from political posters to horror films. It even has its own emoji. The motif Edvard Munch created 130 years ago has now become a symbol we use to convey emotions.

The Scream is both simple and complex. It is complex because it lends itself to so many different interpretations. Its simplicity has to do with the actual execution of the picture. The Scream marks a decisive point in art history where form and content are closely interrelated and are meant to express the same subject matter. The work is a key turning point from the symbolism movement in art to the expressionism of the 1900s.  

The landscape we see in the picture is recognisable through this description and shows the Kristiania fjord in Norway (Oslo fjord) seen from Ekeberg Hill. Two men, who are referred to as two friends in the poem, are walking in the background on the left. The Scream is often interpreted as a universal expression of anxiety and alienation, which is the subject of the poem he wrote.