Psychological Disquiet in Art

I didnt really know where to begin looking for psychological disquite in paintings and art, my first thought was Vincent Van Gough. He is famous for having incredibly emotional and intense art; i think "The Scream" shows this perfectly; with its contrasting colour scheme and the figure in the centre morphing into something not really human during that scream. it has been the inspiration for many things nowadays, the posture being used in cartoons and cheesy films to represent fear or anguish, and even the film enterprise "Scream" is heavily influenced by that centra screaming character. The mask used in the film looks very similar to the painting, and the character wearing that mask is clearly undergoing severe mental trauma, being all murderous and obsessive. For this reason I think van gough is a prime starting place for this investigation into horror in art.



http://www.onmytoes.co.uk/munch.php

I then looked at Rembrandt and some of his work, particularly "Philosopher". He uses chiaroscuro to an extent here to represent the inner turmoil of the character, the highlights focus on him; perhaps showing that nothing else in that room really matter, the Philosopher is the only important thing there. this in turn makes the painting take on a verly lonesome vibe, which is what reminded me of Gregor and his room in many ways. he is raging at his own mind and what has happened to him, only having himself to communicate with; along with the primal instincts of a bug; the overall feeling of him is egotistical and self involved. i think the two settings are quite similar in that respect.

http://www.onmytoes.co.uk/rembrandt.php

another artist of course, who I feel embodies Psychological disquiet, is Dali. His art is really relevant to our story, not because of any hidden sinister element to them, but the topsy turvy nature of them. i think it represents the goings-on of gregors mind, too much to think about, too little time to think it, he's changed from a man into a bug; his whole world has been turned upside down. this is what i think a pianting like this one below is supposed to represent, a disquiet of the mind.

http://www.onmytoes.co.uk/dali.php