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Madness & Art
Fools are often marginalised people... just as artists sometimes! 🃏Thus, that is not so surprising that these last ones chose to represent fools and madness in their work... and even were fools themselves! You may know that Van Gogh cut off his left ear. But did you know that Edvard Munch, the famous painter of The Scream, wrote a small lettering in the upper left corner of his canvas: “could only have been painted by a madman”. Crazy, isn't it?! Find out more about Art and Madness in our new playlist! 😱

Listen to Girl in Red as she details the angsty character that has made the Scream one of the most iconic paintings in art history (and a very popular emoji too ! ) and discusses its identity. So who is pictured in the Scream after all? Tune in to find out.

Content produced by : Google Arts & Culture

On the agenda
video - 3:58
Girl in Red goes to the origins of a legendary emoji with Munch
By: Google Arts & Culture
video - 3:48
Van Gogh – Challenging the ‘Tortured Genius’ Myth
By: Tate
video - 7:25
Stanczyk or the Sad Clown Paradox
By: The Canvas
video - 6:38
Why Did Edward Hopper Paint This Clown?
By: The Canvas