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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! 😱
Jan Matejko’s 1862 Stańczyk is very emotionally charged. It’s a pretty simple scene: A sad jester, alone in a dark room. Why is he sad? Can a jester, or a clown, be sad, knowing that their job is to spread happiness? In this video, we’ll be talking about this painting, its historical context, the Sad Clown paradox, Edward Hopper’s Soir Bleu, Todd Phillips’ Joker

Content produced by : The Canvas

On the agenda
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
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