I do not believe in the art which is not the compulsive result of Man’s urge to open his heart.
–Edvard Munch
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Edvard Munch, the Norwegian painter who lived from 1863 to 1944, is best known for his painting The Scream. Unfortunately, that’s the only painting of his most folks can recall. But he had a long and very productive career, creating work that was often dark and filled with anxiety. But it was always his own, pulling deeply from his own inner life and emotions.
His work may not resonate with you– not all of his work hits the mark for my own tastes–but there is no denying that it has the emotional power that can only come from an opened heart that seeks meaning in life, his ultimate goal as an artist.
Or as he said: In my art I have tried to explain to myself life and its meaning. I have also tried to help others to clarify their lives.
Redtree Times 
The paintings that don’t project disease/dying/death, are interesting, and sometimes have a hallucinogenic flow, but don’t have the impact of the darker stuff. Undeniably powerful –after an hour in the gallery in Oslo, I felt like backing out carefully, and getting some air.