Untitled 

Editor: Here we have an Untitled watercolor and drawing by Edvard Munch. Looking at it, I’m initially struck by the sort of dreamlike quality it has, almost like looking at a half-formed memory. What do you see in this piece? Curator: It absolutely hums with a dreamlike quality. You know, Munch had this uncanny ability to pluck emotions straight from the subconscious and splosh them onto paper. Here, it feels like we’re catching a glimpse into his mind's restless wanderings. It’s raw, intuitive – pure expression. And I love that it’s Untitled. Adds to the mystery, doesn’t it? Forces us to bring our own narratives to the party. What sort of story does it whisper to you? Editor: That’s a beautiful way to put it, emotions sploshed onto paper. To me, there’s a figure at the bottom – maybe a head? – and almost a sense of floating upwards, unanchored. Is that abstraction something Munch explored often? Curator: Oh, definitely! He was all about cracking open the shell of realism to expose what’s lurking underneath. And yes, I see that figure too – bathed in a gentle light. The rest is wonderfully untethered. Munch was a master of insinuation, using suggestive forms and colours to evoke mood. You know, looking at the wisps of blue and the tangled lines, it makes me wonder what preoccupied Munch when he created it? Editor: That’s a really good point. I get so caught up in what *I’m* feeling, that I don’t often stop to think about what the artist might have been going through. Curator: Art is always a two-way street, a conversation between the artist and the beholder. And remember, it's less about finding concrete answers, and more about relishing the delicious uncertainty, the space for interpretation, that's where the magic really happens. Editor: Exactly. I’ll definitely keep that in mind.