Galloping horse 1912

Edvard Munch painted "Galloping Horse" with oil on canvas sometime in his life; the painting lives here in Oslo. I can only imagine what Munch was thinking when he painted this. The horse has this energy, but is it fear? It seems like it is running away from all the people surrounding it. The paint is brushed on in strokes of ochre and umber, with very little blending; it's all so physical. And, of course, there's that crazy mane – a storm of strokes. The whole image feels like a snapshot of a fleeting moment, which makes sense when we think about how he paints light. It's all very evocative and full of emotion. Munch created a space where feelings and sensations take centre stage. Isn't that what it is all about? We build on each other’s feelings, and that creates a world.