Bild nach sowjetischem Film 

Karl Wiener created this powerful image in charcoal, inspired by a Soviet film. The stark expression, eyes wide with fright and mouth agape in a primal scream, captures a raw, unfiltered emotion. This motif of intense emotion can be traced back through centuries of art. Think of the theatrical agony in Baroque paintings or the dramatic expressions in ancient Greek tragedy. This archetype resurfaces through time, each era interpreting it through their cultural lens. Consider the recurring "pathos formula," the universal language of emotion, that transcends time and space. It's an echo of past suffering, reborn in new contexts, revealing the cyclical nature of human experience and our shared emotional inheritance. Just as it was understood then, so it is understood now.