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Can 'The Scream' painting warn future generations of radioactive waste risks? [View all]
Can 'The Scream' painting warn future generations of radioactive waste risks?
Norwegian painter Edvard Munch's "The Scream," which depicts a man covering his ears and opening his mouth against the backdrop of the red sky, is so impressive that those who see the work once will never forget it. The artist drew four pictures with the same composition.
Sotheby's has announced that it will auction off one of the works in May. Since the painting is so well known to the world, rumors that the successful bid will be over 6 billion yen should not be dismissed.
One of the four paintings was stolen from a museum in 2004. Even though it was subsequently recovered, how the work was stolen is shrouded in mystery.
"The Scream" reminds many people of "Into Eternity," a documentary film whose Japanese title is "Jumannen-go-no Anzen" (Safety 100,000 years later). The work depicts the Onkalo final disposal site for spent nuclear fuel from nuclear power plants, which is under construction on the island of Olkiluoto, Finland. It is a repository to be built in solid bedrock by digging an underground tunnel.
The biggest problem is that ...
Norwegian painter Edvard Munch's "The Scream," which depicts a man covering his ears and opening his mouth against the backdrop of the red sky, is so impressive that those who see the work once will never forget it. The artist drew four pictures with the same composition.
Sotheby's has announced that it will auction off one of the works in May. Since the painting is so well known to the world, rumors that the successful bid will be over 6 billion yen should not be dismissed.
One of the four paintings was stolen from a museum in 2004. Even though it was subsequently recovered, how the work was stolen is shrouded in mystery.
"The Scream" reminds many people of "Into Eternity," a documentary film whose Japanese title is "Jumannen-go-no Anzen" (Safety 100,000 years later). The work depicts the Onkalo final disposal site for spent nuclear fuel from nuclear power plants, which is under construction on the island of Olkiluoto, Finland. It is a repository to be built in solid bedrock by digging an underground tunnel.
The biggest problem is that ...
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/news/20120308p2a00m0na001000c.html
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