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cabbage
piefed.social

I wonder if it was inspired by Munch's kiss:

Kinda eerie in a similar way, though the style is different.

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rnerclereply
sh.itjust.works

in Kooning's painting there are 2 lovers, in Munch's there is only love.

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cabbagereply
piefed.social

There's something about the way the lines around the couple and abstract facial features in Kooning's piece that makes it look to me as if it's an earlier stage of the fusion somehow. But indeed, it's not like it's the same motive.

In earlier renditions of Munch's the Kiss the lovers had not yet merged. This one gives a very different vibe, especially with the use of colour:

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rnerclereply
sh.itjust.works

that earlier rendition doesn't even look like an embrace. More like a man blending in to a wall.

I'm glad Munch kept working on the theme.

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