Odd nerdrum themes book

For the first time in this volume, englishspeaking fans have the chance to read the writings of odd nerdrum, norways most famous contemporary artist, or kitch painter, as he would refer to himself. The 256 page volume is published by orfeus publishing and contains work by over 80 painters who have studied with odd nerdrum over his 50 plus year career. Foreword by donald kuspit odd nerdrum s imagery themes and motifs paintings appendix. Nerdrum qualifies his practice as kitsch, a selfdescribed philosophy, separate. Nerdrum has been taking students since before many of us were born and this. Containing writings and interviews by and with nerdrum alongside hefty plate sections of both nerdrum s own paintings and those by painters he sees as exemplars of a certain kind of figurative art, it is a bold attack on the foundations of. Beautifully printed, lots of high quality full color reproductions of nerdrums work, new and old. Odd nerdrum was born on 8 april 1944 is a swedishborn, norwegian figurative painter whose work is held by museums worldwide. The most recent book length survey of nerdrums work is richard vines 2001 volume, odd nerdrum. The men are seen from the side as they sit on the ground, with scullcaps and leather wrapped around their shoulders, and face the sky above them with closed eyes and open mouths. The nerdrum school, the master and his students huffpost. Kitsch is odd nerdrums luxuriously produced apologia for the enduring relevance of the old master style. Its 500 pages are filled with sketches, drawings and studies, along with excellent reproductions of the artists most important and most recent finished works. Paintings 1994 and jan ake petterssons odd nerdrum.

Nov 01, 2006 themes is the most comprehensive collection of odd nerdrum s works ever published. It depicts a barren landscape with a number of nude or seminude people wearing headgears such as crowns and helmets. A wide selection of closeup details offers the tightest possible view of nerdrums brushstrokes, which will be of particular interest to students. The first comprehensive volume of work from the nerdrum school, the master and his students has been published and debuted last week at the release party in oslo. His painting is a rejection of modern art, with bizarre narratives and apocalyptic visionslikened to the work of his norwegian forbear edvard munchcapturing the horrors of the 20th century in a. Themes the subject of a man and a woman in lethal struggle recurs in several of nerdrums paintings from the 1990s, such as buried alive from 1996. Emerging themes of hope and redemption add yet another dimension to the. Odd olaf nerdrum born april 8, 1944 in helsingborg, sweden, is a norwegian figurative painter. In the last several years, perhaps nerdrums own life experiences have led him to consider archetypal themes of judgment and exile as powerful motifs to explore as shakespearean drama on canvas. Odd nerdrum has 20 books on goodreads with 732 ratings.

Themes is the most complete collection of nerdrums paintings in circulation. Though odd nerdrum studied under joseph beuys, he later turned to the old masters, including rembrandt and caravaggio, to help him explore subjects based on allegory, morality, and psychology. Deciding to track down odd nerdrum s sources of inspiration, his former pupil janove tuv and his son ode go on a world tour, visiting the museums and people that crossed paths with the painter in his pursuit of the immortal masterpiece. Odd nerdrum art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs. He calls it kitsch and its everything the word originally meant, plus a bit more. Its 500 pages are filled with sketches, drawings and studies, along with excellent reproductions of the artists. Norways most controversial artist, odd nerdrums art tackles political views and more in fascinating form. He is by many considered the greatest classical figurative painter alive today, and his work is collected by museums such as the. Storyteller and selfrevealer, the art historian and nerdrum scholar jan ake pettersson interprets woman kills injured man through a personal crisis nerdrum had. Influential norwegian painter odd nerdrum began to paint figurative, neoclassical works inspired by the renaissance in the late 1970s a period when abstract, conceptual art was en vogue.

Buy odd nerdrum crime and refuge book online at low prices in. Themes and style in nerdrum s work reference anecdote and. Themes, this book focuses on a specific niche of nerdrums work. Tuv, janove, li, bjorn, solhjell, dag, sorbo, tommy, nerdrum, odd. It depicts two men in a grey and desolate coastal landscape, as the man to the rightwearing a blindfoldis about to strike the man to the left with a metal rod. Themes is the most complete collection of nerdrum s paintings in circulation. Buy odd nerdrum crime and refuge by hanne nabintu herland, gregory. Themes is the most comprehensive collection of odd nerdrum s works ever published. Condition is very good with wear to the dust jacket. As an independent bookstore, we strive to offer the same variety and richness of experience as the books on our shelves.

Powells books the worlds largest independent bookstore. The most recent booklength survey of nerdrums work is richard vines 2001. Odd nerdrum is a contemporary norwegian painter known for his dogged commitment to the traditional techniques of painters like caravaggio, titian, and rembrandt. For the first time in this volume, englishspeaking fans have the chance to read the writings of odd nerdrum, norways most famous contemporary. Primary influences by the painters rembrandt and caravaggio help place his work in direct conflict with the abstraction and conceptual art considered acceptable in much of his native norway. In their 2014 catalogue note, sothebys described the painting as a quintessential example of nerdrums largescale allegories, presenting a sense of the apocalyptic. In the background a third man is running away from the scene. Primary influences by the painters rembrandt and caravaggio help place his work in direct conflict with the abstraction and conceptual art considered acceptable in much of norway. Studying with odd nerdrum is better described as a costfree workshop or a renaissance school. A wide selection of closeup details offers the tightest possible view of nerdrums brushstrokes, which will be of particular interest to studentsthose. Primary influences by the painters rembrandt and caravaggio help place his work in direct conflict with the abstraction and conceptual art considered.

This book is packed with an image on almost every page. Author derek van derven has over 20 years of experience painting and drawing like the old masters, and 12 years of experience talking to former nerdrum students and copying nerdrums paintings. Namely, nerdrum announced and founded his own movement in art and philosophy. Storyteller and selfrevealer 1998, the former being distant and abstract and the latter being intimate and emotional. See more ideas about painting, rembrandt and caravaggio. Learn the rare and fantastic palette knife realism painting technique of odd nerdrum. For further information, read odd nerdrum, a hard cover book with essay by donald kuspit published by aschenhoug. The book shows the school, a variable of older and more recent students work, as well as new paintings by nerdrum.

A wide selection of closeup details offers the tightest possible view of nerdrums brushstrokes, which. This book inhabits a middle ground between the approaches of the two previous major books on nerdrum, janerik ebbestad hansens odd nerdrum. This is a wide scope, as the majority of nerdrums pictures could be so categorized, and it serves as a cohesive collection of images showcasing nerdrum at full stride. Dawn is a 1989 painting by the norwegian artist odd nerdrum. Born in sweden as a second world war refugee in april 1944, nerdrum has established himself in the pantheon of great figurative painters.

Lunatics is a 2002 painting by the norwegian painter odd nerdrum. Themesis the most comprehensive collection of odd nerdrums works ever. Its lavish 500 pages are filled with sketches, drawings and studies, along with excellent reproductions of the painter. Deciding to track down odd nerdrums sources of inspiration, his former pupil janove tuv and his son ode go on a world tour, visiting the museums and people that crossed paths with the painter in his pursuit of the immortal masterpiece. Internationally renowned norwegian painter odd nerdrum has played the role of both national treasure and artpolitical rebel since the 1970s. Themes is the most comprehensive collection of odd nerdrums works ever published. Themes and style in nerdrums work reference anecdote and narrative. Buy odd nerdrum crime and refuge book online at low prices. Powells is an independent bookstore based in portland, oregon. Themes and style in nerdrum s work reference anecdote and narrative.

Containing writings and interviews by and with nerdrum alongside hefty plate sections of both nerdrums own paintings and those by painters he sees as exemplars of a certain kind of figurative art, it is a bold attack on the foundations of modernism. Themes is the most comprehensive collection of odd nerdrums works ever pub. Paintings, sketches, and drawings, this book does have some overlap with the images offered, but the majority of nerdrums work depicted here is not seen in the other books. Mar, 20 odd olaf nerdrum born april 8, 1944 in helsingborg, sweden, is a norwegian figurative painter. Odd nerdrum born 8 april 1944 is a swedishborn, norwegian figurative painter whose work is held by museums worldwide. Odd nerdrum has 20 books on goodreads with 714 ratings. Odd nerdrum born april 8, 1944 in helsingborg, sweden, is a norwegian figurative painter. Themes and style in nerdrum s work reference anecdote and narrative, primary influences by the. Openly embracing kitsch, his early work was waged as a criticism against the contemporary art status quo as well as an homage to the old masters. His chiaroscuro portraits and figurative judeochristian scenes have a theatrical quality akin to, but without the irony of, john currins paintings. In 20, the nerdrum school was published by orpheus publishing. Odd nerdrum born 8 april 1944 is a controversial norwegian figurative painter whose work is held by museums worldwide. Foreword by donald kuspit odd nerdrums imagery themes and motifs paintings appendix. Bjorn li themes is the most comprehensive collection of odd nerdrum s works ever published.

A wide selection of closeup details offers the tightest possible view of nerdrum s brushstrokes, which will be of particular interest to studentsthose. In on kitsch odd nerdrum and others discuss the meaning and value of kitsch in todays world, and its relationship to art. The book is still in print and can be bought at a remarkably good price, unlike earlier books on this artist which have. Kitsch has long been viewed as fine arts poor relation, aping its form while failing utterly to achieve its depth of meaning. At over 500 pages there is very little writing and a maximum of pages given over to artworks from over 40 years of work. Buy odd nerdrum crime and refuge book online at low. Jernloven is a 1984 painting by the norwegian artist odd nerdrum. Themes and style in nerdrums work reference anecdote and narrative, primary influences by the. Vine combines a biographical approach with a close study of the paintings system of codes and symbols, delving into the images with confidently discerning warmth. Fine art book store provide you good art artist portrait painting books. Fine art book store art artist portrait painting books. Fine art book store art artist portrait painting books odd. It depicts four identical men in a grey rocky landscape.

Themes and style in nerdrums work reference anecdote and. A wide selection of closeup details offers the tightest possible view of nerdrum s brushstrokes, which. Kitsch is odd nerdrum s luxuriously produced apologia for the enduring relevance of the old master style. As the founder of the kitsch movement, he opposed the abstract and conceptual art that dominated norway at the time in favor of honoring the old world traditions of rembrandt and caravaggio.