A World Beyond Past and Future: Odd Nerdrum's Hopeful and Soothing Vision of Humanity

What is it that captivates people about his paintings, what is his life project, and is philosophy the key to reach the highest achievements? Carl Korsnes and Einar Duenger Bøhn sit down to discuss the work of Odd Nerdrum in light of his recent retrospective exhibition "You see we are blind". Topics from the conversation: 00:00 Exhibition openings 01:12 Grotesque and depressing or hopeful and soothing? 03:20 Horrible actions beautifully depicted 09:58 Aristotle on technê: knowing why you do what you do 14:05 A painter with a vision of humanity 18:47 Contemporary painters avoid focusing on the face 21:00 Being shaken up is only possible through a classical form 30:11 Nerdrum's world: past, future or a different realm? 36:46 Day-to-day or timeless: newspaper articles vs. stories and myths 40:45 Nerdrum balances the concrete and the general 45:48 Not abstract and not "too realistic" / hyper realist 50:42 Being cultivated is to understand the commonality of things 57:00 Don't waste time on new books or newspapers 1:04:53 Philosophers of art should learn to draw first 1:08:20 Aristotle's approach 1:10:52 The humanist aspect of drawing 1:15:46 What are we looking at and judging accordingly 1:19:22 At its foundation, Nerdrum's work is philosophical 1:22:30 Is Nerdrum an anarchist painter? ▶ Full video: https://www.patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast This episode was filmed and edited by Bork S. Nerdrum. The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Børge Moe Eivind Josten Dean Anthony Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Hårek Jordal Andreassen Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Misty DeLaine Michael Irish Richard Barrett Stacey Evangelista Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan Would you like to get premium access? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Check out our other channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/SchoolofApelles https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureWarsNow Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/CaveOfApelles For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com