Odd nerdrum, the legendary norwegian painter who is currently showing new work at forum gallery, makes large dark oil paintings of figures in the landscape in the scumbled chiaroscuro style of rembrandt. Thus sounds the masterly painters philosophy and these are his main points. Odd nerdrum born 8 april 1944 is a controversial norwegian figurative painter whose work is held by museums worldwide. I declare that the writing and technical production of tenebrism in the painting of odd nerdrum from 1983 to 2004 is entirely my own work. Odd nerdrum pupils of apelles luke hillestad david. He refuses to paint like a modernist, but thematically he seems to be responding to a crisis in the modern world. Pages in category paintings by odd nerdrum the following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. Sketches, drawings and paintings brings together the recent work completed since the publication of storyteller and selfrevealer in 1998, as well as earlier work, including, for the first time, an extensive selection of drawings and sketches. Odd nerdrum born 8 april 1944 is a swedishborn, norwegian figurative painter whose work is held by museums worldwide. Odd nerdrum 1944 sweden is an artist born in 1944 the oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1991, at blomqvist, and the most recent auction result is a printmultiple sold in 2020.
Initially, nerdrums declaration was thought to be a joke but later, and with the publication of articles and books on the subject, nerdrums position. Odd nerdrum, born in 1944 in halsingborg sweden, studied at the academy of art in oslo and later with the conceptual artist joseph beuys in dusseldorf germany, and since the beginning developed a unique painting style with a clear influence of painters like rembrandt and caravaggio, fleeing abstraction and conceptual art popular in the academic environment. Namely, nerdrum announced and founded his own movement in art and philosophy. Themes and style in nerdrums work reference anecdote and narrative. Odd nerdrum paintings for sale odd nerdrum art value. 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.
He has been exhibiting in new york since the early eighties. Kitsch is odd nerdrums luxuriously produced apologia for the enduring relevance of the old master style. According to the artnet price database, a total of 119 works by odd nerdrum have come up at auction over the years. Primary influences by the painters rembrandt and caravaggio help place his work in direct conflict with the abstraction and conceptual art considered. Rudolf steiner school this set him apart from his contemporaries. 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. Themes is the most complete collection of nerdrums paintings in circulation. Tenebrism in the painting of odd nerdrum from 1983 to 2004. Twilight was created in 1981 by odd nerdrum in neobaroque style. Odd nerdrum solo exhibition april 30 july 30th 2016 booth gallery. Storyteller and selfrevealer 1998, the former being distant and abstract and the latter being intimate and emotional. 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. At 400 pages, with over 200 color illustrations, this volume is the most comprehensive book available on the work of one of the worlds most popular and idiosyncratic artists.
Its lavish 500 pages are filled with sketches, drawings and studies, along with excellent reproductions of the painter. Odd nerdrums artwork was primarily created using live models, instead of photographs as some artists had begun doing, because this figurative painter chose to use more traditional methods. It is audacious to take the old masters as inspiration, but norwegian artist odd nerdrum has done so with unusual skill. Although the paintings are said to illustrate some distant postapocalyptic future, it is a future, like the painters style, that seems firmly rooted. Embracing the traditional values and techniques of the old masters, particularly rembrandt and caravaggio, nerdrum creates a mythic nordic world of barren landscapes populated with what appear to be lonely survivors of a lost civilization.
Odd nerdrum barred from leaving norway artnet news. Artist odd nerdrum lost his appeal in norwegian courts this week and, in a strange twist of fate, he will receive an even longer jail sentence than the one he was appealing. The themes and style in nerdrums work, based onanecdote and narrative, and the major influence of the painters rembrandt and caravaggio place him in direct conflict with the abstractionand conceptual art considered acceptable in much of his native norway. This book inhabits a middle ground between the approaches of the two previous major books on nerdrum, janerik ebbestad hansens odd nerdrum. Odd nerdrum is a contemporary norwegian painter known for his dogged commitment to the traditional techniques of painters like caravaggio, titian, and rembrandt. Six short stories by odd nerdrum and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Wikipedia on odd nerdrum odd nerdrum bio luke hillestad bio david molesky bio luke hillestad severed wing 78 x 99 oil on linen. Selfportrait of the prophet of painting the savior of painting, 1997, oil. Buy original art worry free with our 7 day money back guarantee. He is by many considered the greatest classical figurative painter alive today, and his work is collected by museums such as the.
See available prints and multiples, paintings, and works on paper for sale and. A year later, at the end of the war, odd and his parents moved back to norway. Selected works by odd nerdrum, norwegian figurative artist and painter. Dawn is a 1989 painting by the norwegian artist odd nerdrum.
Of these, 43 works, or 36 percent, have failed to sell. Learn the rare and fantastic techniques of norwegian figurative painter odd nerdrum in this master painted copy by author derek van derven. Odd nerdrum, an artist forbidden to paint the new criterion. Odd nerdrum making painting great again is a richly illustrated book with texts by the philosopher carl wegner korsnes and the artist odd nerdrum himself. Odd nerdrums drawings are painted with handmixed colors, on canvases he stretched with himself. Shop oddnerdrum paintings created by thousands of emerging artists from around the world. Dereks observations resulting from more than a decade of research into the techniques of rembrandt and odd nerdrum have been invaluable. Copying odd nerdrums paintings all in one step by step. At over 500 pages there is very little writing and a maximum of pages given over. He broke away from his peers who rallied around andy warhol and roy lichtenstein, and become a follower of rembrandt and a painter in the classical tradition. His parents, resistance fighters, had been sent to sweden from germanoccupied norway to direct guerrilla activities from outside the country. In 2006 he left his work as a land surveyor and began painting full time, with rembrandt and odd nerdrum books open next to an empty canvas.
For further information, read odd nerdrum, a hard cover book with essay by donald kuspit published by aschenhoug. Odd nerdrum artwork for sale at online auction odd. Find more prominent pieces of symbolic painting at best visual art database. 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. For further information on this lot please visit the bonhams website. Its 500 pages are filled with sketches, drawings and studies, along with excellent reproductions of the artists most important and most recent finished works. Nerdrum, odd odd nerdrum artist page with links to monographs, museum exhibition catalogs, criticism, catalogues raisonnes, related publications, and. I found nerdrum while influenced by classical artist. Calling himself an historical anarchist, norwegian artist odd nerdrum has rejected the modernist development in art of the past 100 years. Even so, it was a harrowing experience, a period of clenched guts and shattered teeth, midnight anxieties and dark afternoon thoughts the.
His last large new york show was held jointly at the martina hamilton gallery and the germans van eck gallery in 19 8 6. T he norwegian figurative painter odd nerdrum does big, dark, brooding narrative scenes that look like they were painted in the seventeenth century. Paintings 1994 and jan ake petterssons odd nerdrum. These figurative paintings, charcoals, and drawings are by odd nerdrum, proclaimed as norways greatest living artist. The process of building a painting up over an extended period, layer by layer, and having the cumulative effort result in a strange and beautiful piece of art rather than a giant muddy mess, has a lot to do.
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. Odd nerdrum the art and popular culture encyclopedia. Each purchase comes with a 30day moneyback guarantee. Norways most controversial artist, odd nerdrums art tackles political views and more in fascinating form. All nerdrum paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee.
Odd nerdrum drawings, used abebooks shop for books. Derek has a bfa degree from rutgers university, has over 20 years of experience painting and drawing like the old masters, and over 12 years of experience talking to former odd nerdrum students and copying nerdrums paintings. The classical approach to quality and nuances of light which represent the nordic landscapes that nerdrum is influenced by, are far superior to any artist that im aware of in our time. He calls it kitsch and its everything the word originally meant, plus a bit more. Odd nerdrum born april 8, 1944, sweden, is a norwegian figurative painter. An odd day in the city by matthew innis july 1, 2011 odd nerdrum the saviour of painting 1997last week thursday, i had the rare pleasure of watching norwegian artist odd nerdrum paint a portrait during a workshop in new york city. Odd nerdrum norwegian figurative artist male nude, 1976 tanya chearavanont sentimental three singers, 1984 helsingborg. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Themes is the most comprehensive collection of odd nerdrums works ever published. Wm whitehot magazine of contemporary art odd nerdrums. Copying odd nerdrums painting man with golden coin by. A wide selection of closeup details offers the tightest possible view of nerdrums brushstrokes, which will be of particular interest to students.
All the posts by tag odd nerdrum random inspiration. Union list of artist names getty museum reference sheet with basic information about the artist and pointers to other references. All the sources that i have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete referencing. Paintings, sketches and drawings is a necessary work, filling in holes and fleshing out the aura of our favorite black sheep of painting. Odd nerdrum born 8 april 1944 is a swedishborn, norwegian figurative painter whose work.
See more ideas about conceptual art, painting and contemporary art. Nerdrums career thus presents a challenge to the modernist establishment that still dominates the international art scene. Norwegian artist odd nerdrum born 1944 was a student at the academy of art in oslo when modernism first made its delayed entry to norway. See more ideas about art, conceptual art and artist. Artist denied right to paint in prison hyperallergic. Corporate authornew orleans museum of art and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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