Odd Nerdrum: Modern Masterpeices
The dark, epic and haunting world of Odd Nerdrum has been transfixing art viewers for decades. The Norwegian figurative painter is influenced not by modern abstract masters but the old world gods; Caravaggio, Rembrandt and Goya. Nerdrum uses narrative images to achieve a dimly lit world of twisted characters.
According to blogger and artist Alex Carletti, “Nerdrum's approach to painting is based on traditional methods that included mixing and grinding his own pigments, working on canvas he had [personally] stretched or stretched by assistants rather than on pre-stretched canvas, and working from live models often himself, and in many cases members of his own family. In a 2011 court case, Nerdrum claimed that the technique he used in the 1980s was faulty, "a special mixture of oils and paint in an effort to recreate the style of the old masters" which subsequently melted and disintegrated.”
In sharp contrast to other artists of our generation Nerdrum is enraptured with the craft of painting. His paintings capture a timeless quality only a master of the brush can achieve.
The Nerdrum Institute explains, “Nerdrum has exhibited frequently, particularly in the USA, and mature works like Sleeping Twins, Man bitten by a Snake, Old Man with DeadMaiden,Selfportrait with Eyes Closed and The Saviour of Painting , just to mention a few, have been purchased by public museums and private collectors. Nerdrum´s works have attracted public attention and have been a matter of mention in newspapers and art-magazines. He has made several lectures at American art-academies.” Copyright © 2010 The Nerdrum Institute http://www.nerdruminstitute.com/ Copyright © 2010 The Nerdrum Institute
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