The TRAC conference 2014 was an important event – a breakthrough in looking at painting with a philosophical aspect.
Odd Nerdrum’s Kitsch and Roger Scruton’s Beauty were the main topics of discussion at the conference. The difference between the aesthetical views of the two philosophers, can more or less be summed up in some of what Stephen Hicks also concluded with in The Aesthetics of 21st Century Panel Discussion:
Professor Scruton is a Platonic-Kantian and Odd Nerdrum an aristotelian, reacting against Kant’s ideas, which have been so influential in the universities, politics and aesthetics since the 18th century. The former wants to observe and describe the present situation, the latter wants to change it and find a solution.
Also watch:
TRAC2014: The Aesthetics of 21st Century – Panel Discussion
TRAC2014: Roger Scruton and Odd Nerdrum – Contemporary Representational Aesthetics
TRAC2014: Jan-Ove Tuv – “Kitsch” as Superstructure for representational, narrative painting
TRAC2014: Featured paper by Peter Trippi (Editor-in-chief / Fine Art Connoisseur)
TRAC2014: “Faking it” – Keynote Speaker Roger Scruton
TRAC2014: Odd Nerdrum and the New Baroque – Brandon Kralik
Drifting
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Infant
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Loving couple
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We are now collaborating with Det Gylne Galleri
Now you can order lithographs framed by Det Gylne Galleri in Tønsberg – operated by Madeleine Skarsteen and Nicolai Aschim, who continue four generations of experience in the art of framing. A selection of Odd Nerdrum’s prints will also be on view in the gallery located in downtown Tønsberg next to Farmandstredet. The gallery offers local pickup of ordered prints in their new store in Drammen as well as Oslo, where they collaborate with Det Gylne Snitt. Local Pickup Points: Det Gylne Galleri, Håkon Gamles gate 1A, 3111 Tønsberg Det Gylne Galleri, St.Olavsgate 3, 3017 Drammen Det Gylne Snitt, Frognerveien 24, 0263 Oslo Odd Nerdrum’s prints can be ordered with our standard 3072-CD frame with passepartout delivered in AR92 glass (92% ultraviolet protection) from our online store. Limited edition prints by Odd Nerdrum:
Kitsch Meets Art: Nerdrum & Melgaard Exhibition in Oslo
Two worlds collide when the exhibition Nerdrum & Melgaard opens 6 pm Thursday 7th November at Fineart Oslo. The show will include limited edition prints by two of Norway’s most influential and controversial figures in the kitsch and art world respectively. Odd Nerdrum and Bjarne Melgaard represent diametrically different but powerful visions: the former with his classical figuration, focusing on timeless imagery and vulnerability, and the latter with his contemporary, expressive style, tapping into sexuality, identity and the grimness of life. On display will be recent as well as venerable prints that have stood the test of time, original drawings, sculptures and a unique collaborative self-portrait. This double portrait reveals the opposing forms of expression — giving the public an opportunity to closely compare the two. Odd Nerdrum and Bjarne Melgaard agreed last year to do a collaboration. Here together with the gallery owner Rolf Stavnem. Photo: Naina Helén Jåma / VG The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) will be present and cover the opening, which will include opening remarks from the real-estate investor Christian Ringnes and the editor-in-chief of Subjekt, Danby Choi.
Rembrandt’s Melancholy and Classical Values
Do you want to know how the mind of the greatest classical painter of our time works?Do you wonder what “classical values” actually are?And why melancholy is actually that important to us? Odd Nerdrum and his former student Jan-Ove Tuv sit down for a conversation in the building which is the Nerdrum Museum in the making: The old Pipe House at Agnes Square outside of Stavern.With a philosophical approach to painting, the discussion will move beyond the strokes and attempt to explain the meaning of painting. Join a one hour conversation about: • The importance of Rembrandt’s melancholy• Why storytelling is so important to us• Why “modern” values are destructive for classical painters and the audience. The event will take place September 14th at 17:00 – 18:00. Tickets are now available.
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