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Odd
Nerdrum (born April 8, 1944), in Sweden, is a Norwegian figurative painter.
The style and themes in Nerdrum's work, based on anecdote and narrative place
him in direct conflict with the abstraction and conceptual art considered acceptable
in much of his native Norway.
Nerdrum creates six to eight paintings per year that have been categorized as:
Still life paintings of small objects like bricks, portraits and self portraits
whose subjects are dressed as if from some other time and place, and large paintings,
allegorical in nature that present a sense of the apocalyptic, and again reference
another time.
Nerdrum claims that his art should be understood as kitsch rather than art as
such. "On Kitsch", a manifesto composed by Nerdrum describes the distinction
he makes between kitsch and art.
Nerdrum's approach to painting is based on traditional methods: mixing and grinding
his own pigments, working on canvas stretched by himself or assistants rather
than on pre-stretched canvas, and working from live models often himself, and
in many cases members of his family.
Rembrandt and Caravaggio are primary influences, but secondary influences include
the masters Masaccio, Leonardo de Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian, and the less obvious
influences, according to Vine and either mentioned by Nerdrum himself or other
critics, that include Brueghel, Goya, Chardin, Millet, as well the even less apparent
Henry Fuseli, Caspar David Friedrich, Ferdinand Hodler, Edvard Munch, Kaethe Kollwitz,
Salvador Dali, Chaim Soutine and Lars Hertervig.
Odd
Nerdrum: Paintings by Odd Nerdrum (Author) – Paperback: 32 pages Publisher:
Forum Gallery, New York; illustrated edition edition (June 1, 2007)
This slender catalogue features the most recent body of work by the important figurative
artist Odd Nerdrum. The condition of man, alone in the universe, has long been Nerdrum's
essential subject, and the eight new paintings detailed here continue themes repeatedly
explored by this consummate representational painter, including such basic feelings
and needs as love, fear, reverence and conflict, as well as the ideas of man cast
against nature, society versus solitude and the limits of man's location within
the universe. Featuring haunting self-portraiture and figures that float, free of
gravity and disconnected in space, this volume offers a brief glimpse of Nerdrum's
vision of man's position in the universe. Removed from any earthly landscape, man
is not circumscribed by life on earth, but is shown in the deep space of the night
sky or the endless depth of primordial waters, free to explore the boundaries of
human potential.
On Kitsch by Jan-Erik Ebbestad Hansen, Sindre Mekjan, Dag Solhjell, Jan-Ove
Tuv and Odd Nerdrum – Paperback: 104 pages
Publisher: Kagge (August 2, 2001)
Kitsch has long been viewed as fine art's poor relation, aping its form while failing
utterly to achieve its depth of meaning. In "On Kitsch" Odd Nerdrum and
others discuss the meaning and value of kitsch in today's world, and its relationship
to art. For the first time in this volume, English-speaking fans have the chance
to read the writings of Odd Nerdrum, Norway's most famous contemporary artist, or
kitch painter, as he would refer to himself. This printing of a variety of writings
by Nerdrum and others includes speeches, essays, and humorous pieces such as "The
Kitch Questionnaire," and "Kitch Aphorisms." This book is an opportunity
to discover the thought process of one of the world's most unique and compelling
artists.
"Art exists for art itself and addresses the public. Kitsch serves life and
addresses the human being." Odd Nerdrum
Essays by Jan-Erik Ebbestad Hansen, Sindre Mekjan, Odd Nerdrum, Jan-Ove Tuv and
Dag Solhjell.
Odd Nerdrum: The Drawings by Odd Nerdrum (Author), Richard Vine (Author),
E. John Bullard (Author), New Orleans Museum of Art – Hardcover: 61 pages
Univ of Washington Press (May 1998)
Odd
Nerdrum: Paintings by Jan-Erik Ebbestad Hansen and Odd Nerdrum –
Hardcover: 346 pages Publisher: H. Aschehoug Company; English Ed edition (June
1995)
This slender catalogue features the most recent body of work by the important
figurative artist Odd Nerdrum. The condition of man, alone in the universe, has
long been Nerdrum's essential subject, and the eight new paintings detailed here
continue themes repeatedly explored by this consummate representational painter,
including such basic feelings and needs as love, fear, reverence and conflict,
as well as the ideas of man cast against nature, society versus solitude and the
limits of man's location within the universe. Featuring haunting self-portraiture
and figures that float, free of gravity and disconnected in space, this volume
offers a brief glimpse of Nerdrum's vision of man's position in the universe.
Removed from any earthly landscape, man is not circumscribed by life on earth,
but is shown in the deep space of the night sky or the endless depth of primordial
waters, free to explore the boundaries of human potential. --This text refers
to the Paperback edition.
Odd Nerdrum: Themes by Odd Nerdrum and Li Bj0rn – Hardcover: 554
pages
Publisher: Press Publishing (April 15, 2007)
Themes is the most comprehensive collection of Odd Nerdrum’s works ever published.
Its 500 pages are filled with sketches, drawings and studies, along with excellent
reproductions of the artist’s most important and most recent finished works.
A wide selection of close-up details offers the tightest possible view of Nerdrum’s
brushstrokes, which will be of particular interest to students--those who wish to
learn his modern take on the Old Master style just as they would learn from the
work of the Old Masters themselves. The selection is the artist’s own, divided
into 20 chapters devoted to space, nudes, portraits and other topics, and presented
chronologically within each chapter to show the development of specific motifs over
the course of his career. This structure and the wide range of work present provoke
new insights into the central themes in Nerdrum's work, and his treatment of them
from first sketches to final canvases. Nerdrum’s latest works--more than 40
paintings in all, dating from the last five years--are presented here for the first
time. They complete an unprecedented overview of his oeuvre, a must for everyone
interested in the how and why behind one of today’s most controversial and
celebrated painters.
With a huge cult following among figurative art lovers, outsider art fans, and students,
Norwegian artist Odd Nerdrum has carved out a unique and sometimes jarring niche
in the world of contemporary art. With his Old Master style and his often apocalyptic
subject matter, Nerdrum rejects the tropes of Modernism in favor of an emotionalism
which, when combined with his remarkable painterly talents, produces works that
are not only visually arresting, but which also, by their mere viability, call into
question the very foundations of contemporary art. "Odd Nerdrum: Sketches,
Drawings and Paintings" brings together the recent work completed since the
publication of "Storyteller and Self-Revealer" in 1998, as well as earlier
work, including, for the first time, an extensive selection of drawings and sketches.
At 400 pages, with over 200 color illustrations, this volume is the most comprehensive
book available on the work of one of the world's most popular and idiosyncratic
artists.
"Innovation is of no importance, nor is originality. Going in depth and becoming
engrossed is the goal, for in the depiction of nature itself lies the individual
expression." Odd Nerdrum
Odd Nerdrum was born in Norway in 1944, where he still lives and works. Among
the U.S. institutions that have held solo exhibitions of his work are the Museum
of Contemporary Art, San Diego; the Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art; the
New Orleans Museum of Art; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; and many others.
His work is in major public collections worldwide, and he shows at the Forum Gallery,
New York.
Essay by Richard Vine.
250 color and 150 b&w.
11.5 x 11.5 in.
Odd Nerdrum: Storyteller and Self Revealer by Jan Ake Pettersson, Odd
Nerdrum, Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst, Kunsthal Rotterdam – Paperback:
243 pages Publisher: H. Aschehoug Company; 2 ed edition (January 1999)
Featuring 185 color illustrations and 50 detailed reproductions, this biographical
profile explores the work of Odd Nerdrum--a modern-day artist whose painterly
"Old-Master-Style" represents both a reaction against contemporary aesthetics
and a radical updating of traditional narrative and religious art.
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Odd
Nerdrum (born April 8, 1944), in Sweden, is a Norwegian figurative painter.
The style and themes in Nerdrum's work, based on anecdote and narrative place
him in direct conflict with the abstraction and conceptual art considered acceptable
in much of his native Norway.
Odd
Nerdrum: Paintings
On Kitsch
Odd Nerdrum: The Drawings
Odd
Nerdrum: Paintings
Odd Nerdrum: Themes
Odd
Nerdrum: Paintings, Sketches, and Drawings
Odd Nerdrum: Storyteller and Self Revealer
