Title: Odd Nerdrum
First published: 1988
Description: "Nerdrum's idea of making painting great again means reintroducing a quality concept. Again, one should be allowed to say, 'I've made something wonderful, and I'm proud of it.' It is no coincidence that Aristotle is the thinker who has most influenced the kitsch philosophy. He claims that craft has its utility and value as a means of mediation. Mimesis, or representation, is of value, not only because one finds joy and insight in recognizing a motif, but because one can recreate action in a painting. All human feelings take form in action. Stories that utilize familiar scenes and archetypal situations are, according to Aristotle, of the greatest value, because they are expressions of the universal"--Back cover.
Subjects: Artists, Catalogs, Criticism and interpretation, Exhibitions, Figurative painting, Norwegian, Modernism (Art), Narrative painting, Norwegian, Norwegian Figurative painting, Norwegian Narrative painting, Themes, motives, History Of Art / Art & Design Styles, Individual artists, History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Art & Art Instruction, Art, Individual Artist, Art / Individual Artist, Fine Arts, Techniques - Painting, Influence, Figurative art, Human beings in art, Painters, Norwegian Painting, Surrealism, Symbolism (Art movement), Norwegian Drawing, Figure painting, Human figure in art, Nude in art
Places: Norway
People: Odd Nerdrum (1944-)
Time periods: 20th centruy