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Odd Nerdrum has declared himself to be a kitsch-painter identifying himself with kitsch rather than with the contemporary art world. Initially, Nerdrum's declaration was thought to be a joke, but later, and with the publication of articles and books on the subject, Nerdrum's position can be seen as an implied criticism of contemporary art.
Hope, George Frederic Watts, 1886.Cover of On Kitsch by Odd Nerdrum and others. [note 1]Kitsch painting is an international movement made up of classical painters, a result of a 24 September 1998 speech and philosophy given by the Norwegian figurative artist, Odd Nerdrum, [1] later clarified in his book On Kitsch [2] with Jan-Ove Tuv and others.
It depicts Nerdrum in a golden robe, standing barefoot under the evening sky, with a paintbrush in his right hand and a palette in his left. Nerdrum has described the painting as " kitsch in its purest form", making a distinction between kitsch, which always is seriously intended, and camp , which is ironic.
The Kitsch movement is an international movement of classical painters, founded [clarification needed] in 1998 upon a philosophy proposed by Odd Nerdrum, [26] which he clarified in his 2001 book On Kitsch, [27] in cooperation with Jan-Ove Tuv and others incorporating the techniques of the Old Masters with narrative, romanticism, and emotionally ...
Nerdrum’s “kitsch” approach, which he defines as focusing on emotion and storytelling rather than the avant-garde tendencies of modern art, is evident in Cannibals through the dramatic rendering of the figures and the intense emotional charge of the scene. Nerdrum’s style in Cannibals blends the technical precision of classical painting ...
Return of the Sun (Norwegian: Solen vender tilbake) is a 1986 painting by the Norwegian artist Odd Nerdrum. It depicts three young women, two of whom are twins, on a ledge surrounded by peculiar cloud formations. The women's mouths are open as they reach out toward a light source outside of the picture's frame.
Kaja Norum (born April 17, 1989) [1] is a Norwegian model and figurativist painter. [2] A former student and protégé of painter Odd Nerdrum, [3] Norum is devoted to Nerdrum's philosophy of Kitsch painting, and is a part of The Kitsch Movement spawned by Nerdrum.
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