In the Name of Melancholy | Odd Nerdrum & Jan-Ove Tuv

What are the signifiers of an eternal image? Odd Nerdrum argues for the melancholic perspective on life and points to painters like Jacques-Louis David, Rembrandt and Titian.
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Chapter markers:
00:22 Melancholy wins in the long run
04:20 Big wounds in your memory
06:05 Zorn's confidence and Rembrandt's angst
07:44 How adversity crippled Munch
09:31 Munch's allegiance to the time
11:50 Rembrandt “pictured his life”
13:47 Melancholic works always remembered
14:37 Opaque desire vs love
18:27 The poetic attitude
21:09 Munch's Sick Child
26:12 Jacques David, Lievens and Claudius Cilvilis
31:21 Muted colors, from earth to life
37:58 The contour line and “flat” figures
39:12 In and out breath, grayness and many layers
46:28 Metaphors in paint layers (Titian vs Zorn)
48:15 Titian's Marsyas: Tragic vs mythic level
52:20 Geo vs Helio mindset (Gatsby, Wyeth, Nerdrum)
56:18 God sees you: the inverted perspective of icons
This episode featured Odd Nerdrum & Jan-Ove Tuv and was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum.
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[@alanflood8162]

Thank you Odd Nerdrum for such inspiring and challenging thoughts on painting and what really counts ❤

[@stephenrose1343]

Stimulating meditation on the mechanics and emotions of creating deeply rewarding painting. Thank you.

[@victorkreig6089]

The lighting decisions for this shoot is wonderful

[@pchabanowich]

When I first saw 4 Rembrandt paintings live, I was in my mid-thirties, having loved his work for over half of that short span of years. I stopped painting - I had a musical career, and that was an all-consuming study in itself, so painting was a helter-skelter foil. I attempted a course in my 60's, but knew that it was too little too late. This intimate discussion sent a lance into this old heart. This comment could become a novella, but fortunately you're spared. Full respect to both of you, and so much tenderness. Thank you for posting this incredible moment.❤‍🔥

[@MrRemorseless]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@markh7523]

Im reminded of a saying by Oscar Wilde [ i think ] that goes something like.... "a good portrait is a portrait of the artist not the sitter"

[@onetogiacomo]

Thanks for this interview... "The reverse perspective" is a very interesting book by Pavel Florenskij..

[@enriquepelenato4956]

How this channel has so little views and subscribers astounds me.

[@victorkreig6089]

Quality does not need an audience, just a listener

[@enriquepelenato4956]

@@victorkreig6089 You're right! good way of looking at it.

[@marija.vujkov]

Literally its confusing

[@bzxshor67mpts]

Carl Jungs work would compliment a lot of Nerdrums philosophy and understanding in the way he approaches his work.

[@markbarrera6807]

thanks for this- Such accomplished masters, the both of you!

[@sydene54]

excellent

[@rayito3301]

I can’t find the letter from Peterson to Munch, can someone help ?

[@thanasipapapostolou6745]

❤

[@Monochromatic77]

Hi what is the music played in the intro?

[@thomasorsula]

Is it really possible that anyone can study with Odd costfree?

[@pburress06]

All due respect to Odd Nerdrum's artistry, but the lighting on these videos is just silly.

I think Mr Nerdrum is a legendary painter, but he continually confuses personal taste with universal commandments for painting. Too many judgments on color, themes and what a picture should tell or not.