Odd Nerdrum: Storyteller and Self Revealer

Odd Nerdrum: Storyteller and Self Revealer
by Jan Ake Pettersson, Odd Nerdrum

Odd Nerdrum: Storyteller and Self Revealer
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Author: Jan Ake Pettersson, Odd Nerdrum
Corporate Author: Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst
Corporate Author: Kunsthal Rotterdam
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Illustrated
Published: 1999-01
ISBN: 8203222722
Number of pages: 243
Publisher: H Aschehoug & Co

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Summary: 5 Stars

If you're an inquisitive art lover and want to gain insight into the mind of controversial contemporary figurative artist Odd Nerdrum, this is the volume to buy. Not only does the author, Jan Ake Pettersson, write well: he has done his homework. But re-reading this monograph repeatedly makes the written word so secondary to the way the designer of the book has opened up Nerdrum's puzzling canvases by giving us many "detail" pages of the paintings. We are allowed to dissect the paintings not only for their symbolism and recurring existential themes, but we are also encouraged to examine brushwork, palette choice, and methods of depicting light that truly gives us the whole picture. The subtitle of the book "Storyteller and Self-Revealer" sustains Pettersson's approach. While many critics are beginning to take a second look at the repetitive tendencies in background landscapes and even in the use of twinned images, etc, Nerdrum's force as a painter can always be felt. He does communicate, whether we want to know the story or not. The book is filled with Nerdrum's copious self-portraits and studying these alone is a solid way to explore this artist's progress. A very special volume with beautiful details and colors.

Summary of Odd Nerdrum: Storyteller and Self Revealer

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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