My opinion about Odd Nerdrum 

A comrad! I have enjoyed Nerdrum's work for 30 + years, after I first discovered "The Water Protectors" And the controversy it has caused in the art world. I met a museum curator that had the painting " Iron Law" on loan and refused to show it!!!!! Infuriating.

The Odd Nerdrum school has woven around themselves a strange mix of Ayn Rand objectivism, coupled with a weird subtext of subjectivism which they dress up as objective observation. It is riddled through with so many odd paradoxes, contradictions - conservative liberalism, religious agnosticism, anti modernist modernism, and the idea of the meritocrat outcast. A rational mind simply cannot subsist in this mulch of disparate philosophical pudding. The art they produce tends to all look the same: little carbon copies of Odd Nerdrum: odd figures, in odd sepia-tinted landscapes, doing odd things, for no one in particular and for everyone in general.

No, you were right, he us an interesting character! I hope to meet him, he is one of my heroes!

15:00 I appreciate your opinion regarding Nerdrum's style being conservative and centered on the idea of 17th century artists' style to the exclusion of all other painting styles, if I understand you properly, Badbug. But I'd add his adopting that style and then giving it a significant twist. The symbolism he uses amplifies the ideas and emotions represented. I find them endlessly fascinating, but they are not my lane. IMO, there's room at the table for Odd. I'll do my own thing but I appreciate Odd's oeuvre as a phenomenon in art that makes it such an incredible discipline.

Nerdrum deserves more conversation examining his design & compositional skills. He showed a range of paint handling as his interests changed from the earliest works forward, but what is a consistent element is a master class in picture design. From large shapes & deep contrast in value to the spotlight he utilizes to lead our eye, its all intentional & consistently effective. Then, wether its his earlier pallet or his minimalist approach in later years, color is always impactful & never gaudy. We can all have an opinion regarding his style or wether he chased Rembrandt too closely. We can ask the question, but nevertheless, his genius remains. He has effectively created drama, a narrative, mystery, & discussion. Love or hate his work, its never ignored. In a vast ocean of work put forth by millions of artists from all over the world, this achievement should not b taken lightly.

I am also fan of Odd Nerdrum works

Nice view point of Odd. Most people just take a very aggressive blow on him without considering the amount of work he has put to his craft and His wealth of knowledge. I don't really think he is discrimitory to the new Artist. I feel he has a philosophy of how he sees art and he applies it. This new artist always tend to fall short of his philosophical structure. Aside that I don't think an Artist must consider everything called out to be art or like every style and form of Art.

7:30; Thank you, for drawing attention to that Monet, it is pure finesse. "Like a punch in the face!" 🤜🏻😲

excuse me but it wasnt rembrandt that had the limited palette but it was apelles and zorn whom nerdrum adopted this palette from

Had to laugh at critics who call him a fake when they praise to the roof the meaningless shite hanging on most gallery walls these days.

Ronney!!!

There are a lot of people who have opinions about Odd Nerdrum and about Art. Yet many have not met him nor know his work intimately or have tried to produce even one good painting. They may have by chance encountered his work in a gallery but that is not enough. The same goes for Art. Imagine if non scientific minds who know nothing about science chimed in about it...oh wait that happens. People who don't paint and spout opinions about art are the climate change deniers of painting - they're just opinions and they know very little about what it takes. Many people don't realize how difficult it is to accomplish what Odd has done and the only thing people can do to elevate themselves is cut him down for his statements and philosophies about art. I don't agree with everything he says but he's certainly a breathe of fresh air in a stagnant pool run by yes men. Even philosophers don't always get it right but they're still more accomplished than the average joe-blow web surfer who can criticize from his self made podium. I am reminded of Nietzsche quote and will end there as my comment toward those who seem to only criticize Odd Nerdrum. "Great men's errors are to be venerated as more fruitful than little men's truths."

Claire de Lune is a beautiful composition but it is too constant and loud and it distracts from what you say.

most of them insist that ivory black is "Blue" to them

His name sounds like "Nerd Oddor" to me

Don't play music over the video. It is very distractiing. If your content is good, you don't need the music.

The problem with Nerdrum is that he is not a good painter. People can think what they like about his appearance or personality or statements. I only care about good paintings, and as yet have not seen a good one produced by this man. As his name states, he is mostly just "odd".

Vastly overrated.