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Near Oslo in a little coastal town we find the studio space of the paintress Kaja Norum. Apart from a three year study period with Odd Nerdrum, she is mostly self-taught with a basis in techniques from the Renaissance and Baroque. In her own words, she aims for images with a timeless quality, currently under the influence of the French naturalist painter Jules Bastien-Lepage. "Shame" is non-existent in Norum’s vocabulary. The human body has her prime attention, in graphite, charcoal, and oil — a celebration of flesh and sensuality. Norum courteously agreed to do a graphite drawing session from a live model, demonstrating her sensuous abilities. ▶️ Full video (1 hour 29 min): https://www.patreon.com/posts/88290353 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast In this video you will learn about: (In the beginning) • Drawing with a light touch • Getting the head & general contour line • Looking for abstract shapes • Looking at the darkest shadows first (In general) • A balanced imbalance in the pose • Making the head somewhat smaller • How shadows typically behave • Advantages of talking to the model • Using photo as a tool…? • Seeing rhythms in the forms • Dealing with small changes in the pose • Using different pencil numbers - and your finger Special thanks to Christian Ringnes and Christensen Private Kitsch Museum for giving us the opportunity to record their works by Kaja Norum. Music: Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 - I. Allegro affettuoso Performed by European Archive (In the Public Domain) Video by Bork Nerdrum SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Diego * Would you like to get access to the full segment and more exclusive content from The School of Apelles? ✨ Become a $10 patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/​ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn​ Check out our other channels: Cave of Apelles: https://bit.ly/3fBGQ1I Culture Wars: https://bit.ly/2PkrYdq Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles​ For inquiries — school@caveofapelles.com

In this video you will learn about: • An "impersonal" approach to storytelling • Knowing a character's "backstory" to increase credibility • Showing psychology through a prop • Serving the characters - not yourself! • At the end: enhancing what is already there • Directing the attention of the audience • Why you NEED a compositional sketch… • The function of having less contrast towards the periphery • The importance of proportions and contour line • Blackness/darkness must not be too monochrome • Making "dead" spaces more active ▶️ Full video (43 min): https://www.patreon.com/posts/flame-sebastian-87774753 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Diego * Would you like to get access to the full segment and more exclusive content from The School of Apelles? ✨ Become a $10 patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/​ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn​ Check out our other channels: Cave of Apelles: https://bit.ly/3fBGQ1I Culture Wars: https://bit.ly/2PkrYdq Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles​ For inquiries — school@caveofapelles.com

Professor James Stevens Curl is the author of the book "Making Dystopia: The Strange Rise and Survival of Architectural Barbarism". He dissects the modernist ideology as a historical phenomenon, which is not independent of the authoritarian social forces that surround it. On the contrary, Stevens Curl demonstrates that modernism became an authoritarian aesthetic ideology from early on, which eventually characterized the whole of Western culture. Where many academics in Western Europe have taken a nihilistic approach to the dystopian urban landscapes that have risen after the Second World War, James Stevens Curl chooses a firm position. As he sees it, modernism is a deeply immoral and a socially destructive project, which should be actively combated. Curl has also written extensively about Victorian architecture. Architecturally, the Victorian era was a rich era, with great building activity and saw the construction of many beautiful churches. In his newest book "English Victorian Churches", Curl explains how the European political currents of the time, British religious policy, and local engagement played a significant role in realizing this rich and beautiful architectural period." 👍✨ Support our show and get access to more than 200 exclusive posts: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Chapter markers: 00:33 Intro 01:48 Architecture and the surrounding landscape 05:12 “Making Dystopia”: how modernism came about 10:35 Gropius, Miese and Le Corbusier 12:41 Pevsner: “modern architecture should be totalitarian” 16:06 Totalitarian mindset and the Nazi connection 25:42 Modernist bullying and idolatry 32:38 Abandoned churches and falsification of history 44:04 The gothic style 48:33 The language of classical architecture 51:06 Defining beauty 56:56 Modernism: a disaster in every way 1:00:16 Good examples 1:07:03 Modern architecture and sculpture 1:10:26 Modernism and corruption 1:14:24 “Making Dystopia” and Curl's students 1:20:04 The role of architectural history and King Charles 1:26:42 Not just one style This episode featured James Stevens Curl & Carl Korsnes and was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. The centerpiece was, on the left: a brown high-rise building under clear blue sky (photo: Dids) and on the right: St Mary's Church, Studley Royal Deer Park. (photo: Nicks-2017) SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Diego Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Check out our other channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/SchoolofApelles https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureWarsNow Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Website: https://caveofapelles.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caveofapelles Instagram: instagram.com/caveofapelles/ For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

What you need: • Plywood • Drawing paper of desired smoothness/roughness. — Two pieces per board. • Animal skin glue: — 70 grams (≈ 2.5 ounces) glue to one liter (≈ 33.8 fl oz) of water. — Heat in a pot, but do not boil! • Brush to apply glue • Window squeegee 👍✨ Support our channel and get access to more than 200 exclusive posts: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Diego * Would you like to get access to the full segment and more exclusive content from The School of Apelles? ✨ Become a $10 patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/​ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn​ Check out our other channels: Cave of Apelles: https://bit.ly/3fBGQ1I Culture Wars: https://bit.ly/2PkrYdq Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles​ For inquiries — school@caveofapelles.com

Exodos is the title of Sebastian Salvo’s latest solo exhibition, uncovering his fables in a harmonious totality. The paintings are rough, warm and glowing, some of which are strikingly similar to the Late Rembrandt. For three years, Salvo studied with Odd Nerdrum, whose timeless pictures inspired his pupil’s way of employing archetypes and myths. Outsiders is a recurring theme in Salvo’s work — best described as dreamlike visions, grounded in the classical understanding of the human figure. Self-portraits are at the very heart of his imagery. He places himself in the role of the eternal wanderer, inviting us to partake on his journey, encountering Dionysian maidens of every kind, from water nymphs to raving, frenzied maenads. As a painter, Salvo has taken great interest in the fierce competition among craftsmen in Ancient Greece and 15th century Europe. Competing by imitation, he draws inspiration from living as well as historical painters, be it Nerdrum, Hertervig, Titian or El Greco. Visions, dreams, and personal experience are all at play when Salvo is telling a story. But it is not his story. It is the human story. The one we all know and will always know to the end of time. And when he is able to capture the character in a face, Salvo’s paintings are competing alongside the masterworks of history. 01:00 Introduction 02:15 Maya 03:43 Midnight Wanderer 04:39 Round tour 05:44 The Flame 08:04 The Poet 09:49 Intermezzo 10:37 King of Rags 13:25 Closing remarks ▶️ Full video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/86325809 (32 min) 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast Video by Bork Nerdrum SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Diego * Would you like to get access to the full segment and more exclusive content from The School of Apelles? ✨ Become a $10 patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/​ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn​ Check out our other channels: Cave of Apelles: https://bit.ly/3fBGQ1I Culture Wars: https://bit.ly/2PkrYdq Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles​ For inquiries — school@caveofapelles.com

Sturla Ellingvåg is the historian behind the YouTube-channel Viking Stories: https://www.youtube.com/@VikingStories He is associated with the Max Planck Institute in Germany, and is convinced that history has to be studied in a broader context than current fashion allows. He traces Viking culture back to the Bronze Age and sees Viking raids as a pre-emptive defense against the onslaught of the "sword Christendom" of the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne. Ellingvåg takes us through Norse mythology, its connection to Greek mythology and society and how it may reflect reality in unexpected ways. Where the gods actually historical human beings and did the vikings become more resilient through these stories? Joins us as we delve into the Norse sense of life and discuss the power of their stories. 👍✨ Support our show and get access to more than 200 exclusive posts: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Chapter markers: 00:31 Introducing Ellingvåg 01:04 Thinking across time 04:57 The Pre-emptive warfare of the vikings 10:27 Vikings: Democracy and Individualism 16:06 Elite marriage and "blue blood" 19:01 English Law is Norman Law 22:06 Starkad and the viking mentality 27:57 Scandinavian-Mediterranean contact 36:25 Scandinavian virgins at the Oracle of Delphi 43:51 Height differences and the sun winning over darkness 47:37 Norse gods: actual historical peoples? 53:57 The blood brothers Odin and Loke 56:15 Catastrophes cemented in myths 59:47 Metamorphosis of gods over time 1:05:31 Odin's search for knowledge 1:10:03 Shamanic journeys and living like animals 1:13:47 Genetic memory and canalization 1:19:53 Reconnecting through mythology 1:24:45 Ragnarok & Regeneration This episode featured Sturla Ellingvåg & Jan-Ove Tuv and was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. The centerpiece was a reproduction of the painting "Tor's fight with the Giants" (1872) by Mårten Eskil Winge. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Diego Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Check out our other channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/SchoolofApelles https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureWarsNow Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Website: https://caveofapelles.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caveofapelles Instagram: instagram.com/caveofapelles/ For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

After several years, Sebastian Salvo returns to his first grand composition "The Outcast" — now expanded on the left side to make more room for the city walls. His aim is to improve the painting and by doing that, improve the story. In this video you will learn about: • Why you should make a sketch before the big composition • The effect of preparation on the overall color and mood • Making changes to composition and characters when working big • How props can emphasize psychology and realism • How the background can emphasize a figure • Being aware of A and B stories in a composition • Indicating past, present and future action • The principle of "force–counterforce" • Making a story universal • How myths help you tackle personal adversity • Reducing contrasts to ensure unity • Using the "Hero´s Journey" to further develop ideas • How spatial depth often comes into play towards the end • Pacifying less important elements ▶️ Full video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/multi-layered-of-85668072 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Diego * Would you like to get access to the full segment and more exclusive content from The School of Apelles? ✨ Become a $10 patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/​ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn​ Check out our other channels: Cave of Apelles: https://bit.ly/3fBGQ1I Culture Wars: https://bit.ly/2PkrYdq Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles​ For inquiries — school@caveofapelles.com

Jan-Ove Tuv sits down with Jannik Hösel and William Heimdal to discuss how symbols should be treated in a narrative painting 👍✨ Support our show and get access to more than 200 exclusive posts: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Chapter markers: 00:00 Symbolism must be grounded in reality 03:03 Can you paint dragons and angels? 10:58 Psychological tension without obvious symbols 13:56 Faithful to biblical stories? 22:05 The case for illustration 26:49 Andrew Wyeth and the miracle of the everyday 27:44 Follow your character 32:39 The mythic potential of the motif 34:18 Archetypes and manipulating proportions: a platonic approach? 38:41 Natural, not intellectual symbols 45:52 Allegories 48:07 Theophanes' icons and contour lines 50:40 Paradise is present 54:46 Attributing symbolic value to things 58:48 Sometimes the face is enough (Olga Boznanska) 1:01:45 Why masterpieces are always calm 1:07:11 Christ crucified… in Eden This episode featured Ruben Hanssen & Carl Korsnes and was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. The centerpiece was a photograph of Azaria Civic Hall in Cayala, Guatemala by Ruben Hanssen. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Diego Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Check out our other channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/SchoolofApelles https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureWarsNow Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Website: https://caveofapelles.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caveofapelles Instagram: instagram.com/caveofapelles/ For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

In this video you will learn about using sandpaper to: • Remove your "loyalty" to previous mistakes • Creating better grip for the next layer • Achieve clarity of form • Create impression of hair • Break down contrast • Bring forth underlaying paint, allowing different layers to play together • Create impression of texture 👍✨ Support our channel and get access to more than 200 exclusive posts: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Diego * Would you like to get access to the full segment and more exclusive content from The School of Apelles? ✨ Become a $10 patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/​ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn​ Check out our other channels: Cave of Apelles: https://bit.ly/3fBGQ1I Culture Wars: https://bit.ly/2PkrYdq Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles​ For inquiries — school@caveofapelles.com

Stephen Hicks is a professor of philosophy at Rockford University, U.S. and the author of several books, including the best-seller Explaining Postmodernism, which details the philosophical roots of today’s cultural climate. Mr. Hicks highlights Immanuel Kant's role in undermining objectivity and reason, showing how his ideas remain the corner stone of Post Modernism and "Fine Art" to this day. Giving an overview of Kant's aesthetics, metaphysics and epistemology, the conversation further explains how this cocktail necessarily cripples classically minded people: If we cannot know reality then the act of painting it becomes naive. If nothing is objective then we cannot trust the rules of any craft and if nothing is universal then we become estranged from the mythic perspective. You can listen to Hicks' lecture How Art Became Ugly or check out his appearances on various podcasts including his own Open College Podcast. His official YouTube-channel is CEE Channel (Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship). 👍✨ Support our show and get access to more than 200 exclusive posts: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Chapter markers: 00:30 Introducing Stephen Hicks 01:13 "Explaining Postmodernism" & the Enlightenment 04:59 The "Counter-Enlightenment" defense of irrationality 08:54 Dissolving reason and the individual 12:46 Postmodern philosophers 15:58 Arthur Danto, Clement Greenberg & Jackson Pollock 17:35 Kant's Metaphysics: we cannot know reality as it is 23:34 No voluptuous women, no muscular men 26:12 Turning concepts against themselves 27:07 Kant's Epistemology and the devaluation of classical painting 33:31 Quotation mark bonanza 35:30 Munch's green sky 40:01 Modernistic art: a grooming ground for Kantianism 41:26 The representational project must be abandoned 43:21 Kant's Aesthetics: the sublime 49:15 The sublime lets us access "real reality" 50:50 Romantic art and the sublime 52:59 Anti everything & the greatest compliment ever! 55:20 Kant undercuts the possibility of being classical 56:38 Jack Unterweger: a mass murderer genius? 59:58 Expressionism and Cubism: products of Kant? 1:03:08 Originality hinders your development 1:07:03 Aesthetic indifference negates the eternal perspective 1:10:59 Thou shalt not make any "graven image" 1:14:44 Disintegration and destruction of classical values 1:19:23 "Spirituality" or "reality"? 1:22:35 Read Kant to break out of the modernist box 1:30:05 The painter who stopped painting after reading Kant 1:30:33 Aristotle is the greatest philosophical genius of all time This episode featured Stephen Hicks and Jan-Ove Tuv and was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. The centerpiece was a reproduction of Johann Christoph Frisch's 1768 oil painting of Immanuel Kant. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Diego Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Check out our other channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/SchoolofApelles https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureWarsNow Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Website: https://caveofapelles.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caveofapelles Instagram: instagram.com/caveofapelles/ For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

Jan-Ove Tuv visits Sebastian Salvo to observe him as he continues to work on a two-figure composition of a loving couple in his studio. Part one: https://rumble.com/v24qo76-painting-a-two-figure-composition-with-sebastian-salvo.html Part two: https://rumble.com/v27tvu0-fusing-a-plen-air-study-and-old-masters-sebastian-salvo-paints-a-two-figure.html In the full video you will learn about: • How different parts of a painting can indicate different stages of the story • Not using models when working with the overall structure • Using the ground/canvas structure as integral elements • Sanding to emulate structure and toning down strokes • Trying out changes on a small photo of your painting • Slowly increasing contrast • Integrating qualities from similar paintings • Eliminating competition from what steals focus • Checking if things work in the mirror • Bringing remote planes in organic connection with each other ▶️ Full video (1 hour 7 min): https://www.patreon.com/posts/84146282 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Diego Børge Moe * Would you like to get access to the full segment and more exclusive content from The School of Apelles? ✨ Become a $10 patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/​ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn​ Check out our other channels: Cave of Apelles: https://bit.ly/3fBGQ1I Culture Wars: https://bit.ly/2PkrYdq Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles​ For inquiries — school@caveofapelles.com

Three architecture enthusiasts sit down to discuss how to get people involved and interested in classical architecture. From left to right: Ruben Hanssen from The Aesthetic City, the Norwegian architect Kristian Hoff Andersen, and Michael Diamant (founder of https://newtrad.org/) 👍✨ Support our show and get access to more than 200 exclusive posts: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Chapter markers: 00:00 Getting people interested in classical architecture 07:05 The framework of classical architecture 10:52 A viable alternative 14:49 Learning online and questioning established truths 19:26 Activists and slacktivists 23:03 Developers are not ideologically motivated 25:28 Modernist dogma & cheap fossil fuels 27:32 Developers and architects follow the culture 28:36 More expensive to build classical? 35:33 The case for hand-made architectural details 38:05 Classical architecture can be profitable 43:34 The economy of natural materials and proper roofs 47:23 Natural stone, cement core and added "skin" 51:18 "Honest" and "sustainable" virtue signaling 53:05 Eco friendly: mill buildings reused as luxury hotels 55:47 Can you reform modernist architects? 1:00:28 Changing the moralistic perception of time 1:10:05 Pimping up modernist buildings 1:16:11 Embracing the toolbox of history 1:18:45 An exit strategy for modernists 1:22:30 Myth busting and bipartisanship This episode featured Ruben Hanssen, Kristian Hoff-Andersen & Michael Diamant and was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Diego Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Check out our other channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/SchoolofApelles https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureWarsNow Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Website: https://caveofapelles.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caveofapelles Instagram: instagram.com/caveofapelles/ For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

Jan-Ove Tuv visits Nerdrum's studio to observe his pupil Hjalmar Hagelstam as he continues to work on a portrait of Öde Nerdrum. In the full video you will learn about: • Setting up the model according to what looks best • Manipulating studio surroundings to get correct light & mood • Pacifying and smoother transitions and liven up shadows • Taking time to just think and observe • Not letting things outcompete the expression • Employing diagonal composition • Messing things up & then improving it! • Accepting that it takes a while to "warm up" • Fusing a soft totality with sudden, decisive marks • Understanding your priorities • How the background can underline the mood • Hjalmar's love for Öde, the model • Getting an expression, not just likeness • The importance of geometry ▶️ Full video (1 hour): https://www.patreon.com/posts/hjalmar-paints-83253321 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Diego * Would you like to get access to the full segment and more exclusive content from The School of Apelles? ✨ Become a $10 patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/​ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn​ Check out our other channels: Cave of Apelles: https://bit.ly/3fBGQ1I Culture Wars: https://bit.ly/2PkrYdq Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles​ For inquiries — school@caveofapelles.com

The fight for our cities has only just begun. Michael Diamant (founder of New Traditional Architecture on facebook) stresses the importance of being on the offense and not fall for false embraces to keep the movement afloat. The modernists cannot be reformed, they have to be removed. While studies of the human brain and how human beings react to their environment is a useful argument for the superiority of classical architecture, Diamant warns of "neuroscience architecture" and how it can alienate us from the slightly imperfect but unmatched quality which is the result of building things with our hands. 👍✨ Support our show and get access to more than 200 exclusive posts: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Chapter markers: 00:00 Diamant's viral interview in The Cave 02:21 We need to attack 04:57 A false embrace 07:47 A thousand different traditional styles 13:59 Beauty reduced to its biological component 19:55 Beautiful architecture vs philosophical masturbation 24:55 Pride in colonial architecture 26:30 Do not reform modernists — remove them! 33:05 Keeping the classical movement afloat 36:39 The "greenest" building is the one we want to preserve 45:01 Classical architecture attracts people 47:10 "Consumerist" modernism and the green movement 52:05 Classical architecture is not more expensive! 57:01 Beauty inspires everyone 1:04:55 Why "prove" what everyone knows is right? 1:07:11"Neuroscience architecture" vs giving hope 1:10:40 Late classical buildings became too dogmatic 1:13:06 Only talented people should break the rules 1:17:34 Modernist architects live in classical buildings 1:21:46 Classical architects know more This episode featured Michael Diamant & Carl Korsnes and was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Eivind Josten Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Check out our other channels: / schoolofapelles / culturewarsnow Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Website: https://caveofapelles.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caveofapelles Instagram: instagram.com/caveofapelles/ For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

William Heimdal paints a portrait of Lasse Bøyum whilst Jan-Ove Tuv asks him questions about his methods and thoughts on painting. In the full version exclusively available on our Patreon, you will also learn about: • Painting with Jannik Hösel's medium • Making red and green contrasts in a face • That it is all about getting the big forms • Not getting hung up on anatomy • The danger of obsessing over Christ's left thumb • Surprising reasons why you are blind to mistakes • That at the core, the masters are identical • Balancing the highlights according to the center • Why Prince William needs a dyer's boy • Starting out thick and then paint thinner ▶️ Full video (48 min): https://www.patreon.com/posts/82499685 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast Video by Bork Nerdrum SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Eivind Josten Diego * Would you like to get access to the full segment and more exclusive content from The School of Apelles? ✨ Become a $10 patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/​ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn​ Check out our other channels: Cave of Apelles: https://bit.ly/3fBGQ1I Culture Wars: https://bit.ly/2PkrYdq Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles​ For inquiries — school@caveofapelles.com

Jan-Ove Tuv sits down with two young painters who are currently studying with Odd Nerdrum to listen to their thoughts about their teacher, how he approaches painting and the greatest takeaways from being his pupil. Unfortunately, there was a technical issue with Hösel's microphone which got worse towards the ending. 👍✨ Support our show and get access to more than 180 exclusive posts: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Chapter markers: 00:00 You can always improve a work! 06:16 Planning in advance vs in the moment 09:37 Tight technique before loosening up 13:50 Nerdrum revitalized the workshop tradition 16:10 Nerdrum struggles 22:50 The most essential props 26:35 Flat forms and simple compositions 30:01 An angel walks through the room 30:16 Student behavior & Nerdrum's development 34:08 The "Art" in Nerdrum 35:42 No awe of experts 37:05 Morning meeting and light vs heavy masters 40:42 Nerdrum learning from his students 42:30 Dissatisfaction and comparisons 48:11 Nerdrum's dislike of Rubens 52:15 Engage to learn! 55:54 Humiliation: the best way to learn 59:20 Student works hanging in Nerdrum's studio 1:01:20 Students who prevail (Molly Judd) This episode featured Jannik Hösel, Hjalmar Hagelstam & Jan-Ove Tuv and was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Eivind Josten Would you like to get premium access? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Check out our other channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/SchoolofApelles https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureWarsNow Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/CaveOfApelles For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

When the Western World falls and painters can no longer buy their supplies, we must source it ourselves. This is where kitschmen become preppers, this is where boys become men, and goats become canvas. Tools: Small axe Knife Chisel Saw Sandpaper A pot Materials: Goat skin Rope Leather strips Hazel branches Copper tacks Alder cones 00:31 STEP I: Wet scrape 03:39 STEP II: Making holes for stretching 04:34 STEP III: Stretching to dry 07:02 STEP IV: Dry scrape 09:08 STEP V: Harvesting alder cones & making a tannin brew 10:30 STEP VI: The tannin rub 16:18 STEP VII: Harvesting wood for the frame 20:27 STEP VIII: Cutting the hide 22:21 STEP IX: Stretching the hide onto the frame 28:01 IN THE STUDIO: Restretching and sizing? 30:58 Does the colour of the hide last? 32:03 Making egg tempera colours 41:15 How the paint behaves on the canvas ▶️ Full video (58 min): https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-make-goat-81878122 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Eivind Josten * Would you like to get access to the full segment and more exclusive content from The School of Apelles? ✨ Become a $10 patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/​ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn​ Check out our other channels: Cave of Apelles: https://bit.ly/3fBGQ1I Culture Wars: https://bit.ly/2PkrYdq Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles​ For inquiries — school@caveofapelles.com

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. 👍✨ Support our show and get access to more than 200 exclusive posts: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ 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. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Eivind Josten Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Check out our other channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/SchoolofApelles https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureWarsNow Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Website: https://caveofapelles.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caveofapelles Instagram: instagram.com/caveofapelles/ For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

We dive into Plato's dialogues, such as Ion and The Republic to better understand the Greek philosopher's concept of the ideal forms and why he declaimed that painters, sculptors, and writers were to be banned from his ideal state. 👍✨ Support our show and get access to more than 200 exclusive posts: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Chapter markers: 00:00 Is life on earth inferior? 03:11 Plato's "forms", censorship and the afterlife 08:46 Imitation as morally problematic 12:35 Good painters imitate Platonic forms? 16:58 Serving the state vs "please and instruct" 20:43 Plato's philosophy — a preparation for death 23:43 Socratic irony as manipulation 26:25 Ion: do not overestimate how much you know 29:27 Ion: empathy made suspicious 33:32 Plato understood literally - and later interpretations 38:45 Plato vs Aristotle on the poet 41:55 Preparation for death 45:01 Capturing the forms or the universal? 52:34 Number of "forms" & steel manning Plato 54:53 "Find God in everything" and near death experiences 56:24 Heraclitus vs Plato 58:39 Great poets make things last This episode featured Einar Duenger Bøhn, Bork Nerdrum & Jan-Ove Tuv. Filmed by Öde Nerdrum and Carl August Benneche Klevjer. Edited by Bork Nerdrum. The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Eivind Josten Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Check out our other channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/SchoolofApelles https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureWarsNow Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/CaveOfApelles For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

Having the need to expand your motif? In this video, Jan-Ove Tuv demonstrates how to enlarge your canvas by sewing two pieces of canvas together. For this, you need: • Two pieces of canvas • Cotton-wrapped polyester thread • A needle • A Scissor 👍✨ Support our channel and get access to more than 200 exclusive posts: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Eivind Josten * Would you like to get access to the full segment and more exclusive content from The School of Apelles? ✨ Become a $10 patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/​ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn​ Check out our other channels: Cave of Apelles: https://bit.ly/3fBGQ1I Culture Wars: https://bit.ly/2PkrYdq Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles​ For inquiries — school@caveofapelles.com

Growing up in Rembrandt's hometown Leiden, Ruben Hanssen developed an interest for the built environment and has studied Urban Planning at the University of Amsterdam and Urbanism at the Delft University of Technology. In 2021 he founded The Aesthetic City which is a podcast devoted to the discussion of how to build a more livable, healthy and beautiful environment. The channel is also featured on YouTube with educational content, such as the very informative video called "Why is it Beautiful?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9pg2j2oGy0 What is going wrong in cities all over the world? Which errant paths do planners still take? What "collective image" do we have of the future? How is the mainstream idea of the future formed by popular media and tending towards dystopian nightmarish visions? Ruben Hanssen covers these questions and more. 👍✨ Support our show and get access to more than 180 exclusive posts: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Chapter markers: 00:35 Introduction 01:25 How Hanssen got into urban planning 07:05 Beauty: a non-subject in education 12:40 A practical approach 16:08 Problems of concept & sales-based architecture 21:24 The Aesthetic City podcast 30:43 Beauty from a neuroscientific perspective 36:44 Ugliness causes stress, fear and suspicion 40:21 The importance of ground level floors 44:23 Leon Krier's Cayala in Guatemala 49:43 Dystopic or blissful view of the future? 59:38 Beauty is hard, ugliness is easy 1:03:01 Vitruvius on beauty 1:06:12 Regular spaces can easily be made pleasant 1:10:28 A change for the better? 1:12:41 Summer schools in classical architecture 1:17:22 Estimation grows when knowledge grows 1:20:15 What is wrong with the field of urban design? 1:25:58 Real alternatives vs Progress (towards what?) 1:31:05 Increasing literacy of what works This episode featured Ruben Hanssen & Carl Korsnes and was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. The centerpiece was a photograph of Azaria Civic Hall in Cayala, Guatemala by Ruben Hanssen. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Eivind Josten Would you like to get premium access? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Check out our other channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/SchoolofApelles https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureWarsNow Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/CaveOfApelles For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

Jannik Hösel demonstrates his glazing method with the Rembrandt medium by Osamu Obi while Jan-Ove Tuv observes the process. 👍✨ Support our channel and get access to more than 180 exclusive posts: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ In this video you will learn about: • Glazing over textured Grisaille with stronger color • How Hösel's medium amplifies impression of spatial depth • Following the direction of the material when glazing • Using a rag to achieve gradations • Advantage of getting the basic form first • Varying the glaze locally to get more contrast • Working into the glaze with fingers for smooth transitions • Why several glazes requires a lighter underpainting • How a glaze can amplify texture SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Eivind Josten Diego * Would you like to get access to the full segment and more exclusive content from The School of Apelles? ✨ Become a $10 patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/​ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn​ Check out our other channels: Cave of Apelles: https://bit.ly/3fBGQ1I Culture Wars: https://bit.ly/2PkrYdq Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles​ For inquiries — school@caveofapelles.com

Jannik Hösel demonstrates how to increase volume through cool and-warm local glazing. Watch Part One: https://rumble.com/v2bgkle-how-to-paint-an-eye-from-sketch-to-completion-demonstration-by-jannik-hsel.html In this video you will learn about: • Applying a glaze with sun-thickened linseed oil • Starting with local glazing • How cooler tones recede, increasing spatial depth • Making differences in temperature rather than value • Using glazing to deepen shadows • Tips for glazing with black to emphasize texture ▶️ Full video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/79947764 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast Filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Eivind Josten * Would you like to get access to the full segment and more exclusive content from The School of Apelles? ✨ Become a $10 patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/​ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn​ Check out our other channels: Cave of Apelles: https://bit.ly/3fBGQ1I Culture Wars: https://bit.ly/2PkrYdq Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles​ For inquiries — school@caveofapelles.com

Jan-Ove Tuv observes as Jannik Hösel demonstrates how he paints an eye from sketch to completion with the rembrandtesque Osamu Obi medium. ▶️ Full video (46 min): https://www.patreon.com/posts/79494157 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast Also watch how Hösel mixes his medium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVRFJVZWrBs&t=3s In this video you will learn about: • Starting in Grisaille, focusing on texture • Painting with Jannik's "Rembrandt" medium and chalk • Emulating the structure of skin to catch light in a realistic way • Direction of strokes relating to the direction of light • Using the ground as a middle tone • Painting thinner to make colors grayer • Keeping the interaction of different layers in mind • The "Rembrandt application" actually not being that thick • The importance of quick and short brush strokes • Passive, warm shadows • Painting on the whole motif simultaneously • Illusion of details coming from texture • "The Devil's Brush" and the back of the brush for detail • Effects you get using your destroyed/worn brushes Filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Eivind Josten * Would you like to get access to the full segment and more exclusive content from The School of Apelles? ✨ Become a $10 patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/​ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn​ Check out our other channels: Cave of Apelles: https://bit.ly/3fBGQ1I Culture Wars: https://bit.ly/2PkrYdq Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles​ For inquiries — school@caveofapelles.com

What are the key factors of masterworks such as The Flaying of Marsyas by Titian? David Molesky, Sebastian Salvo, and Jan-Ove Tuv sit down to talk about myths, perspective on life, archetypes, eternity and more. 👍✨ Support our show and get access to more than 180 exclusive posts: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Chapter markers: 00:00 Titian's Flaying of Marsyas: two stories in one 05:10 "Long looking" and movies that go inwards 09:56 Masterpieces are calming like Mandalas 17:01 Repetitions and the comfort of archetypes 20:16 Collectivity & individuality, sky & earth 27:40 David successfully identifying as an elk 30:13 Strive, but do not strain 40:26 Making timeless patterns in your brain 44:13 Recognizing your own talent in another painter 49:09 Creation myths and Greek sculptures: a unity of opposites 59:16 Continuing work on paintings owned by collectors 1:02:30 Every masterpiece is a sign and easy to read 1:05:26 The eternal, human face or inside jokes 1:11:27 "Divine comedy": a level up from tragedy? 1:19:20 Uniting laughter and sorrow This episode featured David Molesky, Sebastian Salvo & Jan-Ove Tuv and was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Eivind Josten Would you like to get premium access? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Check out our other channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/SchoolofApelles https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureWarsNow Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/CaveOfApelles For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com