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This summer, the Texan professor Shaun Roberts came to study in Norway, having recently won the World Wide Kitsch Competition for his portrait “The Messenger” — praised as a masterpiece by his tutor, Odd Nerdrum. Roberts’ work is mainly inspired by the dutch genre painter Adrian Brouwer, emulating the loose technique used by masters such as Masaccio and Titian His expressed aim is to tell a story that has universal appeal, or, as Blake Snyder formulates it in Save the Cat: a story that even a caveman can understand, reverting to the most fundamental aspects of life and human psychology. Jan-Ove Tuv observes as Mr. Roberts begins a new self-portrait using the mirror, to better grasp his approach to the coarse manner of painting. In this video you will learn about: • Starting on a green canvas • Exploiting cool/warm-contrast • Blocking in shapes with a big brush and a rag • Exaggerating color in the beginning • What to do when stuck • Manipulating forms for compositional reasons • Getting the form before the story • "Destroying" it all with palette knife to avoid stiffness • Tightening the forms in a painterly manner ▶️ Full video (52 minutes): https://patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast Filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum Additional film credits to: Arely Morales SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Eivind Josten 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

Many things can be said about Titian's Flaying of Marsyas, which is in the collection of the Archdiocese of Olomouc in Kromeritze. Is it the greatest painting in the world, as it has been declared by Odd Nerdrum and several of his colleagues — and if so — why? In his twenty-minute analysis, Jan-Ove Tuv points out the technical brilliance of late Titian, and compares the painting to the master's early work, as well as Jusepe de Ribera's version. In this video you will learn about: • Toning down and pacifying areas • Making lines "bleed" to achieve a "pulsating" line • Activating parts that emphasize the story • Why late Titian is superior to young Titian • Repeating the same color to achieve unity • Takeaways from studying this painting upside down • Igniting movement with highlighted strokes • Everything that is wrong with Ribera's version • How Titian reaches beyond Tragedy ▶️ Full video (twenty minutes): https://patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Eivind Josten 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

David Molesky is a former student of Odd Nerdrum, based in North Carolina. He is concerned with the rough manner of late Rembrandt and Titian — a painting method first employed by the Ancient Greek painter Apelles. Molesky contrasts this technique with so-called photo-realism, which he asserts leaves no room for the viewer. But art historians typically interpret the rough technique as "modern", so whose interpretation is accurate? And can you be influenced by this manner of painting without compromising clarity of form and thus wind up as a modernist? Topics from the conversation: 01:12 Molesky's painting "Man in the Forrest" 03:52 The Apelles palette and pre-mixing of colors 06:47 Odd Nerdrum's interest in Pompeii murals, Pliny and Apelles 10:24 Apelles' technique 12:01 Pliny establishes an ideal for painters 14:20 Titian's Flaying of Marsyas 16:57 Reflecting how peripheral vision works 21:00 Apelles' unfinished Aphrodite 26:10 Painterly vs illustrative: David Ligare, Rembrandt and Sargent 31:54 Apelles and Protogenes: A "pre-modernist" technique? 36:19 Having details too! Titian, Rembrandt and Nerdrum 38: 46 Modern art: A poor imitation of classical works? 41:40 Recreating matter with paint 43:40 When Nerdrum painted a scarf in one stroke 49:14 Leaving space for the viewer 55:03 Hoogstraaten on what to keep as you go along 59:48 The "Default Mode Network" 1:06:08 Rembrandt's hermaphrodite self-portrait 1:09:27 The blind seer Tiresias (Metamorphosis and Odyssey) 1:14:50 Rembrandt's references to Tiresias and Apelles 1:18:35 Reading Pliny as a painter makes you aware This episode was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. The centerpiece was a "Man in the Forrest" (2007) by David Molesky. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Eivind Josten Børge Moe Dean Anthony Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Misty DeLaine Richard Barrett Stacey Evangelista Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan 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

In this video you will learn about: • Advantages of a neutral background • Following nature before you improve it • Not getting caught in detail — honor the story • Direction of strokes: across the form • Painting as if you are trying to finish it today • Adding details to improve the whole and vice versa • How harmony is achieved with familiar colors ▶️ Full video: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast Featuring Jikke Gruwel, Öde Nerdrum and Jan-Ove Tuv Filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts 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

In the modern age, many are confused by the dull and meaningless direction of Western culture. Can it truly be called "Western" or "culture" at all? A clear set of values are more important than ever before. That is why a painter and a composer decided to sit down to discuss two alternative solutions. The painter, Jan-Ove Tuv, argues Larry Shiner's point that Art was a deconstructive 18th century invention and that Kitsch is a game changer that can liberate classical culture from the neurosis of modernism. The composer, Martin Romberg, on the other hand, proposes the concept of "Universal Art" as the solution to our current problems, making a bridge back to Aristotle's Poetics, pointing out that Kitsch is problematic both in terms of connotation and terminology. The discussion could be boiled down to one dilemma: Would you rather be associated with Rothko or a garden gnome? 00:00 What is a classical work? 01:30 Original vs new meaning of Art 09:30 Universal, abstract and conservative art 12:59 The power of words 14:11 Kitsch aligns with classical values 16:57 Do people understand what kitsch means? 19:38 Fight for Art or abandon it? 23:55 Kitsch: a change of connotation, not of content 25:30 Emotional reactions are not valid arguments 27:14 The problem of communicating kitsch 29:48 Timelessness 32:13 Classical craft survives when it is not judged as "Art" 40:35 The craftsman is a fisherman 43:57 Immanuel Kant and the garden gnome This episode featured Jan-Ove Tuv & Martin Romberg 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 Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Børge Moe Eivind Josten Dean Anthony Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Misty DeLaine Richard Barrett Stacey Evangelista Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan 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

In this video you will learn about: • Prioritizing form and expression before correct colors • Correct proportions and volume before detail • The importance of contour lines • Thinking rhythmically instead of measuring • What to do when lost ▶️ Full video (1 hour 18 minutes): https://patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast Featuring Jikke Gruwel, Öde Nerdrum and Jan-Ove Tuv Filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts 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

David Molesky is a figurative painter who stopped using linseed oil to avoid the toxicity of solvents. He lays the case for walnut oil as a viable — and perhaps even better — alternative. 👉TUNE IN: 28th of July at 2pm Eastern Time, David will do a live demonstration of the walnut oil technique via School of Apelles on Telegram for all our members there. Learn how you can become a member of the group chat on Telegram: https://www.patreon.com/posts/52426345 Topics discussed in this episode: • The advantages of painting with Walnut oil • How to paint "fat over lean" without turpentine • Using chalk in the different layers of paint • Using a palette (range of colors) that is more lean in itself • Painting wet-in-wet without turpentine • The problems of different varnishes and how people varnish • How to varnish properly • Defatting your canvas if it has been standing for a while • How to size your canvas properly ▶ Full video (1 hour 4 minutes): https://www.patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast This episode was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. The centerpiece was a "Man in the Forrest" (2007) by David Molesky. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Eivind Josten Børge Moe Dean Anthony Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Misty DeLaine Richard Barrett Stacey Evangelista Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan 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

Carl Korsnes sits down with the young Norwegian painter William Heimdal, who suggests that we are condemned to choose our stories about the world and that a symbolistic approach is more constructive than a materialistic one. Indeed, he even suggests that it will benefit all kitschmen, setting participation in culture radically up against entertainment. Heimdal presents Orthodox Christianity as the solution. Chapters from this episode: 01:30 The poetic lense 16:14 High and low level poetry 19:18 Poetic and materialistic attitude 23:05 Odd Nerdrum bridges heaven and earth 26:30 Improving the viewer 32:03 Giving meaning to life 35:04 Literal or poetic interpretation of stories 43:35 Falling in love when you know more about the person 46:59 Would you die if you saw God? 52:52 Most primal biblical stories and a hierarchy of myths 01:00:29 Sense of belonging through symbols 01:05:08 Stirner, Zizek and Orthodox Christianity 01:11:04 Heimdal's painting of David and Goliath This episode was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. The centerpiece was William Heimdal's self-portrait as David with the head of Goliath. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Børge Moe Eivind Josten Dean Anthony Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Misty DeLaine Richard Barrett Michael Irish Stacey Evangelista Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan 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

In this video you will learn about: • How 19th century German painters organized their landscapes • Using only two of three pairs of the compensative colors • Making the landscape warm near you and cold farther away • Red or blood as the color of shadow • Mixing color on your canvas (not palette) ▶️ Full video (28 minutes): https://patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast Filmed and edited by Bork S. Nerdrum Featuring Boris Koller & Jan-Ove Tuv SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Dean Anthony Børge Moe Eivind Josten Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim Marion Bu-Pedersen Misty DeLaine Richard Barrett Maurice Robbins Stacey Evangelista Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan * 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

Should you paint landscapes from imagination or climb the highest mountains to observe nature from a birds eye perspective? Boris Koller and Jan-Ove Tuv sit down to talk about their experience, how and where the youngsters go wrong, and the quality of painters like Vermeer, Lars Hertervig, and John Constable. Chapters from this episode: 00:03 Symmetry in painting is death 02:25 Paint what you know 06:21 Why not to use mirrors when you paint 14:28 Echoing or repeating certain elements 16:13 Inventing landscapes 19:50 Structure before rhythm and imbalance 22:22 Horizons are the main problem 24:13 Structure before emotion 28:55 Vermeer: the best landscape composer 30:44 Hertervig's "Borg Island": Dramatize and bind together 38:12 Painting from memory, a photograph, or the motif itself? 43:10 Hertervig unifies sky and earth and "flattens" the image 50:26 No sketches beforehand, like Caravaggio 53:08 Place important elements in the dark! 53:48 Animating nature 55:55 How to paint sunsets This episode 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 Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Eivind Josten Børge Moe Dean Anthony Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Misty DeLaine Richard Barrett Stacey Evangelista Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan 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

Jan-Ove Tuv sat down for a special interview with Odd Nerdrum to talk about the Egocentric, Geocentric and Heliocentric level — three stages of painting developed by Nerdrum and initially inspired by thoughts proposed by Tuv. 00:22 The three levels of painting: Ego-, Geo- and Heliocentric 06:02 The sketch as the last layer 07:53 Scraping and digging to get the ultimate expression 09:07 Presentation vs Re-presentation 15:26 The aggression against the Greeks: envy or ideologically wrong? 18:23 Polytheism and a more harmonic life 23:58 Improvement presupposes a standard 28:05 Linear versus Circular time 32:15 Only Greek objects destroyed, or the problem of monotheism 35:36 Painters on the highest level are similar in all times 37:00 Aristotle on telling stories from the underworld 39:12 You cannot make heliocentric images from a specific time 41:39 A good picture is eternal 44:32 Marxist times with marxist rules Filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Børge Moe Eivind Josten Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim Marion Bu-Pedersen Michael Irish Stacey Evangelista Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan 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

In an old loft atelier in Oslo, Per Lundgren has been working on his linen canvases for the past thirty years. Starting out as a surrealist at age fifteen, Lundgren was soon guided by older colleagues, including Torvald Lund-Hansen, Rolf Schönfeldt and Odd Nerdrum. As for portrait painting, he considers it as a self-examination aided by a foreign model, combining recognition, psychology, and character in one fixed expression. Jan-Ove Tuv observes as Lundgren transfers a small landscape study onto a larger canvas, whilst aiming to improve upon the model. In this video you will learn about: • Making changes when transferring the sketch • Deciding focus (sea or sky) • Establishing rhythm first to let the forms mirror each other • The importance of verticals on a horizontal format • Varying vertical and horizontal strokes • Why you should not place the horizon in the middle • Blending blue and orange in the sky without getting green • The necessity of an "escape route" • Why Lundgren uses blue (but still subdued) • "Greying" the colors • Manipulating perspective to achieve a grander effect • Advantages of a long hair brush • Using earth colors in the sky • Black and white as blue • Making aerial perspective in the sea • Why not to place things in the exact middle between two points ▶️ Full video: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast Featuring Per Lundgren, Jan-Ove Tuv & Öde Nerdrum. Filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Jon Harald Aspheim Dean Anthony Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Herman Borge Hårek Jordal Andreassen Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Shaun Roberts Stacey Evangelista Trym Jordahl Viorel Trandafir Yngve Hellan * 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 we if we do not pay heed to and respect our ancestors? Carl Korsnes, Alastair Blain & Jan-Ove Tuv sit down to talk about how to revitalize the circular view of life. Topics from the conversation: • Honoring ancestry • Linear vs circular time • Aristotle, Epictetus, Kierkegaard and Shostakovich • Regarding history as present: Franz Brentano and Ayn Rand • Revitalizing the circular view of life • The value of being humiliated • The Myers-Briggs test and not taking it personal • The importance of a logical argument • Art as the evil twin of the Enlightenment • Building a positive alternative vs Scrutonism • The genius craze ▶ Full video: https://www.patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast This episode 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 Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Eivind Josten Børge Moe Dean Anthony Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Herman Borge Fernando Ramirez Iver Ukkestad Jon Harald Aspheim Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Misty DeLaine Michael Irish Richard Barrett Stacey Evangelista Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan 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

In this Master Class you will learn about: • How Titian strictly composes according to the diagonals • The number eight as compositional device • Titian's use of a fan-shaped composition • How Titian makes his figures dance Analysis by Jan-Ove Tuv. ▶️ Full video: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Viorel Trandafir Børge Moe Jon Harald Aspheim Dean Anthony Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Eivind Josten Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Francisco Salvacao Hårek Jordal Andreassen Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Stacey Evangelista Tonelise Rugaas Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan * 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 Nic Thurman to talk about the difference between kitsch and art, focusing on the Kitsch Questionnaire developed by Öde and Bork Nerdrum (with contributions by Thurman). Take the quiz here: https://kitschified.info/quiz/ Topics from the conversation: • The Kitsch Questionnaire wakes people up • Improving upon nature vs. everyday concerns • Is a great work made with joy? • Clarify your values! • Embracing the richness of life • A great painting can make you a better person • Comedy or tragedy? • Sensual enjoyment is the kitsch experience • Drama - or like it actually happened • Is talent given by birth? • There are objective standards ▶ Full video: https://www.patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast The conversation was filmed and edited by Bork S. Nerdrum. The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Viorel Trandafir Børge Moe Jon Harald Aspheim Dean Anthony Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Eivind Josten Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Francisco Salvacao Hårek Jordal Andreassen Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Stacey Evangelista Tonelise Rugaas Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan 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

In the course of the Pandemic, a young draughtsman and painter from Finland has proven his talent with narrative portraits and studies from live models. Aiming for the Classical Greek ideal, he is already well-equipped, having studied painting with Odd Nerdrum and sculpture at the Florence Academy. His name is Hjalmar Hagelstam. In this video you will learn about: • Starting off with strong colors and contrast • Focusing on pose, mood and atmosphere in the first session • Great tips on how to paint eyes, the nose and the mouth • Smudging with your fingers to pacify transitions • Introducing contrapposto to achieve impression of movement ▶️ Full video: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast Video filmed and edited by Bork S. Nerdrum Featuring Jan-Ove Tuv, Magnus Vanebo & Hjalmar Hagelstam SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Viorel Trandafir Matthias Proy Dean Anthony Børge Moe Eivind Josten Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Herman Borge Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Misty DeLaine Richard Barrett Michael Irish Stacey Evangelista Tonelise Rugaas Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan * 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

Michael Diamant sheds light on what defines "classical" architecture, and positive news about building projects. He founded the Facebook group "New Traditional Architecture", which is bringing together classically minded architects and lovers of architecture: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Klassisknyproduktion 01:25 Not my original ideas — I learn from what the past did right 03:30 New classical buildings spark optimism and desire to do the same 07:35 Private donations equals classical architecture, state money equals modernism 09:13 How Michel Diamant got involved with architecture 16:31 New buildings are ugly because of modernist ideology 17:39 The modernists avoid open discussions about architecture 20:35 Against Modernism — not modern architecture 22:15 What is "classical" architecture? 25:00 Classical architecture is connected to nature and makes us calm 31:26 The relativistic modernists have hijacked all the institutions 41:33 Diamant's dream scenario: replace all modernists with classicists 44:21 Classical architecture is more environmentally friendly 53:16 The modernists are just stupid people who refuse to learn from the past 59:20 Classical architecture will win the popular opinion 1:10:37 Amateurs are more able than experts 1:12:40 Book recommendations and where to study classical architecture 1:14:30 City planning: Europe's Capitals and Leon Krier's Poundsbury 1:21:15 A wave of restoration of old buildings? 1:28:14 Preserving the material or the historical memory 1:38:14 "We are them, they are us" This episode was filmed and edited by Bork S. Nerdrum. The centerpiece was a photo of the Yale Residential Colleges, 2017 Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects: Melissa DelVecchio, Robert A.M. Stern, Jennifer L. Stone, Graham S. Wyatt (Image Courtesy of Robert AM Stern Architects) SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Eivind Josten Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Børge Moe Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim Marion Bu-Pedersen Michael Irish Misty DeLaine Richard Barrett Stacey Evangelista Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan 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

Melisa Calabria continues working on her composition using her colleague Kristine Onsrud and herself for the same figure, and she gives insightful advice on use of color. In this video you will learn about: • Why you establish proportions, placement and value before color • How to work from memory after the model has left • Painting hair in "patches" • Making the facial expression correct according to the action • Why you should use color from the figure in the background • The purpose of neutralizing the background • Nerdrum's advice on color ▶️ Full video (57 minutes): https://patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Dean Anthony Børge Moe Eivind Josten Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Herman Borge Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim Marion Bu-Pedersen Misty DeLaine Richard Barrett Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Stacey Evangelista Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan * 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 is it that captivates people about his paintings, what is his life project, and is philosophy the key to reach the highest achievements? Carl Korsnes and Einar Duenger Bøhn sit down to discuss the work of Odd Nerdrum in light of his recent retrospective exhibition "You see we are blind". Topics from the conversation: 00:00 Exhibition openings 01:12 Grotesque and depressing or hopeful and soothing? 03:20 Horrible actions beautifully depicted 09:58 Aristotle on technê: knowing why you do what you do 14:05 A painter with a vision of humanity 18:47 Contemporary painters avoid focusing on the face 21:00 Being shaken up is only possible through a classical form 30:11 Nerdrum's world: past, future or a different realm? 36:46 Day-to-day or timeless: newspaper articles vs. stories and myths 40:45 Nerdrum balances the concrete and the general 45:48 Not abstract and not "too realistic" / hyper realist 50:42 Being cultivated is to understand the commonality of things 57:00 Don't waste time on new books or newspapers 1:04:53 Philosophers of art should learn to draw first 1:08:20 Aristotle's approach 1:10:52 The humanist aspect of drawing 1:15:46 What are we looking at and judging accordingly 1:19:22 At its foundation, Nerdrum's work is philosophical 1:22:30 Is Nerdrum an anarchist painter? ▶ Full video: https://www.patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast This episode was filmed and edited by Bork S. Nerdrum. The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Børge Moe Eivind Josten Dean Anthony Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Hårek Jordal Andreassen Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Misty DeLaine Michael Irish Richard Barrett Stacey Evangelista Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan 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

Jan-Ove Tuv, Sebastian Salvo & Alastair Blain sit down to talk about the 19th century landscape painter Lars Hertervig and the mythic potential of the landscape. Topics discussed in this episode: • Hertervig's dreamlike vision vs Constable's recreation of soil • Painting despite lack of social advantages • Was Hertervig "insane" or highly intelligent? • Rejuvenation in timeless images • Hertervig's clouds: pure fantasy, or did he actually look at nature? • Myths describe reality way more accurately • The advantages of painting landscapes in the studio • Plein-air plus eighty five percent black • Combining realism and symbols, empiricism and poetry • Elements in the story that are too personal get cut away • The subject has to strike you first, then it can become archetypal • When your unconscious gets pretentious… • Neurotic myth deniers • Your love or interest for it makes it archetypal ▶ Full video: https://www.patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast Filmed and edited by Bork S. Nerdrum The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Viorel Trandafir Børge Moe Dean Anthony Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Eivind Josten Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Herman Borge Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Richard Barrett Stacey Evangelista Tonelise Rugaas Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan 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

The Argentinian painter Melisa Calabria sits down to explain the importance of painting self-portraits. Beyond supplying a free and patient model, Calabria perceives self-portraits as an "excuse" that allows you to depict archetypal situations. Instead of indicating egocentrism, she sees this genre as an opportunity to discover the eternal in all your models. 00:50 Introducing the guest 01:26 The self-portrait: does it have to look like yourself? 03:59 Workshops in Argentina and studying with Ricardo Celma 09:38 Painting self-portraits at the Nerdrum Studio 13:49 Archetypal imagery and using from your own experience 20:30 Getting the likeness is like learning to ride a bicycle 24:03 Rembrandt and the three levels of the self-portrait 32:40 Using yourself as a model to tell a story 35:16 Rembrandt's Self-Portrait as Zeuxis Laughing 41:05 The absurdity of being a court painter in modern times 42:08 Nature is the universal language 43:29 How much can you deviate from the likeness? 46:59 Selecting a focus to emphasize the story 52:19 Rembrandt's development as a painter 54:25 Who you are, what you want, and where you want to be The conversation was produced by Bork S. Nerdrum and assisted by Alastair Blain. The centerpiece was a self-portrait by Melisa Calabria. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Børge Moe Matthias Proy Shaun Roberts Viorel Trandafir Dean Anthony Fergus Ryan Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Jon Harald Aspheim Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Herman Borge Hårek Jordal Andreassen Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jose Luis Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Stacey Evangelista Tonelise Rugaas Trym Jordahl Villiam S-ian Yngve Hellan 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 BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/caveofapelles/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/CaveOfApelles For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

Melisa Calabria is an Argentinian painter who focuses on self-portraits and storytelling. Having studied with Ricardo Celma and Odd Nerdrum, she underlines the importance of causality in her narratives, imbued with a dreamlike atmosphere of yearning and melancholy. During her second stay at the Nerdrum Studio, she demonstrates the importance of composition and explains her method as she starts a new painting. In this demonstration you will learn about: • Developing an idea from a composition sketch • Applying thinly when transferring the sketch • Adding color to the the face (the most important element) • Being aware of differences in values • Painting on the whole surface "at the same time" • Increasing contrast and adding a darker background gradually • The possibility of big changes • Adjusting transitions to get a soft totality • Toning down one thing to emphasize another • The appropriate movement to the psychological state of the figure Filmed and edited by Bork S. Nerdrum Featuring Melisa Calabria, Jan-Ove Tuv & Camilla Rose Gjertsen ▶️ Full video: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Viorel Trandafir Matthias Proy Dean Anthony Børge Moe Eivind Josten Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Eivind Josten Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Herman Borge Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Marion Bu-Pedersen Misty DeLaine Richard Barrett Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Stacey Evangelista Tonelise Rugaas Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan * MUSIC in this video: Robert Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 - III. Warum Performed by European Archive and in the public domain. Maria Callas - Vincenzi Bellini - Il Pirata Performed by European Archive and in the public domain. * 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 analyzes Odd Nerdrum's painting "Memorosa" which is currently exhibited at Fineart Gallery in Oslo. ▶️ Full video: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Børge Moe Matthias Proy Eivind Josten Shaun Roberts Fergus Ryan Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Misty DeLaine Richard Barrett Stacey Evangelista Trym Jordal Yngve Hellan * 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 happens when a young painter, on the brink of economic ruin, comes into a lot of money? Bork Nerdrum and Jan-Ove Tuv sit down to review Nicolai Gogol's short story "The Mysterious Portrait". Topics from the conversation: • Tchartkoff stumbling upon the portrait in a picture shop • Discovering thousand gold coins in the back of the frame • Giving up the craft to become a high society portrait painter • Realizing he wasted his talent, he starts destroying other people’s work • "The Devil" — a usurer destroying the life of all his clients • Has his portrait commissioned by a religious painter to be "kept alive" • The painter becomes envious and starts painting evil expressions • The portrait ruins anyone who possesses it • "The Devil" is the lack of interest in your work • People who are afraid are easily tempted by the Devil • Are you integrated and can you stand on your own feet? ▶ Full video: https://www.patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast The conversation was produced by Bork S. Nerdrum and assisted by Cassander Straumsgaard and Kristine Onsrud. The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Viorel Trandafir Børge Moe Jon Harald Aspheim Dean Anthony Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Eivind Josten Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Francisco Salvacao Hårek Jordal Andreassen Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Stacey Evangelista Tonelise Rugaas Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan 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

In this video you will learn how to make your own paint in four easy steps. You need: • A morter (or a hard rock) • A piece of an old brick or charcoal • Linseed oil • Palette knife • Glass of water Step 1: Grind the brick (or charcoal) into pigment Step 2: Pour the pigment in a jar of water to filter out levigation Step 3: Decant the lighter pigment and let it dry Step 4: Grind linseed oil into the charcoal pigment with palette knife This video will also give you advice on which other raw materials you can use to make paints, including animal fat as a substitute for linseed oil. ▶️ Full video: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast Demonstration by Alastair Blain who was accompanied by Jan-Ove Tuv. Filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan, Shaun Roberts, Viorel Trandafir, Matthias Proy, Dean Anthony, Jon Harald Aspheim, Børge Moe, Diego, Alastair Blain, Anders Berge Christensen, Eivind Josten, Erik Lasky, Fernando Ramirez, Francisco Salvacao, Herman Borge, Hårek Jordal Andreassen, Iver Ukkestad, Jack Entz Warner, Jared Fountain, Marion Bu-Pedersen, Maurice Robbins, Michael Irish, Stacey Evangelista, Tonelise Rugaas, Trym Jordahl, Yngve Hellan * 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