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Carl Korsnes and Jan-Ove Tuv sit down to talk about Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel "The Great Gatsby". Topics discussed in this episode: • Making the present eternal • Condensed storytelling and sensory descriptions • The rich descriptions of Dickens and Fitzgerald • Gatsby was a boy who never grew up • Valley of ashes, broad hips and timelessness • Killing Myrtle and Daisy’s relationship to Gatsby • Gatsby's obsession with recreating the past • What is important in a story • Gatsby or the modern Sisyphus ▶ 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 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 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

For the first time since the Retrospective at the Astrup Fearnley Museum in 1998, an Odd Nerdrum solo exhibition is on display in Norway. Sixty paintings made in the past twenty years are hanging on the walls of the Fineart Oslo gallery, and we decided to go their before the opening to show you around! For more information about the gallery: https://www.fineart.no/fineart_oslo In this video you will learn about: • Achieving the impression of movement • "Shock effects" to push or pull figures in a certain direction • "Bleeding lines" to craft a cohesive image • Unifying figures into one organism to enhance the story • Compositional importance of one dominant diagonal • Rhythmic connection between all parts of a painting • Building form through warm/cool contrasts • Handling of paint, rather than strong contrasts Featured paintings in this video: Wanderer • 120,5 x 142 cm • Oil on canvas Good News • 140,5 x 131,5 cm • Oil on canvas Happy Boat • 348 x 209 cm • Oil on canvas Crossing the Border • 256 x 204 cm • Oil on canvas Night Jumper • 207 x 289 cm • Oil on canvas The Golden Cape • 266,5 x 191 cm • Oil on canvas (Premium) Memorosa • 331 x 206 cm • Oil on canvas The title of the exhibition is “You see we are blind” and will run from 17th March – 13th April. A selection of the paintings will move on to the second part of the exhibition in Stavanger at BGE Contemporary Art where the paintings will hang from 27th April – 25th May. This show will also include a handful of new paintings, such as “The Back”. ▶️ Full video (1 hour): https://patreon.com/caveofapelles The premium video includes in-depth analysis of the paintings and extra material. 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast Voiceover by Jan-Ove Tuv (parts of the text taken from Öde Nerdrum's article "The Face Digger" in Odd Nerdrum's new book "Nerdrum" (2022) The video was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. 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 Michael Irish Richard Barrett 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

The Scottish kitsch-painter Alastair Blain visits The Cave to convey his love for landscape painting and the importance of making it mythical. He is concerned with ancient tales like The Poems of Ossian, and claims they have wisdom or even medicine for us "if we can come to behold them from a universal perspective". Blain will also discuss how historical knowledge of the Western Scottish landscape has opened up its timeless dimension, as well as the challenges of painting landscapes in a studio. The conversation was produced by Bork S. Nerdrum and assisted by Sebastian Salvo. The centerpiece was landscape painting of Glen Rosa by Alastair Blain. 01:33 Introducing the guest 02:12 The Glen Rosa landscape painting 03:36 Life took me to New Zealand 05:21 Hungry Creek Art and Craft school 08:09 Oleg Korolev and the Academy of Visionary Art 17:05 The River Gryffe and the mythic landscape 24:55 Being craft-oriented and making your own tools 27:27 John Constable and painting inside VS outside 30:11 The Apelles palette is so blue! 31:08 Veiviseren (The Path Finder) 32:09 Influence from the poems of Ossian 37:04 Escaping the sad realities of modern life 43:44 Horatio McCulloch and Degas' academy idea 47:03 The joy of grief and The Sick Child by Munch 55:03 Blain's handmade brushes 1:00:25 Beautiful books and James MacPherson 1:05:50 Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn MacCool) 1:08:05 The tale about the piper called Alastair SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Dean Anthony Jon Harald Aspheim Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Herman Borge Hårek Jordal Andreassen Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim 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

In this video you will learn how to make your own brushes in nine steps developed by the Scottish painter Alastair Blain who will perform a demonstration together with his apprentice, Jan-Ove Tuv. You need: • Hair from a boar, horse or cow • A branch of fitting diameter • Bee’s wax candle (or just Bee’s wax) • Linen thread (shredded from a piece of canvas) • Lighter/matches • A knife • A comb • A pair of scissors Step 1: Cut the necessary amount of hair from the fur Step 2: Comb off excess "woolly" hairs Step 3: "Glue" the base with a Bee’s wax candle, then let it cool Step 4: Cut the branch to the preferred length of your handle Step 5: Cut a thumb’s length of the tip (half its thickness) Step 6: Shape the Bee’s wax base to fit the handle Step 7: Attach the hairs using linen canvas thread Step 8: Make a knot and seal it with Bee’s wax Step 9: Shape the tip with a pair of scissors (if needed) ▶️ Full video: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Eric Chartier Shaun Roberts Viorel Trandafir Matthias Proy Dean Anthony Jon Harald Aspheim Børge Moe Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Francisco Salvacao 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 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

TO A NORTHERN COASTLINE by Alastair Blain "To a Northern Coastline Past the peak of Day an’ Pine A Wanderer, In search of the Eternal Sunset The Rocks are rounded An’ wet as Whales beached upon Some hidden Bank The Light of the Sun Bleeds into the Burning Hues Of Dusk The last Beam, Bringing to Him This Primal Dream" Thus reads the poem Mr. Blain wrote in honor of the southern shoreline in Norway while visiting the Nerdrum studio. For the occasion, he demonstrated a landscape painting from sketch and memory, while being interviewed by Jan-Ove Tuv. In this video you will learn about: • Creating an atmosphere • Implying different elements (water, rocks etc.) • Directing the focus • Curving the horizon • Working with a twilight motif • Suggesting a narrative • To avoid being precious • Basing a painting on a pencil sketch Video was filmed and edited by Bork & Öde Nerdrum. Music: Mahler - Symphony No.4 in G major - 3. Ruhevoll Performed by European Archive (Public Domain Mark 1.0) ▶️ Full video: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Eric Chartier Shaun Roberts Viorel Trandafir Matthias Proy Dean Anthony Jon Harald Aspheim Børge Moe Eivind Josten Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Francisco Salvacao 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 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

Öde Nerdrum, Jan-Ove Tuv & Sebastian Salvo sit down to discuss Carl Jung's idea about the collective unconscious. Topics in this episode include: • Art is collective consciousness, kitsch is collective unconsciousness • Translating the unconscious, making the archetypes understandable • Jung reintroduced spirituality, but in scientific language • Modern man divided between science and belief — politics fills the gap. • Opposition between Jung's individualism and collective unconscious? • Not an island unto oneself but learning from all cultures and all times • Save the Cat! and why we only have a handful of stories • Protestantism and art as iconoclast movements • Rejecting collective unconscious robs the castle of its defense • Becoming a whole man through "re-ligion" • The superficiality of Art's claim to archetypal content • On Persephone and Demeter and Beauty and the Beast • Cindarella & Peter Pan: Many characters are aspects of one person • The Anima and the Animus: Have men lost more than women? • The reward of performing "the persona" • Daphne and Apollo» VS theater and the Dionysian mysteries • Little Red Riding Hood: Understanding, not knowing the story • The genuine laughter in Rembrandt's "Self-Portrait as Zeuxis" ▶ Full video: https://www.patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast The conversation was produced by Bork S. Nerdrum and assisted by Alastair Blain. The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Børge Moe Diego Eric Chartier Matthias Proy Shaun Roberts Viorel Trandafir Fergus Ryan Dean Anthony Jon Harald Aspheim Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Francisco Salvacao 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 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

The bible for Hollywood scriptwriters and film makers, as well as kitsch-painters. Aristotle's Poetics is the antidote to the ugliness of the modern world. Previously, we have devoted two episodes of Cave of Apelles specifically to Aristotle's Poetics: ▶️ https://caveofapelles.com/2020/a-dark-flame-for-aristotles-poetics-painters-pay-attention/ ▶️ https://caveofapelles.com/2019/making-painting-great-again-with-aristotles-poetics/ *** 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 School of Apelles: https://bit.ly/3iI3BkK Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

Watercolor and old master painting are not usually seen as equals, but why should they not be? Jan-Ove Tuv is a kitsch-painter and the show host of Cave of Apelles . In this video, he demonstrates a technique that allows you to take watercolor to another level. Part one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPcxKihn-iE In this video you will learn about: • Establishing an «anchor point» from which you can correct everything else • Thinking rhythmically and measuring angles to achieve correct proportions • How to «dig» and push color around • How to pick up color with paper to achieve lighter values • Being aware of how wet and dry areas influence the flow of the color ▶️ Full video: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Børge Moe Fergus Ryan Diego Matthias Proy Shaun Roberts Viorel Trandafir 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 Jon Harald Aspheim 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

Is Ayn Rand's book on aesthetics a worthy continuation of Aristotle's Poetics or is it inconsistent and full of contradictions? Jan-Ove Tuv, Bork Nerdrum and Nic Thurman sit down to discuss The Romantic Manifesto by the American author and philosopher, Ayn Rand. Topics discussed in this episode: • The importance of Volition and people in action • Are Rand's aesthetic ideas Kant-Hegelian? • Rand's taste in painting and confusing ideology with “quality” • On depicting people with Flaws • A clear line = A clear thought? • Rand's peculiar taste for modernist architecture • Sculptures: Just for ornamentation? • Romanticism: An embrace of life • Why figurative painters should read The Fountainhead • The pathos of the “indifferent” judgment • Romanticism gives us stories to live by ▶ 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! Børge Moe Diego Eric Chartier Matthias Proy Shaun Roberts Viorel Trandafir Fergus Ryan Dean Anthony Jon Harald Aspheim Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Francisco Salvacao 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

Jan-Ove Tuv observes as Sebastian Salvo continues painting on his portrait of Melisa Calabria. Part one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81rNI79vCRI Part two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odoIdS9jS7U ▶️ Full video (37 minutes): https://www.patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast Topics discussed in this video include: • Finding mistakes by looking in the mirror • Skin should look like the inside of a shell • The pros of painting from live model • Forcing cold tones into the face • Painting something by not painting on it • Great contrast is not that great • Van Hoogstraten on colors being friends • Good ideas can come out of really bad ideas • Toning things down to enhance the focus • What to do when you are getting nowhere • Why not 95% black? SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Eric Chartier Shaun Roberts Viorel Trandafir Matthias Proy Børge Moe Jon Harald Aspheim Dean Anthony Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Francisco Salvacao 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 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 in tonight's episode to talk about his video on the Truth About Art, reactions to his commentary and common misconceptions about art history and the reevaluation of kitsch. You can watch Thurman's video "The Truth About Art" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3ZPtSWEkZ8 00:48 Introducing Nic Thurman 04:20 On his video "The Truth About Art" 06:31 Reactions from The Boston Art Podcast 10:13 Hyper realism equals aesthetical indifference? 12:12 Disclosing a historical myth about photography 14:28 How Cezanne and Kandinsky were inspired by Kant and Hegel 23:30 19th century Realism as the first Art style 25:42 Is Kitsch just Pretty and Sweet? 30:45 Two different value systems 32:00 Kitsch values VS. Memorosa dogmas 34:53 Does outdated Art become Kitsch? 36:28 Kitsch is more than Odd Nerdrum 37:52 Let go of your "personal style" 42:00 Comparing the Art religion to Alinsky's Rules for Radicals 45:22 To those who are uncertain about "Kitsch" 51:00 People think I paint kitchens The conversation was produced by Bork S. Nerdrum and assisted by Kristine Onsrud. The centerpiece was a portrait of Nic Thurman by Odd Nerdrum. Studio visit with Nic Thurman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzd9_0tihk0&t=1s And he has previously featured on our show as a monthly guest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiUh1uGsNAw&t=2842s SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Dean Anthony Fergus Ryan Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Elizabeth Freeman Endika Erik Lasky Herman Borge Hårek Jordal Andreassen Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim Jose Luis Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Shaun Roberts 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 BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/caveofapelles/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/CaveOfApelles For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

Jan-Ove Tuv and Carl Korsnes sit down to discuss the pros and cons of capitalism in terms of classical culture. Will a society based on the laissez-faire model lead to the best and most noble achievements of mankind? Topics discussed in this episode: • The philosophical roots of cultural politics • Disguised political propaganda • What if cultural politics supported classical values? • The immoral price gap between modern and classical works • Adam Smith: only virtuous products are sustainable? • The typical "capitalist" attitude towards culture • Open markets equals more "diversity" • The state: as small as possible • The solution ▶ Full video: https://www.patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast This conversation was produced by Bork S. Nerdrum and assisted by Melisa Calabria. The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Viorel Trandafir Børge Moe Jon Harald Aspheim Dean Anthony Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Herman Borge Hårek Jordal Andreassen Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jose Luis 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

In this Masterclass, Jan-Ove Tuv analyzes Olga Boznanska's Portrait of a Woman (1914-16). Watch the full video (link below) and you will learn about: • Making connections between the different parts of a painting • Mastering warm against cool colors • A case for extremely bright shadows • Hiding central parts in plain sight • Using warm colors instead of white to achieve light • Strokes crossing the line! (transitions united by color) • Setting up "wedges" to support the notion of a line • Separating forms by the direction of the strokes ▶️ Full video: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Børge Moe Diego Eric Chartier Matthias Proy Shaun Roberts Viorel Trandafir Fergus Ryan Dean Anthony Jon Harald Aspheim Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Francisco Salvacao 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 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

Magnus Vanebo, Sebastian Salvo, and Jan-Ove Tuv sit down to discuss the Spanish philosopher Ortega y Gasset's essay "The Dehumanization of Art". Topics covered in this conversation: • The problem of pathos in literature and paintings • Salvo: "This stinks of Kant and Hegel!" • An art for the select few (screw the proletariat!) • The window metaphor: seeing "beyond the illusion" • The modern imperative: Bow to your time • Purity conveyed in emotional language • Vanebo on modern art as a jest • How romanticism dulls the mind • The sentimentality of the idea of the select few • Gasset´s greatest compliment to modern art • The artist´s approach should not be serious • Was Gasset "Woke"? • "Girls, women, and old men should step aside" • Eradicating personal sentiments from music • Art is like chimney smoke • Mallarmé´s poetry • A cult of death • All great periods «dehumanized» what they made • A summary of what modern art is ▶ Full video: https://www.patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast The conversation was produced by Bork S. Nerdrum and assisted by Carl Straumsgaard. The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Dean Anthony Fergus Ryan Jon Harald Aspheim Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Børge Moe Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Herman Borge Hårek Jordal Andreassen Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jose Luis Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Raven Shadowz Shaun Roberts Stacey Evangelista Tonelise Rugaas Trym Jordahl Villiam S-ian Viorel Trandafir 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

Getting caught up in details? Be careful! This video is taken from Sebastian Salvo's demonstration on how to paint a poetic portrait. https://rumble.com/vsbsbf-sebastian-salvo-demonstrates-how-to-paint-a-poetic-portrait-pt.-2.html

Have you ever feared that your work is becoming kitsch? Watch our episode with the danish composer Frederik Magle tonight to find out how he dealt with the bitterness of being an outsider and how he managed to overcome the fear of making sentimental music.

He is a danish, tonal composer who seeks to create works you would want to listen to on your deathbed. Frederik Magle visits The Cave to explain why storytelling — not musical technicalities — is the goal of a composer. He also touches on the strange and mixed reception of his work, and how the sway «modern» values may still hold over classically minded people, and how to counter that. The conversation was produced by Bork S. Nerdrum and assisted by Öde S. Nerdrum. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Dean Anthony Fergus Ryan Anders Berge Christensen Alastair Blain Erik Lasky Jared Fountain Michael Irish Shaun Roberts Stacey Evangelista Peter Asinger Herman Borge Elizabeth Freeman Jack Entz Warner Jon Harald Aspheim 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 Make sure to subscribe to our channel over at BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/caveofapelles/ For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

Kristine Onsrud and Jan-Ove Tuv sit down to talk about the 19th century Polish painter Olga Boznańska and her loose manner of painting. The topics covered in this episode include: • Who was Olga Boznańska? • Edvard Munch and the squinting test • Boznańska VS. Helene Schjerfbeck • Jack the Ripper (aka. Walter Sickert) • Self-portrait at Age Twenty-two by Munch • Portrait of the painter Anna Saryusz-Zaleska by Boznańska • "The Sick Child" (1986) by Munch • Boznańska VS. Bonard • Bonard VS. Matisse (comparing an old master to a psychopath) • Lack of philosophical training in traditional painting academies • Combining two opposite principles to achieve a masterpiece • Boznańska: achieving flatness and volume simultaneously • The concept of colors being friends • Getting an unfinished totality instead of a finished detail • The problem of hyper-realism and painting from photo • Jacques Louis David's portrait of Madame Récamier • Constable, Rembrandt and Titian: their loose manner of painting • Titian's Pietà and the concave shape of Mary Magdalene's head • Eugene Carriére and his "floating figures" ▶ Full video: https://www.patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast This is a preview of an episode from the 🔥 Dark Flame series. To get access to the full conversation and more exclusive material, become a $5 patron at https://patreon.com/caveofapelles The conversation was produced by Bork S. Nerdrum and assisted by Carl August Klevjer. The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Dean Anthony Jon Harald Aspheim Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Herman Borge Hårek Jordal Andreassen Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jose Luis Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Raven Shadowz Shaun Roberts Stacey Evangelista Tonelise Rugaas Trym Jordahl Villiam S-ian Viorel Trandafir 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 Make sure to subscribe to our channel over at BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/caveofapelles/ For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

Jan-Ove Tuv observes as Sebastian Salvo continues painting on his portrait of Melisa Calabria. Topics discussed in this video include: • Using tape marker VS. free positioning of the model • To not be concerned about using the exact colors • Softening transitions and progressing carefully • Blurring eyes to focus on the mouth • Emphasizing areas by the vibrancy of the strokes • The subtlety of the Apelles palette • Letting things grow organically out of the context • Local glazing and removal of the excess oil • Connecting initial "crazy" or accidental brush strokes • The shock effect of color when working in greys • Keeping the devil (small brush) away • Using carpenters brushes instead of expensive art brushes • Achieving transparency with few layers • "Sometimes the devil (small brush) has good advices" • Rembrandt and Nerdrum's bright shadows • Manipulating reality to achieve better results • Ending up as an artist by being too exact • Katatexitechnos • The king's crown in Titian's "The Flaying of Marsyas" • Andrew Wyeth's ability of knowing what to emphasize • Painting stick VS. the pinky finger • Achieving harmony between background and figure • Loving the subject instead of making "passport photos" • Salvo's advice: "Depict a person with intention" • Ortega y Gasset and the clownish approach • How Art projects its own values onto Kitsch • Jung's Shadow • Never say that you can handle the little brush! • Keep brushes in oil instead of cleaning them • Jan-Ove Tuv's trip to the Middle East ▶️ Full video (1 hour): https://patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Viorel Trandafir Jon Harald Aspheim Dean Anthony Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Børge Moe Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Herman Borge Hårek Jordal Andreassen Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jose Luis Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Stacey Evangelista Tonelise Rugaas Trym Jordahl Villiam S-ian 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

This video is taken from the upcoming episode "How to Paint a Poetic Portrait (Pt. 2)" with Sebastian Salvo. CAVEOFAPELLES.COM

Jan-Ove Tuv observes Sebastian Salvo as he starts a new portrait from live model. ▶️ The full video (1:15:40): https://www.patreon.com/posts/59169113 Video produced by Bork Nerdrum and Jan-Ove Tuv. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Dean Anthony Fergus Ryan Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Elizabeth Freeman Erik Lasky Herman Borge Hårek Jordal Andreassen Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim Jose Luis Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Shaun Roberts Stacey Evangelista Tonelise Rugaas 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

The trio behind "The Hunt of Odd Nerdrum" sit down to talk about Nerdrum's sources of inspiration that they did NOT cover in the documentary. We talk about influences on Nerdrum's work, such as: • The Russian Icons • Puvis de Chavannes • Francisco Goya • Käthe Kollwitz • Soviet films ...and much more! 🎥 You can watch The Hunt of Odd Nerdrum (2018) on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/oddnerdrum ▶ Full video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/60320586 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast This is a preview of an episode from the 🔥 Dark Flame series. To get access to the full conversation and more exclusive material, become a $5 patron at https://patreon.com/caveofapelles The conversation was produced by Bork S. Nerdrum and assisted by Kristine Onsrud & Melisa Calabria. The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Dean Anthony Fergus Ryan Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Herman Borge Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim Jose Luis Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Shaun Roberts 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 Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our GAB page: https://gab.com/caveofapelles For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com