The Cave of Apelles programs are produced by Bork Spildo, this program discusses Ayn Rand and the value of taking personal responsibility for your own life. Vegard Martinsen is the guest in this month’s Cave of Apelles. Martinsen is an author and lecturer belonging to the Objectivist field of thought. He has written several books and articles on Ayn …
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Herland Report: The concealed Biblical references in Henrik Ibsen’s late plays is the topic of this month’s Cave of Apelles, produced by Bork Spildo. The theater expert, Adara Ryum, makes her appearance to talk about the dramatist Henrik Ibsen and performance practice. Ryum points out how «updating» Ibsen always implies turning him into political propaganda, and that «modernizing» classical …
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Herland Report: Cave of Apelles is produced by Bork Spildo: What happens when galleries close down one after another and aniconism’s absence or banning of religious icons becomes the new status quo in Western countries? Kitsch painter and musician Boris Koller joins the Cave of Apelles for a second conversation with Jan-Ove Tuv. Tuv has been a student of …
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Herland Report features Cave of Apelles by Nerdrum School of Painting, produced by Bork Spildo: This month, The Cave of Apelles has invited the Kitsch designer Eline Dragesund, who is currently working on her new Kitsch Collection. She is no friend of consumerism and disregards fashion. Kitsch designer Eline Dragesund goal is to elevate man. Dragesund says that her …
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Herland Report: Cave of Apelles invites Art sociologist Dag Solhjell to discuss topics such as the State’s role in establishing Fine Art, as well as the relation between the invention of Art and the appearance of kitsch. Produced by Bork Spildo. Host Jan-Ove Tuv points out how culture politics may politicize culture, and asks Solhjell to explain what happened …
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Classical Painting in China: This month, Cheng Wu, who is a Chinese classical painter. Technically, he is strongly influenced by the smooth painting style of Eugène Carrière. Philosophically, he follows the Taoist mindset. Produced by Bork Spildo. Watch it here! Wu shares his experiences from being a classical figurative painter in China today. He also addresses unearthing similarities and …
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The Herland Report features painter Marcus Andersson in the monthly TV programs from the Cave of Apelles, produced by Bork Spildo. We examine the current situation for figurative painting and Kitsch with a comprehensive outlook on The Odd Nerdrum Classical School of Painting. Politically motivated character assassinations has probably been the most popular method among the New Left in order …
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