Tag Archives: #Kitsch

  Herland Report: In conversation with Hollywood actor, Kristofer Hivju, Cave of Apelles host, Jan-Ove Tuv asks what it takes to convince the audience — heartfelt inspiration or calculated deception? Produced by Bork Spildo. Seated next to him in an old viking chair, sits Kristofer Hivju, petting a purring cat as if he was Marlon Brando himself, writes Carl Korsnes …

  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 …

  Herland Report: Helene Knoop, the Norwegian painter and former student of Odd Nerdrum, visits Jan-Ove Tuv in this month’s episode of The Cave of Apelles, produced by Bork Spildo Nerdrum. After studying with Odd Nerdrum in the early 2000s, Helene Knoop devoted her time to the frescoes of Pompeii and Antique sculptures. Spending a year in Italy, she copied masterworks …

  Herland Report:  Hanne Nabintu Herland’s foreword in Odd Nerdrum Crime and Refuge, describes a philosophical painter’s world, death and eternity. Nerdrum’s book displays the Kitsch painter’s work over the years. He is the most widely acclaimed Norwegian painter since the iconic Edvard Munch, with world famous Nerdrum collectors such as Paul McCartney and David Bowie. Art is the language …

  Herland Report: The Norwegian government’ reported squandering of public funds has become somewhat of a a Facebook phenomenon thanks to the Norwegian commentator who calls himself Sløseriombudsmannen – which means “The Squander Ombudsman”. Wearing a Venetian mask, the man behind the social media account visits Cave of Apelles to discuss how artists are reportedly wasting taxpayers’ money through the …

  Herland Report: This December, Bork Nerdrum is publishing a comprehensive list of the 59 best living painters in the world in the Norwegian culture magazine Sivilisasjonen. He joins Jan-Ove Tuv in the 24th episode of The Cave of Apelles, the program of which he also is the producer, to discuss the importance of bringing back objective criteria to culture. …

  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 …

  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 …

  Herland Report: Cave of Apelles, produced by Bork Spildo: Marcus Paus is a composer writing music in the tonal field. Before he became a prominent composer, he went through much hostility in the field of classical music, ruled by dogmatic modernism. Paus tells about his journey, which required resistance and determination. «I am shameless by principle in my work,» …

  Herland Report TV (HTV): “Kunst er menneskehetens pulsåre, det som holder oss sammen og opplyser oss om historien vår. I dag knuses kunsten totalt av den politiske kontrollen over kulturpolitikk,” sier Jan-Ove Tuv, klassisk maler i samarbeider med The Nerdrum School of Painting. Han er også programleder for Cave of Apelles, programserien som ser på forholdet mellom den figurative …