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: Einar Duenger Bøhn on Aristotle, Meaning of Life. Produced by Bork Spildo: The Norwegian philosopher Einar Duenger Bøhn is searching for the meaning of life. He argues that only the potential of improvement can give life meaning. Bøhn joins this month’s Cave of Apelles to discuss some of the topics related to his newest book The Meaning …
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Herland Report: Nic Thurman on Memorosa Group: In this month’s episode of The Cave of Apelles, produced by Bork Spildo has invited kitsch painter and member of the Memorosa Group, Nic Thurman, to the show. Thurman is the fourth member of the Memorosa Group to guest the show — in addition to Öde Nerdrum, Sebastian Salvo, and William Heimdal …
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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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Herland Report: In the anniversary episode of The Nerdrum School initiative, Cave of Apelles, host Jan-Ove Tuv invites the painter Sebastian Salvo back to the show to talk about composition, the early Renaissance and the importance of competition among painters. Produced by Bork Spildo. Finding patterns The composition of a painting – that is, how to arrange …
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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,» …
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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 …
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Cave of Apelles, produced by Bork Spildo: Co-founder and former Academic Director of the Florence Academy of Art in Gothenburg, Joakim Ericsson, is a creator of fantasy worlds and peak moments. In this month’s Cave of Apelles, he shares his story of how he went from being a classical painter and successful instructor to becoming a digital painter working …
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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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