Odd Nerdrum Exhibition
Forum Gallery
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In his new body of work made in the last four years, Nerdrum continues his exploration of the universal human condition revealing danger, misery, struggle, fear, helplessness, and yet, at times, optimism, as his figures all possess a fierce integrity in the face of adversity. In "You See We Are Blind," three women are seated in a primeval world, holding sticks to help guide them, perhaps as they await an unlikely rescue. Two of the women are in conversation, while the third is deep in thought, the downturned corners of her mouth revealing a painful sadness. In "Stranded," the vulnerable mother and child, sleeping in a vast desert-like wasteland, are bathed in a golden light offering protection from the wilderness. In another painting, "Night Jumper," four figures sleep around a fire in an inhospitable world, while one appears above them, magically suspended in the air, as if the fire has propelled the jumper upward.
Nerdrum has said that the figures in his work represent, “modern man having returned to primeval society in his flight from civilization. He no longer has any roots in our time. He is back in a prehistoric existence.”
[Image: Odd Nerdrum "Black Fur" oil on canvas 29.5 x 25.5 in.]
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Schedule
from March 08, 2012 to May 05, 2012
Opening Reception on 2012-03-10 from 10:00 to 14:00