Still continuing working on Odd Nerdrum paintings. If you have not checked him out, do yourself the favor. He is one of the most unique painters today. Which is surprising considering he is "ripping off" Rembrandt. He does manage to add a sense of humor or a sense of fear.
The first painting was a very difficult one. The angle he selected is an extremely tough one. I love this painting because the couple looks like the couple has suffered a painful death, but the title of the painting suggests they are only sleeping.
The middle painting is also a unique piece. He has a very proud one-armed mother, who is apparently and archer as well. The lighting on this one is so unusual. She is almost spotlit from her right shoulder up to her jaw. Typically, people are lit from the forehead down. The glow of the material on her attire case some very interesting reflective light back into her face.
The third drawing is from a series of baby paintings he has done. They all look identical to this (slight differences in the facial features of the baby), and they all have sausage ends where their feet should be (the photo I took cut the sausage end off, and I'm too lazy take another photo of it, so just take my word). A pretty funny, gross way to portray a baby.
hey blake! sorry i am just now getting around to looking at your blog, but i really like it! humor and fear do seem to go hand in hand sometime. this is really cool. so KUDOs (what ever those are exactly) or bravo and
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing!