Odd Nerdrum: Self Portraits

Odd Nerdrum: Self Portraits

For a painter who took his earliest bearings from Rembrandt, and who has defiantly espoused the values of old master painting, the self-portrait is a natural enough genre to pursue. For Odd Nerdrum, the attractions of self-portraiture run much deeper, however. Nerdum has frequently alluded to the â€œconflicted preoccupation with origins and personal identityâ€ that his paintings express, and traces this preoccupation to his discovery that his father was not the father he had known growing up, but a previous lover of his motherâ€™s. Also abandoned by his mother at an early age, he recollects of his early years: â€œI was a beggar in a world ruled by others. The person I found in the mirror was myself, I saw myself reflected in my own eyes, not those of others.â€ Nerdrumâ€™s difficult childhood and the isolation he has endured as a painter have greatly intensified the relevance of the self-portrait, a genre at which he has excelled, and for which he has become particularly well known. This volume collects Nerdumâ€™s self-portraits for the first time, with more than 100 color reproductions.
Country USA
Manufacturer Atlantis
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2012-04-30
EANs 9789173535212

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