奧德・納德盧姆 Odd Nerdrum－自畫像 HD

作為國際知名的人物畫大師，甚至可說是這個時代的藝術巨匠，納德盧姆在布斯藝廊展出其最新的創作系列，邀請愛好者及藝廊觀眾一同前來了解藝術家近來的創作方向及哲思。新系列是對古希臘大師阿佩萊斯（Apelles）的尊崇之作（關於這位藝術大師，現今只有文字紀錄留存），納德盧姆特別將自己僅有白、黑、黃、紅四色的色彩組合，命名為「阿佩萊斯調色盤」，並深深著迷於這個色彩組合可以創造出的絕妙深度及量體感受，他大量運用濃厚底色、多次全幅上光的技巧，讓其畫作趨近於提香及林布蘭的晚期作品，而與這二位古典巨匠的差異在於，納德盧姆的作品敘事並非取材於奧維德（Ovid）的作品或《聖經》等經典，反而是其自創、如同歌劇戲劇般，近似於科幻驚悚的故事，過去幾年中，也許因為自身的生命經驗，納德盧姆開始思量呈現人類心理原型（archetypal）主題中，如「審判」（judgment）與「流放」（exile）等深具力道的題材，讓其畫作如同畫布上的莎士比亞劇作。 納德盧姆1944年4月生於瑞典，出生即成了二次大戰難民，最終靠一己之力擠身偉大人物畫家的殿堂，僅十四歲時，納德盧姆即堅定立下唯一目標，希望能成為如林布蘭一樣的大師。他曾短暫在杜塞朵夫藝術學院追隨德國藝術家約瑟夫・波伊斯（Joseph Bueys）學習，而波伊斯亦可能對納德盧姆在編織自己的神話方面有所影響。納德盧姆本身亦是深具影響力的教師及精神導師，十八歲起，便持續教導、帶領自己的徒弟，現在更經營納德盧姆學校，開設以歐洲為主、免學費的師徒課程。納德盧姆曾出版過許多著作，包括一系列短篇故事及二本討探其媚俗（kitsch）哲學的專書：《談媚俗》（On Kitsch，2001）及《媚俗，更勝藝術》（Kitsch, More Than Art，2011），其作品已受全世界各大公立美術館典藏，在美國有位於華盛頓特區的赫胥宏美術館及雕塑園、紐約市立大都會博物館、路易斯安那州立紐奧良美術館、加州聖地牙哥當代美術館、位於明尼蘇達州明尼阿波利斯的沃克藝術中心、俄亥俄州的克里夫蘭當代藝術中心，在歐陸則有挪威奧斯陸的阿斯特魯普費恩利美術館，及瑞典的哥特堡美術館。 Internationally renowned as one of the greatest figurative painters, and arguably our greatest living master, Nerdrum brings to Booth Gallery his most recent body of work, inviting fans and gallery visitors to catch up to speed with his current stylistic tendencies and philosophical concerns. In great homage to Apelles, the Ancient Greek master (of whom only written descriptions survive) Nerdrum has named his very limited palette of white, black, yellow and red - the “Apelles Palette.” He is fascinated by the incredible depth and volume the palette creates. Nerdrum’s heavy use of thick underpainting, and multiple applications of all-over glazes, makes his work technically approach the late work of both Titian and Rembrandt. However, unlike these old-masters, Nerdrum’s narratives are not illustrations of Ovid or the Bible but are his own brand of Operatic Drama that comes much closer to a sci-fi thriller. In the last several years, perhaps Nerdrum’s own life experiences have led him to consider archetypal themes of judgment and exile as powerful motifs to explore as Shakespearean drama on canvas. Born in Sweden as a second world war refugee in April 1944, Nerdrum has established himself in the pantheon of great figurative painters. With laser focus Nerdrum set himself upon the singular goal of painting as well as Rembrandt when he was only 14 years old. Nerdrum studied briefly at the Dusseldorf Academy with the German artist Jo¬seph Bueys who may have influenced Nerdrum’s brand of myth-making. Nerdrum is also an influential teacher and mentor; since 18 years old, Nerdrum has educated a constant flow of apprentices and now runs the Nerdrum School, a European-based tuition-free apprenticeship program. Nerdrum is also an author of many books, including a collec¬tion of short stories, and two books on his kitsch philosophy, entitled On Kitsch (2001) and Kitsch More than Art (2011). Nerdrum’s work is held in several public collections worldwide including in the United States: the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New Y