Roar Kjernstad (1975, Espa,
Norway
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) is a painter who specialises in traditional
figurative work. He trained at the
Nansen Academy
The Nansen Academy – Norwegian Humanistic Academy ( no, Nansenskolen – Norsk Humanistisk Akademi) is a folk high school in Lillehammer, Norway.
History
Nansen Academy was founded as a humanist and anti-totalitarian institution. The school was ...
in
Lillehammer
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and at the
Royal Academy of Fine Arts,
Antwerp
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In his view, painters and artists in general should be craftsmen. He is a part of the traditional figurative school of painting, which is related to The Kitsch Movement of Odd Nerdrum
Odd Nerdrum (born 8 April 1944) is a Norwegian figurative painter, born in Sweden, and considered to be one of the greatest living classical figurative painters.
His work is held by museums worldwide. Themes and style in Nerdrum's work referenc ...
and the retrogard movement. But unlike Nerdrum and according to the retrogardists, Kjernstad still believes that traditional and figurative artists should claim the term "art
Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas.
There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...
" rather than use the name "kitsch" for their work. The use of the term "kitsch" shows no respect to the skills traditional and figurative artist need to have and to the eternal values of beauty they believe in.
References
External links
Official site
*http://users.skynet.be/hdeboeck
*http://www.friekunster.no/Roar.html
*http://www.retrogarde.org/
1975 births
Living people
20th-century Norwegian painters
21st-century Norwegian painters
Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp) alumni
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