TIMELESS KITSCH EXHIBITION - IX GALLERY

About Kitsch and the Timeless Exhibition: "Kitsch is passion's form of expression at all levels, and not the servant of “truth”. The work of the hand is self-revealing in the light of long-established norms. Sometimes your fate knows more than you do, when we stare into a great portrait like Rembrandts, we realize that fate is simply quite open. The great masters will always be found in the heliocentric." - Odd Nerdrum Kitsch painters understand rationalism, humanism, and beauty in their work. Kitsch is a superstructure within which beauty, skill, and passion can be rewarded. A place where one can have actual freedom, based on one's talent and hard work. A place where we can again be human and understand the human condition.

A maker of kitsch operates not in accordance with the whims of their time but looks to cultures and canonized beauties of the past. Like a Renaissance painter or a Hellenistic sculptor, they work in a mythological landscape and develop archetypal images of love, death, birth, solitude, joy and nostalgia.

Rather than being another art movement, Kitsch stands independent, with its own criteria for greatness, which are different from those of Art. This requires talent, skill, and the ability to tell a story with beautiful passages of light, to convey emotion. Composition, beauty and the longing for the eternal, timeless state, all play factors in the Kitsch paradigm. But even without the philosophy one sees the painting, one hears the orchestra and it is immediately felt and comprehended on an emotional rather than an intellectual level.

Kitsch is synonymous with the drawing, painting and sculpture of the ancient Rome or the Greek poetica. Kitsch painters embrace the earnest, the sentimental, imitation, craft, and the timeless.

Kitsch painters are not restricted to a particular time or date. They show the world in the eternal as it is “desired or feared”. Some of the most notable painters of Kitsch are Nerdrum’s students and family who have studied with the master in depth at the Nerdrum Studio. The Kitsch group works hard, creates exceptional work, and exhibits together around the world with exhibitions in Scandinavia, Europe, Asia, North and South America and Africa. It exists here and now. While people are debating about the re-appropriation of the word, whether or not it should or shouldn’t be, Kitsch painters keep painting the timeless and the eternal. Kitsch is what it is, and it is beautiful, important, and valuable, with or without permission.

This exhibition offers a window into the very best of Kitsch on a World stage.

FEATURED WORLD WIDE K I T S C H

PAINTERS

Sánchez Almendros • Macarena Asensio • Shaun Berke •Matea Borčić • Odin Borgen •Scott Breton•Kexin Di Daniel Enckell • Sebastián Martínez Fadic • Ali Hammad • Mahmood Hayat • Raul C. Herrera •Anne Herrero Evan Kitson • Boris Koller • Ariane Krischke • Justinas Krasuckas Carlos Lopez • Carlo Alberto Palumbo Caique Rodrigues Polizeli • Sebastian Salvo • Turid Spildo • Martijn Caspar Swart • Nic Thurman • Rinus van Niekerk • Ximi Wang • Robert Dale Williams • Douglas Williamson • Sertap Yeğin

Jeremy Caniglia

• Luke Hillestad

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Öde Nerdrum

Manuel Sánchez Almendros (b.1958) Spain Manuel Sánchez Almendros was born in Almería, Spain. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts, from the University of Barcelona. He has had numerous solo-exhibitions in Barcelona, Valencia, Palma de Mallorca, Almería (Spain), Carmel, CA, U.S.A. and the Almería Museum of Art. His work hangs in many private and public collections that include Life Chiropractic College West, Hayward, CA, United States, The Museum of Drawing, Larres Castle, (Huesca), Spain; Berja, (Almería), City Hall; Endem, Germany, Public Library. At present he combines painting with teaching in his Painting School in Barcelona.

Manuel Sánchez Almendros, “La velocidad de la espera" Oil on Linen 130 x 162 cm $17,000.00

Manuel SĂĄnchez Almendros, “Viajero del tiempo" Oil on Linen 130 x 162 cm $17,000.00

Macarena Asensio (b.1988) Spain Macarena Asensio is a painter from Buenos Aires based in Barcelona. She graduated as a Visual Art Teacher from the Nacional University of Arts (Buenos Aires) in 2011. Macarena studied oil painting techniques with Roberto Gatti from 2007 to 2014 and was an apprentice with Odd Nerdrum in Norway in the summer of 2018. She is a member of World Wide Kitsch. Her work was exhibit in Argentina and Norway. Macarena is currently travelling Europe, learning from different cultures and painting abroad.

Macarena Asensio “Looking for the Next Clue� Oil on Linen, 92 x 97 cm, 2018 $3600.00

Shaun Berke (b.1983) United States Shaun Berke is an American painter of the Venetian School; Apprenticeship, Odd Nerdrum, Stavern, Norway; Instructor, Art Center College of Design; B.F.A., Art Center College of Design; A.S., Moorpark College; Member, Getty Research Institute; Member, Portrait Society of America; Lecturer, Williamsburg Oil Colors. Awards: The Art Renewal Center, World Wide Kitsch, Westlake Village Art Guild, Thousand Oaks Art Association, The Gerd Koch Grant, The Alpine Fellowship.

Shaun Berke, The Outlaw (Skรณgar-Maรฐr) Oil on Linen, 61 x 81 cm, 2018 $5000.

Matea Borčić (b.1994) Croatia Matea Borčić, figurative painter born in Zadar, Croatia. Graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb with a major in painting. Seeking for knowledge in traditional painting she became a student of Odd Nerdrum in 2017. Her work aims towards storytelling from a meeting point of the past and the present presented through traditional craft.

Matea Borčić “Grandmother” Graphite on Paper, 40 x31 cm, 2018 $1600.00

Odin Borgen (b. 1977) Norway Odin Borgen works as a visual artist in the classical figurative tradition, with an emphasis on oil paintings. He lives and works in Sarpsborg Norway. The theme of many of his motives extends to turning points, self-reflection, compas-sionate relationships and stops in life where time is obtained by reflection.

Design and expression are rooted in the realistic tradition. He visualizes a space where reflection and observation are central and where the viewer is given open-ness to interpretation and reflection. The look is turned inwards and looks at the correspondence between an outer and inner, the individual's dance of life and the fragility of the individual's existence. The paintings are made in oil on canvas. Chiaroscuro is a common denominator for several of his works, which are again known from Leonard da Vinci and Caravaggio.

Odin Borgen has studied drawing and painting at the university of South-Eastern Norway but has mainly acquired knowledge by studying under Odd Nerdrum and by studying old masters.

Odin Borgen “Man With Wire� Oil on Linen, 188 x 230cm $16,000.00

Odin Borgen “Boy With Fishing Line” Oil on Linen 160 x 125cm $8,500.00

Scott Breton (b.1982) Australia Scott Breton is a figurative fine artist from Brisbane, Australia. After completing a science degree and contemplating a career in biotechnology, Scott committed fully to pursuing art, continuing a classically leaning arts education and practice begun much earlier. In 2012 Scott won the highly contested A.M.E. Bale Travelling Scholarship, Australia’s largest national prize for developing the careers of traditional representational artists. This allowed Scott to do further study with contemporary classical artists in the US and Europe, and has contributed to his view of the relevance of Renaissance thinking and aesthetics in the Arts in the 21st century.

Using a range of traditional drawing, painting and sculpting media as well as exploring digital counterparts to these, Scott sees plastic composition rather than any particular media as the core of the classical ethos. He is interested in how this sense of plasticity can be utilized by the contemporary artist. This endeavor seems to closely mirror a more general exploration of how the specifics of the contemporary human experience relate to and can be informed by insights about the human condition that have emerged across all of human history.

To continue and expand his work in fine art education, Scott was a cofounder of The International Arts and Culture Group (TIAC Group) in 2016. www.tiacg.com, and now spends his time between Brisbane, Australia and Florence, Italy, working on his compositions and TIAC's arts education projects.

Scott Breton “The Sea Has Many Voices� Oil on Linen, 102 x 1985 cm $5250

Kexin Di (b.1984) China Born in Liaoning, Kexin graduated from the Oil Painting Department of the China Academy of Art in 2011, a professional painter of the Wuhan Academy of Fine Arts, a member of the Chinese Artists Association, a member of the Shore Art Association, and a member of the Zhejiang Artists Association. Currently living in Beijing, he is engaged in oil painting creation, and many works have been collected by domestic and foreign art institutions and private collections.

Kexin Di “Breath� Oil on Linen, 40 x 50 cm, 2018 $5800.00

Kexin Di “Mulan’s Pray” Oil on Linen, 40 x 50 cm, 2018 $5800.00

Kexin Di “Imprisoned Love” Oil on Linen, 40 x 40 cm, 2018 $5800.00

Daniel Enckell (b.1965) Finland Daniel Enckell is a Finnish full-time figurative painter. His works are symbolic and there is always a story between the lines. He is inspired by the existential problematics of the human condition. Daniel would define his method as representational allegory.

His narrative expression is a declaration on behalf of people and humanity. A person is at their most genuine when they are born; naked and vulnerable. He cherishes this primitive state of mind also when he works. He tries to transcend the boundaries of time and has focused on permanence and the eternal.

Daniel Enckell “The Crow’s Song” Oil on Linen 105 x 130cm, 2018 $56,812

Sebastián Martínez Fadic (b.1984) Chile Sebastián Martínez Fadic is a classical figurative painter who lives and works in Santiago, Chile.

"My paintings depict dark, atmospheric landscapes. Pre-Mythical female figure and its relationship with ancient nature and forgotten knowledge"

Sebastián Martínez Fadic “Moonlight” Oil on Linen 70 x50 cm 2018 $983.85

Sebastián Martínez Fadic “Worship” Oil on Linen 70 x50 cm 2018 $983.85

Ali Hammad (b.1985) United Arab Emirates Ali Hammad, the second child of his parents, was born in at Quetta, Pakistan. Reared coincidently in a happy favorable circumstance where in his father (an English Professor) filled in with valuable and inspiring knowledge on art and literature. With the passage of time Ali’s appetite for drawing and painting whetted further. He ultimately was able to win a scholarship for the renowned National College of Arts, Lahore. He completed his graduation brilliantly in four years appended with “honor”.

Ali from his childhood developed a penchant towards Old Masters. Art was something he loved the most. At college he explored different subjects like sculpture, drawing, art history design etc. A place where modern art was taught and practiced, Ali Hammad carried great interest for realism which went diametrically oppose to the existing vogue in drawing and painting . It was a challenging journey, he recalls, where he felt himself an anomaly. He graduated in 2006, magna cum laude and started his real journey in art. His aim has always been to explore the possibilities of paint, to make beautiful brushstrokes, to explore different tactile qualities and to seek the truth. The works of the masters like Rembrandt, Velasquez, Ilya Repin has always fascinated him.

Constantly learning and getting better at how to paint like the masters with the delicate play of light and shade called Chiaroscuro remained his métier. He believes that learning is universal and making any kind of art without learning, is only limited. He has worked till now as an artist in United Arab Emirates, where teaching and studio practice keeps him busy. He has done many shows both in Pakistan and abroad. His still life’s which he usually terms “a quiet magic” as well as the figurative paintings both remain a strong passion with him. The renowned art collectors always look to him for his new pieces.

Ali Hammad “The Trophy” Oil on Linen, 90 x 122 cm, 2018 $14,000.00

Ali Hammad “Egyptian Girl” Oil on Linen, 52 x 41 cm, 2018 $2,500.00

Ali Hammad “The Bird Catcher” Oil on Linen, 90 x 121 cm, 2018 $14,000.00

Mahmood Hayat (b.1981) Pakistan Mahmood was born in Lahore, Pakistan. He received a degree in Product Design from the National College of Arts in 2007. Hayat's paintings focus on the conceptualization of beauty as his main subject matter. The artist is versatile in combining and painting with mixed medium or sometimes traditional oil paints. His work is inspired by the old and contemporary masters compositions, through which he depicts his own unique expression on canvas.

Mahmood Hayat has had both local and international exhibitions since 2013. In 2014 one of his works titled Espoir de Muse was auctioned in Poland's reputable auction house, namely Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny. His works have also been showcased in international group shows like Imago Mundi and Triumvirate at Taseer Art Gallery. Currently he is preparing new works for a group show. He has also established a one of kind drawing and painting studio for Pakistani locals to learn about art and drawing under his personal guidance.

Mahmood Hayat “Descent” Oil on Linen 36” x 48” 2018 $6500.00

Raul C. Herrera (b.1992) Sweden Figurative Artist born in Mexico. His formation began when he started as an apprentice of the Mexican Artist Roman Miranda in the year 2010, this lasted 3 years. Seeking for his own voice, he moved to the city of San Miguel de Allende halfway through 2013 , where he studied for a couple of months in the Instituto Allende, sadly the school wasn't what he expected, so after 2 months he decided to quit but remained painting in the city of San Miguel for 2 more years. After a long search he finally found a school that taught figurative painting but for this, he had to leave his country and move to Italy, the school was the Angel Academy of Art in Florence, he remained in Italy and the Academy for almost three years.

In the fall of 2017, he got accepted at the Nerdrum School and moved to Norway, where he now remains as Odd Nerdrum's apprentice.

Raul C. Herrera “Beatrice� Oil on Linen, 63 x 47 cm, 2018 $3500.00

Anne Herrero (b. 1984) United States Anne Herrero works and lives in New York. She draws and paints from life. Anne studied with Odd Nerdrum in 2014 and Jacob Collins in 2016-2018. She has had several solo exhibitions in California and has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Norway, Italy, and throughout the United States. Anne received the Posey Foundation Scholarship (2016, 2018) and the Grand Central Atelier Cast Drawing Scholarship (2017). Her work can be found in private collections in the United States, France, Italy, Taiwan, Norway, England, and Ireland.

Anne Herrero “Summer Portrait”, Oil on Linen 16”x18”, 2018 $1200.00

Anne Herrero “St. Jerome and His Obol” 16”x18”, 2018 $2200.00

Evan Kitson (b. 1986) United States Evan Kitson earned his BFA in Illustration from The Pennsylvania College of Art & Design and his MFA in Drawing from the New York Academy of Art. Evan has participated in numerous group exhibitions in around the United States, most recently in Booth Gallery's Nocturnes exhibition. Kitson’s work has appeared in Poets Artists Magazine, Manifest Gallery’s International Drawing Annual, The Newer York, and The Nerdrum School: The Master and His Students. Kitson currently teaches at the New York Academy of Art and the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. He lives and works in Lancaster, PA and New York, NY.

Evan Kitson “Skull Study” Graphite on Paper, 11”x 8” 2018 $900.00

Evan Kitson “Vytlacil Landscape” Graphite on Paper, 14”x 10” 2018 $1200.00

Evan Kitson “ Boar Skull” Graphite on Paper, 9”x 12” 2018 $2000.00

Boris Koller (b. 1969) Vienna/Austria Studies of Architecture 1987-1989 at the TU Wien, Vienna/Austria, Studies of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna/Austria, Postgraduate Studies of Painting and Printmaking 1994/95 at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm/Sweden.

Boris founded and developed a movement for Figurative Painting in Vienna, which culminated in large exhibitions in Vienna and Munich/Germany from 2000 - 2002. Boris Koller is Classical Composer for chamber- and orchestral music, with concerts at the Konzerthaus in Vienna and the Wiener Musikverein. He is also a well known player of the old form of the Nyckelharpa, an instrument especially used in Swedish folk music.

In 2006 he painted mummies from the age of Rokoko in a crypt in Vienna. Boris Koller won the “hausderkunst preis 2007“ (“Haus der Kunst Award 2007”, Munich, Germany) One of Kollers large compositions (about two to four meters/ 6 to 13 feet) is part of the permanent exhibition of the Natural History Museum in Vienna/Austria.

As landscape painter he is mostly specialized in the landscape of the remote island Senja in the north of Norway and scenes from Austrian National Parks. He lives at the moment in the Swedish countryside.

Boris Koller "Segla" Oil on Birch Panel, 74 x 120 cm. 2018 $16,000.00

Boris Koller "Comfort" Oil on Panel 184.8 x 112.4 cm 2018. $25,000.00

Boris Koller "Towards Gradenscharte" Oil on Linen 202 x 211 cm, 2018 $38,000.00

Ariane Krischke (b.1970) Germany Ariane Krischke, paintings are borne by a bizarre fantasy and great creative power.Each of her forms are all elaborated and exactly modelled.This unambiguousness is maintained regardless of the subject represented - the figure of a woman, the leaf, the tree. The literary aspect in Ariane´s work also has something tersely monumental, even if it deals with fairytale themes.Her drawings show her talent for a moved, harmonic flow of the lines and a playful rampant fantasy.

Ariane Krischke “Ophelia III” Oil on Linen 50 x 60 cm 2002 $7,800.00

Justinas Krasuckas (b.1989) Lithuania Justinas is part of the younger generation of Lithuanian artist working in portraiture, figurative and landscape genres. His main inspiration for his work and narratives comes from wild, mysterious, melancholic nature, the same with people, cinema and music. Justinas uses a realistic approach learned from old masters to create his stories. Mostly his art is based in two mediums oil painting and etching. Now almost decade later and he is painting portraits, figure commissions, participating in exhibitions, competitions and going to annual pleinairs. Most recently he teaches classical portrait drawing and painting courses. His work is showcased in galleries as well as private collections.

Justinas Krasuckas “Father� Oil on Linen, 50 x 60 cm, 2018 $8000.00

Carlos Lopez (b. 1975) United States Carlos Lopez is a Nicaraguan American, classically trained, realist painter. Born in Nicaragua, he began to show interest in drawing and painting at a very early age. In 1986, he moved to Miami, Florida, where he spent his formative years and early adulthood. While still in high school, he attended evening uninstructed figure drawing classes at the University of Miami. Shortly after, he became an apprentice to Luciano Franchi de Alfaro III at the Byzantium Mosaic Workshop, where he gained hands-on experience in daily studio operation in regards to the creation of public, and private, mosaic projects. In 2005, he relocated to New York City and, within a year, enrolled in classes and workshops at the Grand Central Academy of Art, where he undertook rigorous training in traditional drawing and painting for the next five years. With knowledge and confidence in his art, he set up his own studio and produced a body of work that has led to many different opportunities, including painting commissions, exhibitions, and art competitions. In 2015, he was awarded one of the top prizes from the highly reputable Portrait Society of America. He currently resides and works in New York City.

Carlos Lopez “Slant of Thought�, Oil on Linen, 18 x 14 Inches, 2012, $3500

Carlos Lopez “Melancholia, Oil on Linen, 32 x 22 Inches, 2012, $7000

Carlo Alberto Palumbo (b.1976) Italy Passionate to the ancient painting practices, drawing and anatomy, in 1997 Carlo graduated from the High School of Art in Naples. Then, in 2003 he received his Master’s Degree in Painting (MFA) from the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples.

From 2005 to 2015 he was the master instructor of Drawing from life, Anatomy and Painting at the In Form of Art, where they use the traditional ancients methods of the artistic teaching derived from the ancient Italian workshops (in Italian language “Botteghe”) of XV and XVI centuries and from the Academies of XVIII e XIX centuries.

From October 2015 to the present he is the master instructor of Drawing, Drawing from life, Anatomy and Painting techniques at G.B. Tiepolo Academy of Fine Art in Udine.

Carlo Alberto Palumbo “Reborn” Oil on Linen, 160 x 200 cm, 2012 $15,500.00

Caique Rodrigues Polizeli (b.1996) Brazil Caique Polizeli is a painter from São Paulo, Brazil and initiated his artistic studies early in life, until been invited to work as apprentice of the Brazilian painter Bruno Passos. In the meantime he already exhibited and was awarded at the main fine arts hall in his state, besides being a finalist twice on the Word Wide Kitsh . Now his next destination is a residence artistic in Helsingborg (Sweden) with the Great Master Odd Nerdrum."

Caique Rodrigues Polizeli “Self Portrait - Age 22” Oil on Linen 60 x80cm 2018, $950.00

Caique Rodrigues Polizeli “The Mirror of the World” Oil on Linen, 50 x 60 cm, 2018 $800.00

Sebastián Salvo (b.1986) Chile Sebastián Salvo is a Kitsch painter from Chile, student of Odd Nerdrum, member of the World Wide Kitsch jury. Sebastian also has a workshop of his own in Chile where he works with his students.

Sebastián Salvo “Self Portrait as Dionysus” Oil on Linen 30 x 25 cm. $4000.00

Sebastián Salvo “White Self Portrait” Oil on Linen 60 x 50 cm. $8000.00

Sebastián Salvo “Head” Oil on Linen, 30 x 25 cm. $4000.00

Turid Spildo (b.1967) Norway Turid Spildo, was born in Hardanger, Norway. Turid is the director at the Nerdrum Studio and School.

Turid Spildo “On the Bed� Oil on Linen 65 x 70 cm, 2018 $6000.00

Turid Spildo “Self Portrait from Hardanger� Oil on Linen 48 x 50 cm, $5000.00

Martijn Caspar Swart (b.1982) United States The nature of painting has long been dear to my heart and even though I painted naively in my youth I've continued ever since to strive like hell in order to achieve my highest possible level of skill in the craft of painting. The human figure is the most universal language, which can evoke incredible empathy and emotion for people at all corners of the globe. Therefore it was the most natural subject of interest and pursuit as I sought teachers and techniques. After years of study independently, I joined the Juliette Aristides Atelier for Classical Figurative Painting. Upon graduating I gained a strong concept of human anatomy, design, and a rich lineage of tradition. I then travelled to Sweden to explore Humanist philosophies, ideals of Kitsch, and the practice of painting sophisticated narrative masterpieces with Odd Nerdrum. Here I found the Ancient Greek ideal nudes which portray godliness as all of humanities greatest virtues. Admiring the strengths, capacity, and love of humanity rather than the common modern themes of exploiting and celebrating weakness and destruction. My work is the arduous result in progress towards the pinnacle of glory in painting.

Martijn Caspar Swart “With Ruthless Innocence” Oil on Linen,27”x32”, 2018 $3236.00

Martijn Caspar Swart “Betrayal of the Storm” Oil on Linen, 24”x40” 2018 $3126.00

Martijn Caspar Swart “Lost Flock” Oil on Panel, 16”x 20”, 2018 $971.00

Nic Thurman (b. 1998) United States Nic Thurman is an American kitsch painter and student of Odd Nerdrum seeking to utter universal truths through drama and narrative in his paintings.

Nic Thurman “Rebecca� Oil on Linen, 40x30 cm, 2018 $3,750.00

Nic Thurman “Man With a Woman’s Head” Oil on Linen, 74x70 cm, 2018 $10,000.

Nic Thurman “Frozen Twins” Oil on Linen, 40x30 cm, 2018 $4,000.00

Rinus van Niekerk (b.1993) South Africa Rinus van Niekerk, lives and works full time in Pretoria. His paintings undertake a narrative and representational approach to universal and archetypical themes centered around the individual's yearning to reach the eternal and timeless. Following in the traditional methods of oil painting.

The scenes and stories are inspired by varying subjects such as humanism, symbolism, and mythology.

Rinus van Niekerk “Silence and Solitude” Oil on Linen, 45”x 30” 2018 $3500.00

Ximi Wang (b.1994) United States Ximi Wang is a figurative painter, trained in private studios in Beijing, China (2010-2012); attended BFA project in Kathmandu, Nepal (2012-2016); briefly worked as an art educator in Beijing, China (2017) and currently pursuing an MFA in Georgia, United States. Her works focus on exploring the negative state of mind.

Ximi Wang “Maniac�, Oil on Panel, 12 x 16 in, 2018, Price: $700.00

Robert Dale Williams (b.1972) United States Robert Dale Williams studied classical drawing and painting techniques at the New York Academy of Art Graduate School of Figurative Art. Upon completing a Master of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in painting at the Academy, Williams continued his studies in the studio of the internationally recognized Norwegian painter Odd Nerdrum.

Williams draws his inspiration from nature and a lifelong concern for human rights. His work reveals an unflinching perspective of mankind's capacity for tyranny, and the tragedies of warfare.

An educator of drawing and painting techniques since 2005, Williams has presented classes, lectures, and has authored feature articles on classical figuration. Featured in collections worldwide, Robert Dale Williams has exhibited in Pennsylvania, New York, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, and Norway.

Robert Dale Williams "Murder", Oil on Linen, 50" x 77", 2005. $19,250

Douglas Williamson (b.1974) Canada After receiving his BFA from The University of Calgary, Douglas Williamson has devoted himself to painting. Utilizing various approaches of both old and new masters to formulate his mark, there is hardly a day that goes by where he can’t be found in his studio. His subjects range from still life, landscape to figurative – each painting a dimensional story told through the facet of an object, or the face of a character.

He recently received a grant from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts to attend The Nerdrum School in Norway, where he studied with the world-renowned figurative painter Odd Nerdrum. The time spent with Odd reinforced Douglas’s commitment to philosophies of Kitsch and strengthened his desire to employ subtle narratives to his paintings. ~truth is often preached, but the eternal is rarely seen.

Douglas Williamson “Election Night” Oil on Linen, 44 x 54 cm, 2018. $2250.00

Douglas Williamson “Mixed Signals” Oil on Linen 86 x101 cm, 2018. $4500.00

Sertap YeÄ&#x;in (b.1974) Turkey Sertap YeÄ&#x;in was born in Erzurum. He Graduated in 1999 from Uludag University, School of Education, Art Education in Bursa. In 2003 he Received his MA in Painting from Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul. Sertap uses both the dynamics of classical painting and forces its limits. The painter following the tradition is not interested in everyday reality. In his paintings that demand emotional communication, the story becomes an instrument. The image that glided through the darkness, invites the audience to embark on their own journey. Sometimes a small sapling, sometimes an empty bird's nest or a lantern guides them on the journey.

While time is flowing in an endless loop, the painter is not interested in ever-changing images.

He prefers to look at permanent values, regardless of keeping a record in history. He translates the cases related to human nature; love, loyalty, acceptance, rebellion and struggle into the language of painting with the most naked forms.

Sertap Yegin ''After The Goerz 2'' Oil on Canvas 90 x 120, 2017 $8000.00

Sertap Yegin ''Starting� Oil on Canvas, 70 x70 2017 $5000.00

Sertap Yegin ''Rock� Oil on Canvas 140 x 160, 2016 $12000.00

Jeremy Caniglia (b.1970) United States Caniglia is a kitch painter known for his emotionally charged and often unsettling work, which focuses on the human condition. Striking, illuminating, foreboding, offensive, haunting and always poignant, Caniglia's paintings wallow in the glories of expansiveness and of timeless places. He holds a BFA from ISU, a MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art, a M.Ed. from Creighton University. He also studied at The Art Students League in NYC and The Nerdrum Studio in Norway with Odd Nerdrum.

Caniglia has contributed to both joint and solo fine art exhibitions at museums and galleries that include the Society of Illustrators (NY), the Allentown Art Museum, the Walters Art Museum, Coprogallery, the Paul Booth-Last Rites Gallery, Abend/1261 Gallery and the Joslyn Art Museum.

Caniglia continues to curate exhibitions, lecture, paint, and teach as he advocates for figurative storytelling, the human condition and old-world techniques. He often paints melancholy, commonplace occurrences or the familiar in our world. He shows the world through his lens, offering viewers glimpses and insights into moments that they often overlook. Caniglia’s narratives remind society to stop and see, to think, to dream and to embrace.

Jeremy Caniglia, “Until Our Last Dying Breath” Oil on Panel 18” x 24”, $8000.00

Jeremy Caniglia, “A Breath to Hold” Oil on Linen 20” x30”, $3000.00

Jeremy Caniglia “Saturn” Oil on Linen 17”x 42” $10,000.00

Luke Hillestad (b.1982) United States Luke Hillestad is a kitsch painter in the tradition of the Ancient Greek painter Apelles. He is a student of Odd Nerdrum and lives in St Paul, Minnesota. His work aims towards the primal beauty of humans at their most noble, with narratives that revolve around archetypal themes.

Hillestad has recently exhibited with Paul Booth Gallery in N.Y. and Copro Gallery in Los Angeles.

Luke Hillestad “Springbok Girl” Oil on Linen 46”x 48” $14,000.00

Luke Hillestad “Turid as Demeter” Oil on Linen, 20”x 16” $4,200.00

Luke Hillestad “Victor” Oil on Linen 54”x 48” $16,000.00

Öde Nerdrum (b. 1995) Norway Öde Nerdrum is a classical portrait painter and a self-taught pianist. In his mid-teens he was tutored by his father, Odd Nerdrum, the founder of the Kitsch Movement. In 2018, Öde appeared in the documentary-series The Hunt of Odd Nerdrum. He is currently working alongside Odd Nerdrum at his school in Norway and Sweden.

Öde Nerdrum “Thigh Bone” 65 x 50.7 cm Oil on Linen 2018 $1500.00

Öde Nerdrum “Portrait of the musician Atle Byström” Oil on Linen-NFS

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