Sebastian Salvo on Composition, the Early Renaissance and the Necessity of Competition
What are the objective rules of figurative, narrative painting, and was originality a concern at all in the Renaissance? Sebastian Salvo re-appears on the show to talk about Masaccio, Michelangelo, an...
15 Nov 20191h 32min
Marcus Paus on the Challenges as a Romantic Composer in a Field of Dogmatic Modernists
"I have had mentors as well as tormentors," says Marcus Paus, the Norwegian composer, whose admiration for the craft of classical music has led to his work being frequently attacked by dogmatic modern...
15 Okt 20191h 45min
Joakim Ericsson on the Florence Academy, Odd Nerdrum, and Fantasy Illustrations
Watch Jan-Ove Tuv's conversation with the former academic director at the Florence Academy of Sweden, Joakim Ericsson, who swapped painting for fantasy illustrations and the gaming industry.This episo...
15 Sep 20191h 39min
How Aynd Rand's Aesthetics could serve as an Antidote to Kant's Influence
Watch Jan-Ove Tuv's conversation with the author and former leader of the Capitalist party in Norway, Vegard Martinsen. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ayn Rand's Romantic Manifesto, we have invi...
15 Aug 20191h 32min
Cheng Wu on the Situation for Classical Figurative Painting in China, Li Cheng and Daoism
Watch Jan-Ove Tuv's conversation with the Chinese portrait painter Cheng Wu. Wu talks about his experience of coming to Europe and being told at a French art academy that his work was too traditional....
15 Jul 20191h 31min
William Heimdal on his Journey from Don Rosa to Odd Nerdrum and the Old Masters
Listen to Jan-Ove Tuv's conversation with the Norwegian painter William Heimdal, also known as "Prince William." In this interview, Heimdal talks about his journey from drawing Donald Duck cartoons in...
15 Jun 20191h 35min
How a Swedish Painting ended up in Supreme Court
Watch Jan-Ove Tuv's conversation with the Swedish painter and free speech advocate Markus Andersson, whose painting "Swedish Scapegoats," after bizarre turn of events, ended up in the Supreme Court.Th...
18 Mai 20191h 24min
Öde Nerdrum on his Father’s Workshop, Scruton's Beauty, and Advise to Collectors
Jan-Ove Tuv's conversation with Odd Nerdrum's son, who works alongside his father at the Nerdrum Studio in Norway and Sweden.This episode was produced by Bork S. Nerdrum, assisted by Sebastian Salvo a...
15 Apr 20191h 35min
