Figurative painter Odd Nerdrum (born 1944) from Norway has been a controversial artist for many years, claiming among other things that his art should be understood as kitsch rather than art as such. He represents the greco-roman tradition in painting, and his work shows strong influences from Rembrandt and Edvard Munch.

External links

• Odd Nerdrum official website
• A web page showing paintings by Nerdrum - "selvportrett" = self portraits (lower part of page show paintings by other painters)
• Odd Nerdrum near Icelandic citizenship - article in Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten, December 12, 2003