Employing Symbols in Paintings - What to Do and Avoid to Make a Credible Story on the Canvas

Jan-Ove Tuv sits down with Jannik Hösel and William Heimdal to discuss how symbols should be treated in a narrative painting 👍✨ Support our show and get access to more than 200 exclusive posts: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Chapter markers: 00:00 Symbolism must be grounded in reality 03:03 Can you paint dragons and angels? 10:58 Psychological tension without obvious symbols 13:56 Faithful to biblical stories? 22:05 The case for illustration 26:49 Andrew Wyeth and the miracle of the everyday 27:44 Follow your character 32:39 The mythic potential of the motif 34:18 Archetypes and manipulating proportions: a platonic approach? 38:41 Natural, not intellectual symbols 45:52 Allegories 48:07 Theophanes' icons and contour lines 50:40 Paradise is present 54:46 Attributing symbolic value to things 58:48 Sometimes the face is enough (Olga Boznanska) 1:01:45 Why masterpieces are always calm 1:07:11 Christ crucified… in Eden This episode featured Ruben Hanssen & Carl Korsnes and was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. The centerpiece was a photograph of Azaria Civic Hall in Cayala, Guatemala by Ruben Hanssen. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy Børge Moe Diego Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Check out our other channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/SchoolofApelles https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureWarsNow Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Website: https://caveofapelles.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caveofapelles Instagram: instagram.com/caveofapelles/ For inquiries — [email protected]