Melisa Calabria on Studying with Ricardo Selma, Odd Nerdrum and Painting Narrative Self-Portraits

The Argentinian painter Melisa Calabria sits down to explain the importance of painting self-portraits. Beyond supplying a free and patient model, Calabria perceives self-portraits as an "excuse" that allows you to depict archetypal situations. Instead of indicating egocentrism, she sees this genre as an opportunity to discover the eternal in all your models. 00:50 Introducing the guest 01:26 The self-portrait: does it have to look like yourself? 03:59 Workshops in Argentina and studying with Ricardo Celma 09:38 Painting self-portraits at the Nerdrum Studio 13:49 Archetypal imagery and using from your own experience 20:30 Getting the likeness is like learning to ride a bicycle 24:03 Rembrandt and the three levels of the self-portrait 32:40 Using yourself as a model to tell a story 35:16 Rembrandt's Self-Portrait as Zeuxis Laughing 41:05 The absurdity of being a court painter in modern times 42:08 Nature is the universal language 43:29 How much can you deviate from the likeness? 46:59 Selecting a focus to emphasize the story 52:19 Rembrandt's development as a painter 54:25 Who you are, what you want, and where you want to be The conversation was produced by Bork S. Nerdrum and assisted by Alastair Blain. The centerpiece was a self-portrait by Melisa Calabria. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Børge Moe Matthias Proy Shaun Roberts Viorel Trandafir Dean Anthony Fergus Ryan Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Jon Harald Aspheim Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Herman Borge Hårek Jordal Andreassen Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jose Luis Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Stacey Evangelista Tonelise Rugaas Trym Jordahl Villiam S-ian Yngve Hellan Would you like to get premium access? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ 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 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/caveofapelles/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/CaveOfApelles For inquiries — [email protected]