Seth Fite on Sincerity in Painting, Andrew Wyeth, and Human Suffering as the Superior Subject Matter

Seth Fite is a classical painter born in England, who grew up in the United States. From the new world, he is inspired by American Golden Age illustrators, Andrew and N. C. Wyeth, and the Cincinnati master Frank Duveneck. From the old world, he has studied masters such as Rembrandt and Velasquez. In 2019 he was a student of Odd Nerdrum. Fite has been told to "find his own voice" and "do something new", as well as other clichés, but he sees little use of this. He strives to strike the vulnerable spot of humankind, the same spot found by masters before him. 👍✨ Support our show and get access to more than 200 exclusive posts: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Chapter markers: 00:00 Intro 01:49 Illustration and old masters 06:28 The spirit of Andrew Wyeth 11:22 Getting to know the model 15:36 "Make the eyes more sad" 22:14 Painting from memory 27:09 Andrew Wyeth's status today 30:07 The Bible, and finding the divine in things 35:43 Painting biblical motifs 40:32 Comparing Kierkegaard and Nerdrum 45:48 Reflecting the times is superficial 50:47 Nerdrum destroyed the "Art" word for me 53:17 "Sincere", "true" and "genuine"? 57:30 Joy in recognition 1:06:48 Beauty brings melancholy 1:12:32 Andrew Wyeth's popularity in the East 1:16:12 Something "below" or "behind" the motif? 1:20:07 Stuck in ancient problems This episode featured Seth Fite & Carl Korsnes and was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. The wall featured two paintings by Seth Fite. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Matthias Proy 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]