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.

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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.

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The Cave of Apelles

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

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