The artwork titled “Lunatics” was created by the artist Odd Nerdrum between the years 2001 and 2002. It is associated with the Neo-baroque art movement and falls under the genre of symbolic painting.
The artwork portrays a desolate, expansive landscape, under a twilight sky with a distant mountain range. Scattered across this barren expanse are small groups of nude figures, their poses and postures suggesting deep contemplation or melancholy. The figures appear isolated from one another, each enveloped in their own solitary existence, amplifying the theme of loneliness. The muted color palette and dramatic lighting evoke a sense of surrealism and unease, characteristic of Nerdrum’s symbolic and emotive style. The feeling of disconnectedness pervades the scene, reflecting on the human condition and the search for meaning in a seemingly indifferent world.
