Editing Odd Nerdrum (section)

===Early education===
Nerdrum began his formal education in 1951 in Oslo, in the private [[Oslo Waldorf School]] (''Rudolf Steinerskolen i Oslo''). In Norway, [[anthroposophy]] in general and the Waldorf schools in particular have been strongly associated with the cultural and intellectual elite of the country since the early 20th century,<ref name=morgenbladet>[http://morgenbladet.no/kultur/2008/hundre_ars_tosomhet?quicktabs_mest_lest_mest_kommentert=0 Hundre års tosomhet], [[Morgenbladet]], 19 Dec 2008</ref> and the school attracted a combination of children of artists, academics and financial elites. This education would set Odd apart from his contemporaries. The system was based on [[anthroposophy]] that saw mankind as once living in harmony with the universe but now existing in a lesser state of rationality. Through spiritual or esoteric practice, Steiner believed mankind could find its way back to a connection with higher realities and to renewed harmony with the universe. Learning for students was often [[Kinesthetic learning|kinesthetic]], for example, through dramatic enactments of history and fantasy, and through musical exercises that were reminiscent of the patterns found on ancient [[Greek art|Greek vases]], depicting figures moving in parallel patterns. These parallel patterns could be found in later Nerdrum work, as can a sensibility for [[iconographic]] images and costume.

[[Jens Bjørneboe]], Norwegian author and mentor, said Nerdrum even at a young age exhibited tendencies of innate talent and industry, but also impatience with those with less ability than himself.<ref name="Vine 26-42"/>