To Dream, to Collect
Reference
b1395f3b
Year
2017
Medium
Photography
Size
90 x 120 cm
35.43 x 47 in
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Artwork offered by
Flatland Gallery, Amsterdam
Category
Fine Art Print
About the Artist
1959 , Netherlands
1959 born in Hilversum, Netherlands. Lives and works in Amsterdam.
Dutch multidisciplinary artist Erwin Olaf is a veteran of editorial and commercial photography, having worked for clients such as Italian luxury brand Bottega Veneta, Vogue and The New York Times. In his art photography he often puts the conventions of fashion photography into the service of beautifully complex, often existentially terse portraiture. His emphasis is on precision in all of the visual elements — painterly lighting, flawless hair and make-up, settings that create an allure of serenity — but these highly stylised, polished depictions always have a subtext, addressing social issues, societal taboos and gender politics.
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Address
Amsterdam, Lijnbaansgracht 312-314
Flatland Gallery is a Dutch contemporary art gallery based in Amsterdam. The gallery is internationally acclaimed (especially) in the field of contemporary photography and has a high reputation for film, video, installations, sculptures, painting and drawings. The success of Flatland Gallery over the last three decades can be attributed to the twin pillars o...