Erwin Olaf
Vogue NL 01
2013
Chromogenic printing
78 × 60 cm
Ed./10 + 2AP
Location: Paris, France
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81389593
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About the artwork
Against a background reminiscent of studio photography, a flowering vase sits on a pedestal table with what appears to be a piece of jewelry and a curtain tieback. Caught on the spot, smoke rises from the composition. The artificial light of the photograph evokes the still lifes of the great Dutch masters, the artist's native country. For this series, which takes its name from the famous fashion magazine for which he has produced several series, Erwin Olaf works on the discrepancy, characterized here by the presence of this enigmatic smoke within a composition of classical genre.
Expert opinion
Like the artist's other works, this photograph is worked like a canvas.
About the artist
Erwin Olaf (1959 - 2023) is a Dutch photographer. His work borrows from the codes of both photojournalism and fashion photography, which he has mastered to perfection. In 1988, the photographer was awarded the Young European Photographer prize for his Chessmen series, marking his entry onto the international scene. Preferring to work in series, the artist tells tragic or sordid stories, constructing them through strong contrasts between photographed subjects, lights and objects. His work has been the subject of group and solo exhibitions worldwide, including at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Bilbao Art Center and the Museum of Modern Art in Moscow.
“I create a highly stylized appearance in my photographs that draws the viewer in... once they are "baited" by the "beauty", I hope they understand the second message or concept of [...] each series.”
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