Dani Olivier

French photographer (born 1969)

Dani Olivier (born 1969) is a French photographer. He has graduated from the business school HEC Paris.[1] He started photography as a teenager in an informal, weekly photography club in Paris.[2] Between 2000 and 2006, Olivier worked on digital self-portraits. He asked his models to use a digital camera to shoot their first nude selfies. He aimed to capture a unique moment that could not be reproduced: a person's very first selfie, long before the concept became popular. [3]

From 2007 on, Olivier has specialized on abstract nude, compositions that he achieved by projecting patterns on his models, coupled with movement and optical deformations. He is using a minimal design ("a body, a black backdrop and lights")[4] coupled with top-notch, state-of-the-art light projectors and cameras.[2]

Books

  • Nus abstraits (2011),[5] ISBN 978-2-35355-776-9
  • Nus abstraits et psychédéliques (2011),[6] ISBN 978-2-35355-776-9
  • Nus corps et âme (2015)[7]

Selected exhibitions

  • Kiev, Ukraine, 2010 and 2012: at the Found Art Gallery
  • Paris, France, 2012: At the Art and Events Gallery
  • Moscow, Russia, 2012: LUX Exhibition
  • Arles, France, 2015: Voies off (fringe festival) “Nude Body and Soul” Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  • Paris, France, 2015: La quatrième image
  • Los Angeles, USA, 2015, MOPLA (Month of Photography Los Angeles 2015)
  • Arles, France, 2015: Voies off photo festival - exhibition “Nude Body and Soul” Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  • Paris, France, October 2015: "La quatrième image" photo festival
  • Paris, France, November 2015 : Fotofever Paris Art Fair 2015 (solo-show)
  • Los Angeles, USA, January 2016 : photoLA 2016 (solo-show)
  • Basel, Switzerland, March 2016 : Exhibition at BaselWorld Archived 2017-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
  • Paris, France, April 2016 : exhibition at Costes Hotel
  • Paris, France, June 2016 : exhibition at ArtPhotoBy gallery
  • Paris, France, November 2016 : Fotofever Paris 2016 art fair (solo-show)
  • Brussels, Belgium, May-November 2017 : exhibition at the M-E-M Museum
  • Arles, France, juillet-août 2017 : Voies off photo festival - Exhibition "Women of Light"
  • Saint-Tropez, July–August 2017 : exhibitions at Nikki Beach Saint-Tropez and at Brasserie des Arts
  • Villeréal, France, August 2017 : Guest of honour at FocaleNuArt photo festival Archived 2017-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
  • Paris, France, September 2017-January 2018 : exhibition at Bar 153
  • Paris, France, November 2017 : Fotofever Paris Art Fair 2017 (solo-show)
  • Saint-Denis, France, November 2017, Guest of honour of the 61st festival of"Union des Arts Plastiques de Saint-Denis"

References

  1. ^ Dani Olivier notice in the Bibliotheque Nationale de France catalog
  2. ^ a b Matcovsky, Samantha (2016-04-21). "Capturing 'the Most Beautiful Image' With Dani Olivier". huffingtonpost.
  3. ^ Interview (in french) from Graine de Photographe photo blog
  4. ^ Maggiori, Claude (2016-03-01). "Corps électriques". Palace Costes numéro 61.
  5. ^ Nus abstraits in the Bibliotheque Nationale de France Catalog
  6. ^ Nus abstraits et psychédéliques in the Bibliotheque Nationale de France Catalog
  7. ^ article (in french) from GQ magazine
  • Dani Olivier's website
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