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