Erwin Olaf
Erwin Olaf (* 2 July 1959 in Hilversum as Erwin Olaf Springveld ) is a Dutch photographer .
Life
After finishing school, Olaf studied journalism at the School of Journalism in Utrecht . As a photographer, he worked for advertising campaigns for international companies such as Levi's , Microsoft and Nokia . Many of his photographic works are provocative and attract attention in the international media. Olaf's photographs have been exhibited in various international galleries around the world, for example the Flatland Gallery in Utrecht, the WAGNER + PARTNER gallery in Berlin, the Hasted Hunt in New York City, the Magda Danysz gallery in Paris, and the Espacio Minimo gallery in Madrid, in the B&D Gallery in Milan, in the Miller Gallery in New York City, in the Crown Gallery in Brussels, in the Reflex Gallery in Amsterdam etc.
Olaf is also represented with exhibitions in many art museums around the world, for example the Moscow Museum of Modern Art in Moscow, the FotoMuseum Provincie Antwerpen , the Groninger Museum , the Domus Artium 2002 (DA2) Salamanca , the Spanish Museum of New Art in Pontiac, in Bologna Museum of Modern Art , in the Muzeum Miejskie Wrocławia in Wroclaw , in the Culture Laboratory in the Limburg Museum in Venlo, in the Institut Neerlandais in Paris, in the Arts Statements Gallery in Hong Kong, Galleri Tapper-Popermajer in Teckomatorp , in the Photo Museum The Hague , in the Australian Center for Photography in Paddington etc.
Olaf designed the Dutch euro coins issued since 2014 with the head image of King Willem-Alexander .
In 2004 Olaf was chosen among the De Grootste Nederlander list on Dutch television. On October 31, 2011, he received the Dutch Johannes Vermeerprijs, endowed with 100,000 euros .
Olaf lives and lives in Amsterdam .
Solo exhibition (selection)
- 2016
- WAGNER + PARTNER , Berlin
- Erwin Olaf. Homage to Louis Gallait, The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Art s, Moscow,
- Catwalk, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam , Netherlands
- Erwin Olaf, Centro de Arte Contemporaneo Málaga , Spain
- 2015
- Skin Deep, Hamiltons Gallery , London
- Retrospective, Magda Danysz Gallery , Shanghai, China
- Waiting, Flatland Gallery , Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 2014
- Fall, Bar Babette, on the occasion of the European Month of Photography 2014, curated by WAGNER + PARTNER , Berlin
- Erwin Olaf, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo , Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Erwin Olaf, 'Chronicle of the Untold, Castle Tophane-i Amire , Istanbul, Turkey
- 2013
- Homage to Berlin, WAGNER + PARTNER , Berlin
- Emotions, Flatland Gallery , Utrecht, Netherlands
- Erwin Olaf - Berlin -, Hamiltons Gallery , London, UK
- 2012
- Erwin Olaf, Museum of Modern Art Arnhem , Arnhem, Netherlands
- Short Stories, WAGNER + PARTNER , Berlin
- Jocelyn Lee, Flatland Gallery , Utrecht, Netherlands
- The Dark Side, Rabouan Moussion Gallery , Paris, France
Prizes and awards (selection)
- 2006: International Color Awards , Photographer of the Year, United States
- 2008: Lucie Awards , United States
- 2011: Johannes Vermeer Prijs , Netherlands
literature
- Erwin Olaf - Own . Antwerp, Lido Publishers, 2012, ISBN 978-94-91301-02-5
- Erwin Olaf Volume . Aperture Foundation New York, 2008 ISBN 978-1-59711-061-7 -C
- Erwin Olaf Volume II . Aperture Foundation New York, 2014 ISBN 978-1-59711-298-7
- Other ogen - 10 jaar Nederlandse eigenzinnige photography, Victor Bergen Henegouwen ... . Amsterdam: De Volkskrant , 2009 ISBN 978-90-290-8554-0
- Erwin Olaf: Royal blood, fashion victims, mature, on the occasion of the exhibition "Violence and Passion" at Reflex Modern Art Gallery Amsterdam . Amsterdam: Reflex Modern Art Gallery, 2000 ISBN 90-805531-2-3
- Alasdair Foster: Erwin Olaf - essay . New York: Aperture foundation, 2008. ISBN 1-597-11061-2
- Jonathan Turner: Erwin Olaf - Silver . On the occasion of the Erwin Olaf-Silver exhibition in the Groninger Museum. Groninger Museum , 2003. ISBN 90-901762-4-1
- Jonathan Turner: Erwin Olaf - Rain = Hope . Utrecht: Flatland Gallery, 2006 ISBN 90-804678-7-1 , ISBN 978-90-804678-7-3
Web links
- Official website of Erwin Olaf
- Artfacts
- Erwin Olaf at the Wagner + Partner gallery
- Erwin Olaf in the Hasted Kraeutler Gallery
- Erwin Olaf on kunstaspekte.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ ERWIN OLAF. In: ba-reps.com (English).
- ↑ Anna Carnick: Checking In: Erwin Olaf. In: The New York Times , February 3, 2010 (English).
- ↑ Netherlands. Euro and cent coins , website of the Deutsche Bundesbank , accessed on December 14, 2018.
- ↑ Johannes Vermeer Award 2016 goes to Steve McQueen. In: johannesvermeerprijs.nl , (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Olaf, Erwin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Springveld, Erwin Olaf (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd July 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hilversum |