Erwin Olaf was born
in the Netherlands in 1959 and begin photographic work at age of 22 - which is
25 years ago. In these 25 years, he also has worked on many different type of
media, such as print ads, TV commercials, movies, MTV, newspapers and magazines.
Erwin Olaf is a unique photographic artist; he was able to shoot a photo full of commercial style, and he also created an avant-garde or classical style art work at the same time – it draws my attention to do more research into his work.
Mostly, themes of
Erwin Olaf’s work are: fantasy, sex, gender, body, bondage, loneliness,
desperation and human lust (Figure 3-6). I think his concept of photo layout is
a staged photography simulated documentary photo (Figure 7) – enabling the
unspeakable, neglected and taboo subjects to be visualized in a low-key manner.
Olaf always presents his work with a distinctive style and artful lighting, to
reflect various events, taboos, customs and social conflicts in the community.
However he knows how to use formalism photographic techniques (emphasis on the
appearance of things, form, beauty and the pursuit of perfection though a
picture's composition, lines and colours) to cover up the theme and contents of
the picture to make the viewer initially attracted by the aesthetic aspects of
the image. “Erwin’s point of view is at once formal and psychological, so
surface and meaning have a complex relationship” - Bottega Veneta Creative
Director Tomas Maier stated. If the viewer is willing to take a deep look at
his work, they will be impacted by the visual aspect and the meaning of the
image. His works reflect that he paid a great deal of attention to the
background and lighting design to complete the rigorous composition and
the plot.
Les Derniers Hosneurs Rendus Aux Infortunes Illustrisismes Comtes d'Egmont Et De Horne
It is a recreation of a classical painting or a photo work that used ideas from classical painting.
Olaf used a lot of digital manipulation technique
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