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Jacques Olivar Art

Jacques Olivar, where the mise-en-scène often subtly references literature and film. Olivar originally trained as an airline pilot, before spending years as a nomadic advertising photographer, gradually winning recognition and awards including the Grand Prix Strategies in 1984. This profile led to collaborations with fashion houses and international publications, working for Céline, Vogue, Giorgio Armani, Comme des Garçons and many more over the years. His Fine Art photography, which has been shot entirely on film, has also appeared in exhibitions across the world, including Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (2001). Yet the images all demonstrate how Olivar’s approach moves beyond fashion and into the sphere of fine art, through his combination of beauty, glamour and sensuality with a perpetual fascination for narrative. He notes, “I always try to match two different stories together. There is the location of the story – the atmosphere, the light, the colors and the story of the woman – her eyes, her feelings, her attitude and her clothes. I like to choose for my pictures the least unexpected environment: a junkyard or a trashy diner, a lone street in a deserted ghost town or the poetry of a gas station. Then, I drive it into the ground to get the glamour of the situation.”

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Artist: Jacques Olivar
Helena Christensen, Marrakech

Helena Christensen, Marrakech

By Jacques Olivar

Located in München, BY

Edition of 20 Portrait of the young Supermodel Helena Christensen. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b...

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1990s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Art

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Archival Pigment

Long way home, Cape Town, 21st century, contemporary, photography

Long way home, Cape Town, 21st century, contemporary, photography

By Jacques Olivar

Located in München, BY

Edition of 20 Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the miseen-scene often subtly references literature and film. Olivar orig...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Art

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Archival Pigment

John Foster, South of France

John Foster, South of France

By Jacques Olivar

Located in München, BY

Edition of 10 Portrait of John Foster at the beach in South of France. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the miseen-scen...

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1990s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Art

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Archival Pigment

Monica Bellucci, N°1, South of France

Monica Bellucci, N°1, South of France

By Jacques Olivar

Located in München, BY

Edition of 10 Portrait of the young Monica Bellucci. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where th...

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1990s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Art

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Archival Pigment

Blue Cadillac Antonia, Balearic Islands, contemporary, photography

Blue Cadillac Antonia, Balearic Islands, contemporary, photography

By Jacques Olivar

Located in München, BY

Edition of 10 A female model is sitting in the front of an old classic Cadillac. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the m...

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2010s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Art

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Archival Pigment

Monica Bellucci, N°2, South of France

Monica Bellucci, N°2, South of France

By Jacques Olivar

Located in München, BY

Edition of 10 Portrait of the young Monica Bellucci. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where th...

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1990s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Art

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Archival Pigment

Natalia Vodianova, Balearic Island

Natalia Vodianova, Balearic Island

By Jacques Olivar

Located in München, BY

Edition of 20 Portrait of young Natalia Vodianova. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where th...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Art

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Archival Pigment

Mini Anden South of France, contemporary, photography, 21st century

Mini Anden South of France, contemporary, photography, 21st century

By Jacques Olivar

Located in München, BY

Edition of 20 A black and white portrait of a female model sitting in South of France. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Art

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Archival Pigment

New morning, Cape Town, 21st century, contemporary, photography

New morning, Cape Town, 21st century, contemporary, photography

By Jacques Olivar

Located in München, BY

Edition of 10 Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the miseen-scene often subtly references literature and film. Olivar orig...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Art

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Archival Pigment

Nadja Auermann, Paris

Nadja Auermann, Paris

By Jacques Olivar

Located in München, BY

Edition of 10 Portrait of the young Supermodel Nadja Auerman. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the miseen-scene often s...

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1990s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Art

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Archival Pigment

Nadja Auermann, Seville

Nadja Auermann, Seville

By Jacques Olivar

Located in München, BY

Edition of 10 The young Supermodel Nadja Auerman with a bicycle in Seville. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the miseen...

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1990s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Art

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Archival Pigment

Christie Turlington, South of France

Christie Turlington, South of France

By Jacques Olivar

Located in München, BY

Edition of 10 Portrait of the young Supermodel Christie Turlington. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the miseen-scene o...

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1990s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Art

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Archival Pigment

After hours Alison, Montana, 21st century, contemporary, photography

After hours Alison, Montana, 21st century, contemporary, photography

By Jacques Olivar

Located in München, BY

Edition of 10 Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the miseen-scene often subtly references literature and film. Olivar orig...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Art

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Archival Pigment

Valentina & Niklas, Los Angeles, contemporary, photography, 21st century

Valentina & Niklas, Los Angeles, contemporary, photography, 21st century

By Jacques Olivar

Located in München, BY

Edition of 20 A black and white portrait of a female and a male model sitting in a diner in Los Angeles California. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Ja...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Art

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Archival Pigment

Vivien Solari Marrakech, contemporary, photography, 21st century

Vivien Solari Marrakech, contemporary, photography, 21st century

By Jacques Olivar

Located in München, BY

Edition of 20 A black and white portrait of a female model wearing a big hat and a wrap over her shoulder. Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Oli...

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1990s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Art

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Archival Pigment

Black Dahlia N°2, Balearic Island, 21st century, contemporary, photography

Black Dahlia N°2, Balearic Island, 21st century, contemporary, photography

By Jacques Olivar

Located in München, BY

Edition of 10 Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the miseen-scene often subtly references literature and film. Olivar orig...

Category

2010s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Art

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Archival Pigment

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