Jacques Olivar Portrait Photography
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
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 Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
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 Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
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 Portrait Photography
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Christie Turlington, South of France
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10
Portrait of the young Supermodel Christie Turlington.
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1990s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Portrait Photography
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Valentina & Niklas, Los Angeles, contemporary, photography, 21st century
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
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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 Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
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 Portrait Photography
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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 Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
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...
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2010s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Portrait Photography
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Vivien Solari Marrakech, contemporary, photography, 21st century
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
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A black and white portrait of a female model wearing a big hat and a wrap over her shoulder.
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Archival Pigment
Eva Herzigova and her Java python, South of France
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Edition of 5
Portrait of the young Supermodel Eva Herzigova with her Java Phython.
Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacque...
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1990s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
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 Portrait Photography
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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...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
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 Portrait Photography
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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 Portrait Photography
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Eva Herzigova and John Foster, South of France, 1991
By Jacques Olivar
Located in München, BY
Printed later.
Edition of 5
Portrait of the young Supermodel Eva Herzigova and John Foster on a motorbike, South of France, 1991
Fashion and fine art e...
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1990s Contemporary Jacques Olivar Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
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 Portrait Photography
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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 Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
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 Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
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