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Overview"Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf delivers a velvet-gloved emotional impact with his highly stylized mode of image making. His work offers a blend of mid-century modern and noir aesthetics seen through a contemporary, fashion-inflected lens. The ambience of the series presented in this volume-the first time these three bodies of work have been presented as a whole-is truly enigmatic and enticing. Olaf seduces the viewer via a mannered, restrained palette that is replete with faded avocado greens, golden-hued oranges, and subtle lilacs. Each richly colored and sleekly composed image offers a sly reinterpretation of Norman Rockwell-like iconography and characters, manifesting a nostalgia that both burlesques and wryly celebrates America of the 1950s and '60s. As a whole, the material investigates what critic Jonathan Turner defines as ""Olaf's recent fascination with the visual representation of such emotions of loss, loneliness, and quiet despair. . . . [He] plays games with the idea of cold reality versus cruel artifice, capturing that precise moment when innocence, hope, and joy are lost.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alasdair Foster , Alasdair FosterPublisher: Aperture Imprint: Aperture Dimensions: Width: 24.90cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 33.00cm Weight: 1.370kg ISBN: 9781597110617ISBN 10: 1597110612 Pages: 112 Publication Date: 22 September 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Unspecified Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |