Oliviero Olivieri Photography
Born in Cagliari, the main town in the island of Sardinia. In my teens as soon as I realized that I knew nothing, I felt the urge to go to England with the aim to confront with real art & photography. For the past 40 years, I have been exhibiting, publishing, playing, traveling with my photography. My view is that photography is a life savior, a kind of therapy that makes you live better.
Art is a guaranty of sanity. L.B.
In the 1980’s the Central School of art in Holborn “London” was my lab, in which I have printed my first photo story “La piccola Italia” 1989, (Sunday Times Magazine & Peopling Exhibition, Barbican center). Which was my photographic baptism.
Then I went into the process of intense learning, working and publish for all the Condè Nast house Magazines, steady contributor of the Traveller Magazine U.K., Travel & Leisure Magazine U.S. & launched and worked for 34 Magazine Istanbul. Currently I am collaborating with Wallpaper Magazine U.K. with a story in episodes, investigating the Rationalist Architecture.
The power of time in Sardinia has a very strong influence in my work, I am currently developing two major life time projects regarding the island. “Nuraghi” the mysterious towers of Sardinia” & “Carrasecare” The Sardinia festival of Fertility \ These projects were major exhibitions in the Italian Cultural Institute in London & Wales\ Cardiff “The Other Sardinia” 2012\13 Exhibition.
Work published in the form of books:
Stromboli “Terra degli Uomini” Arcadia 2005.
Bazaars “Vibrant Markets” Novartis 2005.
Anima di Materia In Libia “Ali Wak Wak” Gangemi 2013.
Athos “Il cielo in Terra” Sossella 2018.
Currently, I live in Rome with my family. I work from my studio which is my hiding center of creative gravity, in which I play with all the traditional printing techniques. Naturally all the time I am depicting the city that adopted me ” Water Giants, The ancient Roman Aqueducts”, then I shoot anything that is illuminated by a holy light in the streets of Rome. I tend to use digital photos, just like a picture note book, helps me study, meditate and when necessary, go back to the same places, wait for the holy light & shoot film. We are very lucky, we live in an era that allows us to choose \ I am still fond of my little 1960’s Olympus Pen & the 35mm Olympus OM1, plus my dear Mamiya 7 & of course the big Mammas the Gandolfi & Deardorff my large format cameras.
Where you find me:
olivieroolivieri19@gmail.com
The Original work of Oliviero Olivieri for sale on this show case\ Hand Made Photography
All B&W images are hand printed on silver-gelatin fibre based paper, treated with a selenium bath. The prints are limited editions, signed & numbered.
The following are the sizes available: 10×8\9×12\12×16\16×20. All prints are signed & titled & carry a life certificate of authenticity, printed on a OLIVIERO OLIVIERI LIMITED SERIES.
Cyanotype & Van Dyke are contact prints from 10×8 negatives printed on Fabriano Rosaspina paper or Tiepolo paper 100% cotton \ so as a result the print can only be as big as the negative.
Prints: are sent in archival sleeve either in a reinforced roll or in a flat box\ shipping prices are at cost dependent on print size and weight.
WHEN PLACING an ORDER , PLEASE INDICATE THE TITLE of the PRINT & the SIZE you would LIKE to RECEIVE. THANK YOU \ GRAZIE.
HAPPY PHOTOGRAPHY!!!
For any further info & Prints orders contact:
olivieroolivieri19@gmail.com \ 0039 3473235336
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