Olivier Furter

Switzerland  • 1962

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Olivier Furter is a Swiss artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland. The artist surrounds himself with images. We discover them stuck on the wall, placed on a table, leaning up against a shelf in a temporary arrangement. Random images, personal photos, bits and pieces of paper. Something – often almost nothing – might trigger his imagination – might lead to a painting. Or perhaps the unexpected may do the trick. If he enlarges an image, other visual surprises may well occur. A collection of indefinite and colorful traces, a treasure trove. A small cat, adopted from an animal rescue shelter, lounges in its chair outside the studio door. There's more than meets the eye. Indeed, what we see may well be an absence. Eyes usually make the face, yet in Olivier Furter's painting of an enlarged face, the nostrils are the focal point. Out of focus, the eyes don't appear, so to speak. What remains is 'the absence of'… – inviting us to seek other meanings in the painting. Likewise, in many of his painted landscapes, "the cloud is the star" and "a cloud moves so fast," says Oliver.  The focus in these paintings shifts to these new stars and their strange splendor captures our attention. Or the obviously stuffed creature the painter shows us in its snow and night setting! Surely, 'in the absence of…' reminds us of another creature? And so it's Olivier Furter's paintings that strangely transform nature and shift the senses.


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All artworks of Olivier Furter
Painting, Speed of Nature, Olivier Furter

Speed of Nature

Olivier Furter

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,694

Fine Art Drawings, Face II, Olivier Furter

Face II

Olivier Furter

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm

$1,468

Painting, Topographie Humaine II, Olivier Furter

Topographie Humaine II

Olivier Furter

Painting - 60 x 92 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Gertrüde, Olivier Furter

Gertrüde

Olivier Furter

Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm

$2,033

Fine Art Drawings, Mensch III, Olivier Furter

Mensch III

Olivier Furter

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm

$1,355

Painting, Nightfall SF, Olivier Furter

Nightfall SF

Olivier Furter

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Ohne Titel, Olivier Furter

Ohne Titel

Olivier Furter

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Île-de-France III, Olivier Furter

Île-de-France III

Olivier Furter

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,807

Fine Art Drawings, Zimmer I, Olivier Furter

Zimmer I

Olivier Furter

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm

$1,355

Fine Art Drawings, Runway I, Olivier Furter

Runway I

Olivier Furter

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 63 x 0.1 cm

$1,355

Fine Art Drawings, Remembering I, Olivier Furter

Remembering I

Olivier Furter

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm

$1,807

Fine Art Drawings, Red Mountain, Olivier Furter

Red Mountain

Olivier Furter

Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm

$1,807

Fine Art Drawings, Leaving SF III, Olivier Furter

Leaving SF III

Olivier Furter

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm

$1,694

Fine Art Drawings, Île-de-France IV, Olivier Furter

Île-de-France IV

Olivier Furter

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm

$1,694

Painting, Berry I, Olivier Furter

Berry I

Olivier Furter

Painting - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm

$1,694

Painting, After the Rain III, Olivier Furter

After the Rain III

Olivier Furter

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,073

Painting, After the Rain Ii, Olivier Furter

After the Rain Ii

Olivier Furter

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,073

Painting, After the Rain I, Olivier Furter

After the Rain I

Olivier Furter

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$903

Fine Art Drawings, Landscape II, Olivier Furter

Landscape II

Olivier Furter

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm

$339

Painting, Stillleben Französisch, Olivier Furter

Stillleben Französisch

Olivier Furter

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm

$395

Fine Art Drawings, Familien Bild, Olivier Furter

Familien Bild

Olivier Furter

Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 56 x 0.1 cm

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Fine Art Drawings, Walking Through an Imaginary Landscape, Olivier Furter

Walking Through an Imaginary Landscape

Olivier Furter

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm

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Painting, Topographie Humaine I, Olivier Furter

Topographie Humaine I

Olivier Furter

Painting - 100 x 65 x 2 cm

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Who is the artist?

Olivier Furter is a Swiss artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland. The artist surrounds himself with images. We discover them stuck on the wall, placed on a table, leaning up against a shelf in a temporary arrangement. Random images, personal photos, bits and pieces of paper. Something – often almost nothing – might trigger his imagination – might lead to a painting. Or perhaps the unexpected may do the trick. If he enlarges an image, other visual surprises may well occur. A collection of indefinite and colorful traces, a treasure trove. A small cat, adopted from an animal rescue shelter, lounges in its chair outside the studio door. There's more than meets the eye. Indeed, what we see may well be an absence. Eyes usually make the face, yet in Olivier Furter's painting of an enlarged face, the nostrils are the focal point. Out of focus, the eyes don't appear, so to speak. What remains is 'the absence of'… – inviting us to seek other meanings in the painting. Likewise, in many of his painted landscapes, "the cloud is the star" and "a cloud moves so fast," says Oliver.  The focus in these paintings shifts to these new stars and their strange splendor captures our attention. Or the obviously stuffed creature the painter shows us in its snow and night setting! Surely, 'in the absence of…' reminds us of another creature? And so it's Olivier Furter's paintings that strangely transform nature and shift the senses.

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What is Olivier Furter’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Paintings with Classical Charm

When was Olivier Furter born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1962