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Damien Olsen (born May 20. 1961 as Damian Berdichevsky) started his artistic career as a professional in 1980. After abandoned a potentially
promising job in a very important advertising agency and after 3 years of college as student of Psychology.

Since 1999 Damien Olsen currently lives and works in Brooklyn.
Machina Tarkovsky
He is an ex contemporary dancer, Experimental Musician, Improvisor, Sound Designer, Performer, Photographer, Digital Artist, Sculptor. Video Artist.


Lived in Brazil during the 80s and 90s. Trained in Zen, Kung–Fu, Capueira and Graham technique of contemporary dance. With a blend of all this
mentioned disciplines he created his own style, and worked on the Dance field for over ten years; mostly as a solo performer.
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Produced wood and cardboard sculptures between 1987 and 2010


And was acknowledged by Mr.Ivan Karp from Ok Harry's Art Gallery as “an extremely accomplished artist”. Damien Olsen was also represented by Cecilia de
Torres Art Gallery
and by Mr. Rakka Shabaka from The Scene Gallery. NY
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“The nature of my visual Art Work might responds to a feeling of envy for what Mother nature not is able to create but by the way that she
aesthetically corrupts and destroy the material world.”

Damien Olsen was disciple of the Finnish/American Composer and guitar player Raoul Bjorkenheim.

Since moved to NYC in 1999 Damien Olsen self produced two or three conceptual albums of Hybrid Ambient Music a year and a vast production
of sculptures on wood and cardboard, artist books, oil paintings and digital art and video.

Some of his music albums were already commercially released.

His music compositions are so complex as his visual art. The crafting of his music is strongly influenced by the legendary British Label em:t
“The nature of my visual Art Work might responds to a feeling of envy for what Mother nature not is able to create but by the way that she
aesthetically corrupts and destroy the material world.”

"The  music that i create is often classified as “Ambient Music” which for today’s standards “Ambient” besides being a music genre of its own it is a
sonic substance that contains many other genres and non genres of music. I define music as sound which is sufficient in itself”
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Parameus
Damien Olsen