Paul Sika is an Ivorian fashion and advertising photographer/creative director/artist, who was born on 7 January 1985, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Paul Sika | |
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| Born | 7 January 1985 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
| Nationality | Ivorian |
| Education | Software engineering at University of Westminster |
| Known for | Photography |
He studied software engineering at University of Westminster, United Kingdom between 2003 and 2007 and became a freelance photographer in 2008. In 2009 he was awarded a Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship. [1]
His works consist of the vibrant views of Africa in Technicolor- saturation, they are in general oversaturated color shots. In his works; he creates carefully staged environments using actors.
When he discovered American artist Andy Warhol; he referred to himself as Warhol's grandson. He said ""When I saw LaChapelle's work, I thought, this is amazing. How can someone have such imagination? And when you go back in history, David LaChappelle was mentored by Andy Warhol. So it was more of the artistic-father thing, that's why I referred to myself as Andy Warhol's grandson." [2]
As CNN World wrote; "Ivorian artist Paul Sika is no ordinary photographer. His "one-frame films" are eye-catching explosions of color, falling somewhere between cinema and photography. The influence of the big screen is obvious in Sika's photographs, which resemble stills from an ultra-stylish, slightly surreal movie shot in glorious Technicolor." [3]
Exhibitions edit
- November 2008 Galerie Le Lab, Abidjan
- October 2009 Chinua Achebe Center, New York [4]
Bibliography edit
- "At the Heart of Me" 8x10 inches, 80 pgs, ISBN 978-0-615-31362-7 (Hard Cover) / ISBN 978-0-615-31363-4 (Soft Cover)
See also edit
External links edit
- Official homepage of Paul Sika
- "Ivorian artist Paul Sika's glorious Technicolor world " on CNN, written by Mark Tutton on May 10, 2010
- "Paul Sika Photography" on Cool Hunting
- An interview with Paul Sika
- "Creativity knows no limits" article by Belinda Otas dated February 01,2010 on The Africa Report
- An audio interview with Paul Sika on BBC