Paul Sika
Photographer, Visual Artist
1985 –
Who is Paul Sika?
Paul Sika is an Ivorian fashion and advertising photographer/creative director/artist, who was born in 07.01.1985, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
He studied software engineering at University of Westminster, United Kingdom between 2003–2007 and became a freelance photographer in 2008. In 2009 he was awarded a Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship.
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.”
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.
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- Born
- Jan 7, 1985
Abidjan - Profession
- Education
- University of Westminster
- Lived in
- Abidjan
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on July 23, 2013
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