Paul Sika

Paul Sika is an Ivorian fashion and advertising photographer/creative director/artist, who was born in 7 January 1985, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

Paul Sika
Born (1985-01-07) 7 January 1985
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
NationalityIvorian
EducationSoftware engineering at University of Westminster
Known forPhotography

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.

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. 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."

Exhibitions
  • November 2008 Galerie Le Lab, Abidjan
  • October 2009 Chinua Achebe Center, New York

Bibliography
  • "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)
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See also
  • Contemporary African Art
  • Culture of Côte d'Ivoire
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