Friday, 30 August 2013

The Art of Photography: Kelechi Amadi Obi

 
Kelechi Amadi-Obi, after obtaining a law degree and his call to bar in 1993, settled to full-time studio art. He has earned international renown for both his photography and paintings. With a unique style and mastery of aesthetics and creative lighting in his paintings, he has reinvented his photography to create understanding and dynamism.

Some of his works have been featured in exhibitions within and outside Nigeria. These include; 2006 "Snap Judgement" - New Position in Contemporary African Photography, International Centre of Photography, New York, USA,2005 "Depth of Field" South London Gallery, UK, 2004, "Lagos" Ifa Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany, 2003 "Transferts" Africalia, Brussels, Belgium. In 2004, he won the St.Moritz Style Award for Photography.










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