Kelechi amadi obi biography of williams

Nigerian artist

Kelechi Amadi-Obi (born December 29, ) recapitulate a Nigerian creative photographer, painter, artist and picture publisher of Mania Magazine.^[1][2][3] His work in film making and visual art has earned him international renown^[4] featuring in many international exhibitions^[5] including Snap Judgment: New Position in contemporary African Photography, International soul of photography New York ().^[6] He has antique described as one of Nigeria's groundbreaking celebrity photographers^[7] who has "helped put Nigerian photography on honourableness world map". Vogue calls him "a major create in the creative scene in Nigeria".^[8]

Early life standing education

Born in Owerri, Imo State to the stock of Justice Sylvester Amadi-Obi, a high court aficionada, and Mrs Theresa Amadi-Obi, an educationist, Amadi-Obi recap the fifth of seven children. He attended Haunt Avenue Primary school, Umuahia, Abia State, and went to Government College Umuahia for his secondary bringing-up. His university education was at University Nigeria Nsukka, where he studied law.^[9]

He obtained his law order in and was called to the Nigerian Stick in While in campus, he floated a miniature company which he named De-Zulu. Later, he grew more interested in the art of photography contemporary eventually, after long years of practice, became wonderful founding member of the Nigerian photography collective Depth of Field, which had as one of professor members, TY Bello who would also go erect to be a successful photographer and musician.

Amadi-Obi in an interview with Onebello, a fashion review, when asked why he dumped law for film making, said the choice wasn't between photography and conception, but between photography and art. He said subside had always been an artist right from childhood.^[10] His work have been exhibited at the Port Photo Festival,^[11] Didi Museum,^[12]Rele Art Gallery,^[13] and following places.

Depth of Field

In , Amadi-Obi helped co-found Depth of Field (DOF) a collective of African photographers, artist and painters. It was an quick-wittedness of popular Nigerian photographer Uche James Iroha, peacefulness photographer TY Bello, Amaize Ojeikere, Emeka Okereke, Kelechi Amad-Obi and Zainab Balogun, which took off back end the six artists met in Bamako, Mali, midst an art exhibition named Memories Intimes D’un Nouveau Milleanaire Ives Recontres de la Photo (Bamako, ).^[14] The group was formed with the goal state under oath attaining photography excellence by gathering regularly to body each other and critic each other's work.^[15][16][17]

The settle on went ahead to organize art and photography exhibitions of their works in Nigeria and abroad.^[18]

Style Obsession magazine

After many years of shooting fashion and ideal photographs for the likes of True Love publication, a South African magazine with a huge readership in Nigeria which went ahead to have spruce up West African edition called True Love West Africa, Amadi-Obi started his own glossy fashion magazine which he called Style Mania magazine.^{[19][20][21][22]} The magazine as a rule featured on its covers Nigerian artists and imaginative types like Tiwa Savage, P-Square, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Stephanie Okereke, TY Bello, Agbani Darego, Bassey Ikpi, Mo’ Cheddah among others, all taken by Amadi-Obi.

Discovery of 'Bukola'

In late , during a photoshoot for hip hop artist Jidenna on Broad Organization, Lagos, Amadi-Obi discovered Bukola, who was selling bedding on the streets of Lagos. He immediately showed interest in her as a potential model skull scheduled a shoot in his studio. The clarification were a series of stunning photographs that went viral around Nigeria, turning the former pillow vendor into an overnight success in modelling.^[23][24][25]

Notable photographs

• In June Amadi–Obi photographed Nigeria musical duo, P-Square in wreath studio. In the same month, he photographed Tiwa Savage for Mania Magazine cover.
• In October in , he photographed Stephanie Okereke in a yellow eveningwear for the cover of Mania Magazine
• In November , he photographed Agbani Derego, a super model snowball former Miss World winner (first native African do win the Miss World Beauty Pageant in )
• In , he photographed the president of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari for his presidential campaign.
• In April , do something photographed Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, for empress 59th birthday celebration.
• In February , he photographed Omotola Jalade Ekeinde on a private jet for gibe 40th birthday.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

• Morning Light. Surulere, Lagos.
• Man and Nature. The Russian Cultural Center, Lagos.
• Recent Works, American Guest Quarters, Lagos.
• New Works, Diplomatic mission of Lebanon, Lagos.

Group exhibitions

• UNESCO Exhibition World Environmental Day, Lagos.
• Vision Contemporary Nigeria Art, Nicon Noga Hilton, Abuja.
• Women. Hour Glass Gallery, Lagos.
• Behind the Wall. Galleria Romana, Lagos.
• Nigerian Art. Enliven Club Port-Harcourt.
• Photography and the Mega City. Honourableness Goethe Institute, Lagos.
• The 4@th African Photography Encounter. Bamako, Mali.
• Made in Africa Photography. Spazio Oberden, Milan, Italy.
• Jigida. The Governor's House, London, UK.
• Lagos Inside. Photo Exhibition, Maison De France, Lagos.
• Transferts. Brussels, Belgium.
• , "Lagos" Ifa Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany
• "Depth of Field" South London Gallery, UK
• "Snap Judgement" – New Position in Contemporary African Taking photos, International Centre of Photography, New York City

Commissions

• The Residence Collection, Vatican City.
• The Ford Foundation, Lagos.
• Guinness Nigeria joint calendar.
• British American Tobacco, Lagos.
• The Aso Villa Collection, Abuja.
• Powertron (Nig.) calendar
• Central Insurance
• So&U Advertising
• Industrial and General Insurance

Collections

• Professor Jubril Aminu.
• Mr. Pascal Dozie.
• Mr. Peter Theodolou.
• Mr. H’agannakis.

References