[ By Steph in Art & Street Art & Graffiti. ]
Swirls and pillars of light hover in fields or against dark urban backdrops like phantom monuments, captured on camera in a way that just can’t be perceived by the human eye. UK-based artist Sola literally paints with light, his amorphous creations seeming to take on three dimensions for just a split second as if the light itself has gathered up a mass of its own.
Looking for an outlet for personal expression led Sola to professional photography, documenting the sports, bands and lifestyles that he was into. Eventually, though, he wanted something that would give him more control over the creative process.
“Then I found light painting. Quite by accident one night while shooting landscapes of the urban environment and instantly I knew it was what I’d been looking for. I like to keep things real. I shoot with digital cameras, yes, but I employ principles of analogue film technology – in that once I’ve made an image I don’t change it any more than I could in a darkroom and therefore what you see, is what I shoot.”
“I believe there’s a real magic to creating something wondrous that’s ‘real.’ Sure, there’s a place for post production in this world but on the whole, you won’t find any here. To the point that even if I am caught in the scene the image is thrown away. I aim to create images that allow the viewer to suspend their reality and simply enjoy the energy and mystery of the image.”
See lots of more Sola’s work, including collaborations with NIKE and other brands, at LightBombing.com.
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FashionPhotographyBlog.com had the pleasure to speak to Spanish fashion photographer, Guille Sola, now based in London. I’ve been in touch with Guille for a while now, and have wanted to sit down and do an interview with him. I keep finding myself speechless and it comes to his work and spent ages trying to find the right words to describe his art. Perhaps it’s the cleanliness of his images or the fact he isn’t afraid to go to the edge and utilize the rawness of the frame, he seems to always be able to make the invitation to the viewer to join in on the intimate connection between photographer and model – a skill that is very hard to get right for most photographers.
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