Krzysztof Wladyka

KRZYSZTOF WLADYKA
was born in 1980 in Olawa (Poland) where he currently lives and works. He discovered photography as an artistic medium in 2006. As a self-taught photographer who is not strictly connected with photography market he became appreciated by various curators and galleries. His works has been exhibited in Poland, United States and Cambodia - during Angkor Photo Festival in 2011. The most popular series "Animalies" has been awarded in many photo competitions including International Photography Awards (IPA) in 2010 and it has been chosen for group exhibition in New York city as Best of the Show.

Wladyka's photographs are full of symbols, signs, the fragments of living nature, strange props which all are mixed in square frames. They are characterized by pure forms, vivid colours and impeccable composition. His unique style owes through observation of reality and it is based on synthesis of his experiences, thoughts, meanings, emotions and energy.

EXHIBITIONS:
- The AIPAD Photography Show (Park Avenue Armory, New York, USA) - April 2014
- Le Reve - VERVE Gallery (Santa Fe, USA) - November/January 2013-2014
- Figures Studied (10th Anniversary Group Exhibition) - VERVE Gallery (Santa Fe, USA) - July/August 2013
- Featured work in ViewPoint Gallery 2012 (Canada) - July 2012
- Solo exhibition in Angkor Photo Cafe Gallery (Siem Reap, Cambodia) - June/July 2012
- Solo exhibition in McDermott Gallery during ANGKOR PHOTO FESTIVAL (Siem Reap, Cambodia) – November/December 2011
- Solo exhibition in Castell Photography, LCC (North Carolina, USA) - April/May 2011, December 2011
- International Photography Awards Best of Show - group exhibition (New York, USA) - October 2010
- Group exhibition in Jablkowski Brothers Gallery (Warsaw Poland) - December/January 2008-2009