Hamidou Maiga
Hamidou Maiga (born 1932) be a Malian studio photographer among de region ein pioneers insyd de craft during de postcolonial period. Na ein work be largely unknown insyd de West prior to ein discovery den display insyd de early 2010s. Maiga ein early outdoor portraits from de Niger River region insyd de late 1950s reflect Mali ein period of societal transition from colony to sovereignty. Na he exhibit insyd solo shows insyd London den Lima, Peru.
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Mali |
| Name wey dem give am | Hamidou |
| Family name | Maiga |
| Ein date of birth | 1932 |
| Place dem born am | Bobo-Dioulasso |
| Ein occupation | photographer |
| Residence | Bamako |
Early life den career
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Na dem born Maiga insyd Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, insyd 1932. He train as a mason insyd Timbuktu,[1] buh he enter photography insyd de early 1950s via photojournalism den ein first medium format camera.[2] After he plete ein apprenticeship, Maiga buy a set of photo lab equipment from a Ghanaian colleague.[3] He open ein first studio insyd N'Gouma—a Malian Mopti region village—insyd 1958,[2] wey he set out dey travel along de Niger River dey look for work, wey he dey meet interesting people, den dey practice ein photography fundamentals[3] plus de painted backdrops he transport.[4] Insyd dis two-year period, he develop a style of outdoor studio portraits.[1] Na dem never photograph ein subjects[3] wey sam never see a camera before.[2] Back insyd Timbuktu, he open a studio wer na he photograph figures across politics, sports, den de arts.[2] Maiga choose de costume, props, den painted backdrops for each portrait.[5] Na ein subjects go pose insyd de style of pop culture idols, flaunt amenities like cigarettes den radios, den dress insyd an eclectic style of blended Western den African sensibilities.[2] Ein work capture Mali ein societal transition from a French colony to a sovereign nation. He open a studio insyd Bamako insyd 1973.[1]
Solo exhibitions dem select
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edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hamidou Maiga". Jack Bell Gallery. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Jansen, Charlotte (June 30, 2016). "Mario Testino Spotlights the Overlooked West African Photographer Hamidou Maiga". Artsy. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Oliver, William (March 24, 2011). "Hamidou Maiga: Talking Timbuktu". Dazed. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ Miller, Leigh Anne (May 15, 2015). "Making the Rounds at 1:54, NYCs Newest Art Fair, with Trevor Schoonmaker". Art in America. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ Adam, Georgina (March 26, 2011). "From Maya to Maiga: The Art Market: divisive axeman, stupendous China, cycle-delic Hirst". Financial Times. p. 11. ISSN 0307-1766 – via ProQuest.
- ↑ Oliver, William (March 24, 2011). "Hamidou Maiga: Talking Timbuktu". Dazed. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2018.