Warwick Saint | |
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Occupation | Artist Photographer |
Awards | Hasselblad Masters Award |
Warwick Saint (born 9 January 1972) is a painter, photographer, and mixed media artist from South Africa.
Warwick Saint is most famous for his portraits of A-list celebrities including Drew Barrymore, Jared Leto, Cate Blanchett, Beyoncé, Charlize Theron, Christina Aguilera, and P.Diddy. [1] He has worked for magazines including Rolling Stone , Interview Magazine , Flaunt, BlackBook Magazine , Dazed and Confused magazine , Numéro , Harpers Bazaar , Vanity Fair , [2] and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue . [3] He has shot campaigns for brands including Puma, Nike, Costume National, and Diesel. [4]
Saint is a recipient of the Hasselblad Masters Award. In 2018, Saint moved beyond traditional photography and began exploring his work through painting; an inquiry into beauty, identity, celebrity, and the resulting psychological complexities of self-perception in our time. Saint's new creative process, which he calls "Lumadynamic Decomposition", is the result of challenging his own photography. [5]
Saint's new creative process, which he calls "Lumadynamic Decomposition", is the result of challenging his own photography. [6]