Originally from Poland, Artur Nizicki has been a permanent resident, living and working in
London, for the past 15 years. With some formal training at the Polish Academy of Fine Art it is
the architecture of London that permeated his imagination and informed a growing passion for,
and engagement with, the visual arts. He works in both photographic and video mediums.
He often lurches out of bed at 4 am to catch the magnificent vistas of London at sunrise. At that
time of the morning he shares the streets with night-porters, security guards, stoners, paramedics
and invariably other photographers looking for that perfect image. Artur’s silent exploration of
London’s constituent parts continues and, in light of the pandemic, the emotional charges of
images of a city in crisis are all the more emotive.
Form falls away then the guts of a structure are available for inspection, the underlying form, as in
nature, is as fascinating as the whole. The abstract architectural photographer zooms in on a
seemingly uninteresting, often useless looking bit -- a bit of bolt or brick or steel or glass or even a
foot or hand. A fragment of a greater whole is captured and recreated as a stand-alone object for
consideration. We all know how crucial one bolt or a single brick can be to an overall structure
and this is the terrain in which Artur Nizicki plays with techniques from film to digital to
ambrotype.
A recent confrontation with a potentially fatal illness led to a time of reflection. He committed to
pursuing his true passion for photography with renewed energy. He has a healthy social media
following and his publication credits include: The Guardian, Tate Modern, Battersea Power Station
and the aforementioned work in the sphere of music..
Whilst primarily inspired by the architectural promiscuity of London he see himself as part rock n
roll photographer – documenting bands such as the legendary Folk Devils and DragonForce with
his images have appeared in various music publications including Vive Le Rock and R n R
Magazine. He also provides images for album sleeve designs with his work appearing on various
releases including Kizzy Crawford and Gwilym Simcock and their work with Sinffonia Cymru.
In 2020 Artur had a highly successful exhibition of his abstract architectural photographs taking
centre stage in The National Museum, Przemysl, Poland.
Artur is the official photographer for the Hampstead Arts Festival, a highly prestigious and
invariably excellent annual event.
Artur Nizicki’s work compliments many tastes. It’s charged with an emotional connection
between the view and the viewer. When Artut shoots a set of band photographs, he does it from
a fans perspective. Similarly, with architecture, he captures what is interesting and emotive to the
human, rather than professional but of course, professional underpins all of his work. Scratch
beneath the skin and there is a whole lot going on. From simple, awe inspiring beauty to the
critique of the citizen photojournalism Artur is responsive to the needs of any commission for his work.