Local Artist Spotlight: Pickup through the eyes of Poby
Poby is a German visual artist based in Los Angeles,CA. After his career as a pro athlete in Germany he studied graphics, design and art. Succeeding in Munich as a commercial photographer, specialized in sports and underwater, he moved to New York City and proceeded his career in the United States. Covering Olympic Games and all kinds of world Championships. Creating advertising for VISA, Adidas, Nike, and many more.
While he was always feeding his creativity with completely different art forms, like painting, playing piano and photographing on large format analog cameras, he focused the last years on large format oil paintings.
“Life is all about emotions. What we feel, how we feel and when we feel. I want people to have a beautiful, emotional feeling when looking at my photographs and paintings.”