Wing Shya transmutes between film, art and fashion. Born in Hong Kong , Shya returned to Hong Kong following his fine art studies at Emily Carr Institute in Canada and founded the award-winning design studio, Shya-la-la Workshop. In , appointed as the exclusive photographer and graphic designer; Shya began his collaboration with the renowned movie director, Wong Kar-Wai on Happy Together, continued then on In the Mood for Love, Eros and
A now-recognized director, Shya began his venture in filmmaking by collaborating with musicians and artistes like Karen Mok, Jacky Cheung and Vanessa Mae on music videos. In Spring , Shya debuted his block-buster movie, Hot Summer Days and continued to work on the sequel, Love in Space, released in Fall In , invited by Rodarte; Wing Shya conceived of a fashion-art film for their Maggie Cheung Collection, and in , he was invited by YOOX to contemplate Lost Paradise, another fashion-art initiative for in China.
Shya made his return to fine art in Invited by the Mori Art Museum in Roppongi Hill, Japan; Wing Shya was the first non-Japanese photographer to exhibit at the museum with his inaugural show, Distraction/Attraction. In , he was selected t
Wing Shya transmutes between film, art and fashion. Born in Hong Kong , Shya returned to Hong Kong following his fine art studies at Emily Carr Institute in Canada and founded the award-winning design studio, Shya-la-la Workshop. In , appointed as the exclusive photographer and graphic designer; Shya began his collaboration with the renowned movie director, Wong Kar-Wai on Happy Together, continued then on In the Mood for Love, Eros and
A now-recognized director, Shya began his venture in filmmaking by collaborating with musicians and artistes like Karen Mok, Jacky Cheung and Vanessa Mae on music videos. In Spring , Shya debuted his block-buster movie, Hot Summer Days and continued to work on the sequel, Love in Space, released in Fall In , invited by Rodarte; Wing Shya conceived of a fashion-art film for their Maggie Cheung Collection, and in , he was invited by YOOX to contemplate Lost Paradise, another fashion-art initiative for in China.
Shya made his return to fine art in Invited by the Mori Art Museum in Roppongi Hill, Japan; Wing Shya was the first non-Japanese photographer to exhibit at the museum with his inaugural show, Distraction/Attraction. In , he was selected t
Wing Shya is a Hong Kong-based photographer who works in fashion, film and art. He started his career as a graphic designer after studying at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Canada. Upon his return to Hong Kong, Shya set up Shya-la-la Workshop. Shya regularly contributes to numerous international fashion and art magazines including iD (UK), Tank (UK) and Visionaire (US), among many other prestigious and influential publications. Shya has also been the exclusive photographer and graphic designer for Wong Kar Wai’s films including Happy Together, In The Mood for Love, Eros and . Also a recognised director, he has directed several music videos, TV commercials, as well as film Hot Summer Days. In , Shya was the first non-Japanese photographer invited by Mori Art Museum, Tokyo to have his solo exhibition &#;Distraction/Attraction&#;.
Shya currently lives and works in Hong Kong.
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With a portfolio featuring some of Asia’s biggest cinematic icons, photographer and director Wing Shya is one of Asia’s best-known artists.
Discovered by Wong Kar Wai after seeing his student work, Hong Kong artist Wing Shya made his name as an on-set stills photographer on some of the most iconic film productions of the late 20th century.
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After studying in Canada and returning to his native Hong Kong in , Wing realised that an entire world of intoxicating neon lights and dimly lit interiors lay before him, waiting to be documented. Having previously overlooked the possibilities of his home, time away had refreshed his perspective and he now found the medium of photography apt for capturing the rich textures of Hong Kong.
“I love the extremely strong, contrasted colors of the late 80s and early 90s,” he explains. “When I moved back to Hong Kong from Vancouver in , I thought &#;Wow, this is so noisy!’ People talked too loud, and the colors – they were so crazy.”
Wong Kar Wai, seeing Wing’s rich collages, and recognising his unique
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