HISTORY
Ghica Popa is an illustration artist based in Bucharest, Romania. After graduating the Primary School of Arts, the Arts High School and the University of Arts, he started working in advertising, as an art director. His work for top local and international brands brought him awards at advertising festivals around the world: Cannes Lions, Epica, Eurobest, The One Show, Golden Drum, Ad’Or, Effie, Euro Effie. He still works in advertising nowadays, as the creative director of Agentia Punct, a local agency. But in the last few years, illustration gained a major role in his life, as his drawing skills began to be increasingly popular among local and international companies.
SPECIFIC
Ghica Popa is an illustration artist based in Bucharest, Romania. After graduating the Primary School of Arts, the Arts High School and the University of Arts, he started working in advertising, as an art director. His work for top local and international brands brought him awards at advertising festivals around the world: Cannes Lions, Epica, Eurobest, The One Show, Golden Drum, Ad’Or, Effie, Euro Effie. He still works in advertising nowadays, as the creative director of Agentia Punct, a local agency. But in the last few years, illustration gained a major role in his life, as his drawing skills began to be increasingly popular among local and international companies.
SPECIFIC
His style is a surrealist mix between robots, animal inspired characters and strange buildings - influenced by science fiction, movies he watched as a kid, old futuristic cars, comic books and different art movements, from cubism to pop art. He worked for brands such as: Nike, DC Shoes, Less Taiwan, Bic, IKEA, Yahoo, Orange, Samsung, Windows, Nikita clothing, L'Officiel Hommes, Coca-Cola and many others.
ROMANIAN DESIGN WEEK APPEARANCES
2016 // Favorite Vehicles Series – for Less Taiwan
A capsule collection designed for Less Taiwan containing 3 tee designs and a pack of stickers. The designs represent 3 favorite sneakers of the Less Taiwan crew interpreted in Ghica’s personal style.
2016 // Ghica Popa for Unicredit @ Summerwell
A small collection designed for Unicredit especially for their presence at the Summerwell Music festival. Ghica’s designs were printed on tees, token wallets and a VIP bracelet.
2015 // DC Shoes X Ghica Popa capsule collection
2014 // Nikita X Ghica Popa
Jacket part of 2011-2012 winter collection jacket
ROMANIAN DESIGN WEEK APPEARANCES
2016 // Favorite Vehicles Series – for Less Taiwan
A capsule collection designed for Less Taiwan containing 3 tee designs and a pack of stickers. The designs represent 3 favorite sneakers of the Less Taiwan crew interpreted in Ghica’s personal style.
2016 // Ghica Popa for Unicredit @ Summerwell
A small collection designed for Unicredit especially for their presence at the Summerwell Music festival. Ghica’s designs were printed on tees, token wallets and a VIP bracelet.
2015 // DC Shoes X Ghica Popa capsule collection
He designed two t-shirt series for DC Shoes, part of the FW 2014 collection, for two of their riders: Nyjah Huston and Christopher Cole.
2015 // ”La Delicii”, illustrations
Delicii is a nice gelato shop in the center of Bucharest. The illustrations that he has done represent the main messages of the brand: "We produce gelato daily using a traditional recipe."
2015 // Adidas models interpretations
2014 // Less X Ghica Popa
Harrington jacket
Harrington jacket
2014 // Nikita X Ghica Popa
Jacket part of 2011-2012 winter collection jacket
2014 // Samsung Galaxy X Note II, special outdoors
Graphic for "Samsung Galaxy Note II - Be creative" campaigne.
2014 // SNEAKER FREAKER MAGAZINE, cover design
2014 // Space Sneakers
Personal project
2014 // We love Paris
Special design for Less dedicated to Paris, the city where they had the first dealership outside Asia