Exhibitions
SASKIA FERNANDO GALLERY
Jan 20 - Feb 20, 2022
DREAMSCAPE 8, 2021, Acrylic, corrugated board, woollen thread & handmade paper on canvas, 94 x 125 cm
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Chathurika Jayani’s Dreamscape is an exhibition of paintings that consists of heavy set colours and textures depicting a fantastical urban situation. While the artist’s work explores themes of urbanism and city building, her painted structures, which could be described as ahistorical, often refer to the omnipresent and corrugated tiling sheets found on buildings across the country. Her approach is a conceptual one, where the architectural subject is observed and painted from several perspectives, including the literal and the abstract. Through these conceptual structures, Jayani participates in a global conversation about the current state of architecture and urban planning. For example, one may travel to several cities in different countries to find the same styles and types of building, sometimes produced by the same architectural studios. In some cases it would make little difference which country one were to find themselves in; while spectacular in nature, the experience of these places may be all too similar.
DREAMSCAPE I, 2021, Acrylic, corrugated board and woollen thread on canvas, 174 x 113 cm
DREAMSCAPE 7, 2021, Acrylic, corrugated board, woollen thread & handmade paper on canvas, 61 x 40 cm
DREAMSCAPE 13, 2021, Acrylic, corrugated board and woollen thread on canvas, 174 x 113 cm
DREAMSCAPE 6, 2021, Acrylic, corrugated board, woollen thread & handmade paper on canvas, 61 x 40 cm
Chathurika Jayani (b. 1984 Sri Lanka)
Chathurika’s works mainly focus on landscapes and flag-scapes and they are mostly mixed medium where she incorporates corrugated board, tissue, wood, handmade paper, cardboard in her pieces. Her City and Landscape works talk about the industrial revolution that has impacted the flow of the world and how cities with high-rise buildings, shapes, colorful neon lights have transformed into a magnificent dreamscape.
Education
2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), University of Visual and performing Art, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2005 Diploma in Desktop Publishing, Abacus Institute of Computer Technology, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Solo Exhibition
2019 'The Secret Vows’, Art Space, Saskia Frenando Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2018 'The Secret Vows’, Paradise Road Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2016 New Works’, Paradise Road Galleries Colombo, Sri Lanka
2014 ‘New Works’, Paradise Road Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2012 'City', Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
DREAMSCAPE 9, 2021, Acrylic, corrugated board and woollen thread on canvas, 94 x 123 cm
