A few artists and pieces that have caught my attention across the various of the 20 or so venues with art displayed as part of the festival, most - maybe all - on a pop-up basis, in a range of exceedingly picturesque run down old colonial buildings. I've felt very starved of art and have missed it as this trip has gone on, so this has been a tonic.
"Paintography" by Dillai and Dhanush
One takes photos and the other then paints over them. Some were a bit schmaltzy for me but others were very nice. Dillai Joseph and Dhanush De Costa.
Sofie Knijff: "Tales"
Wonderful fairytale-tinged photographs. Liked these a lot. And even more after reading that part of her practice with this series was enabling her child subjects to find their own preferred roles.
Marie-Caroline Senlis: "Bloom"
Interestingly a second artist working in photography with subsequent treatment, in her case (I think) coloured tints applied to black and white. Some nice effects in the way she captures a range of Sri Lankan flowers. (website)
J C Rathnayake: "Reality Check"
Small repeating buddhas or sometimes just human figures in series.
Kavan Balasuriya
I liked that he had a numbered series called 'The Persistence of Memory' but my favourite was one called 'Labyrinths'. (website)
"Paintography" by Dillai and Dhanush
One takes photos and the other then paints over them. Some were a bit schmaltzy for me but others were very nice. Dillai Joseph and Dhanush De Costa.
Sofie Knijff: "Tales"
Wonderful fairytale-tinged photographs. Liked these a lot. And even more after reading that part of her practice with this series was enabling her child subjects to find their own preferred roles.
Marie-Caroline Senlis: "Bloom"
Interestingly a second artist working in photography with subsequent treatment, in her case (I think) coloured tints applied to black and white. Some nice effects in the way she captures a range of Sri Lankan flowers. (website)
J C Rathnayake: "Reality Check"
Small repeating buddhas or sometimes just human figures in series.
Kavan Balasuriya
I liked that he had a numbered series called 'The Persistence of Memory' but my favourite was one called 'Labyrinths'. (website)
