LIGHT & LIFE
Ruvan Wijesooriya
HUDSON, New York | 2022
Park Theater Hudson is pleased to present an exhibition of works by internationally acclaimed photographer Ruvan Wijesooriya during Upstate Art Fair 2022, curated by Nicole Ianniello.
Light and Life: Moments in Time and Space was a multi-media presentation of light projection and a manifold series of thematically distinct imagery. To begin a grouping of three distinct sub-narratives: Color field, works that transmit hues bright and dusky; Rainbow, interpretative documentation of two rainbows colliding glowing of enmeshed and refracted color; and Sun photos captured while traveling throughout Southeast Asia. Following, black & white images of an early muse - fun-loving shots from his studio - combined with ripped prints of flora from landscapes in the Yucatan engender one conceptually collaged image. States Wijesooriya, "It presents nature as how it made me feel: timeless, abstract, and elastic." Lastly, a piece from Wijesooriya's latest Text series makes newfound affiliations layering additional context throughout the exhibition.
Wijesooriya's Light Has Memory visual experience projection participates in humanity's pre-cosmic wistful craving to get away and beyond one's body, welcoming you to zero in on nothing other than the colors that transmit themselves; a novel approach to experiencing tone and light introducing a powerful enhanced visualization to this body of work.
Viewing his art, one is captivated by various rich representations of skyscapes, water, flora, rainbows, and people, an alternative universe of one's interpretation.
PARK THEATER HUDSON:
Park Theater Hudson is an organization whose essential mission is to incorporate our local area through art and music. Spawning its name from the original Theater in 1921, Shanan Macgee has restored the entire building that still holds its name in Hudson, NY. Read More about Park Theater Hudson here: https://parktheaterhudson.com
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About the Artist
Ruvan Wijesooriya came into the world in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1977. He had a migrant childhood as an offspring of Sri Lankans who joined the US Foreign Service. Following a degree in Political Economy and Gender Studies in 1999, Ruvan moved to New York City, establishing himself as a cutting-edge photographer by making public establishments and occasions with performers and utilizing innovation to encounter his work. Ruvan's story method for managing photography examines our overall environmental factors' general and nostalgic visual language. His scenes, portrayals, aeronautical perspectives, nature series, and article work are pushed by his ongoing examination of greatness and stylishness.
