Thursday Nov 21, 2024
Thursday Nov 21, 2024
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A unique “Emoji” art exhibition by Harshana and team will kick off at the Harold Peiris Gallery on 16 August from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
It will remain open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. until 18 August.
In the Sri Lankan art context, modernity has largely been identified as a phenomena similar to capitalism. Artists were seen reluctant to explore the subjective dimensions of contemporary life, focusing instead on themes of capitalist progress and development.
As per our view, Modern Art means expressing human subjectivity (antagonism) rather than representing external reality, nature, or culture etc. This does not mean that we are prioritising inside (inner essence) over outside. Instead, our endeavour is to express human subjectivity that blurs the line between this inside and outside.
Our upcoming art exhibition seeks to break away from this former tradition (representing external reality, capitalist progress, culture, nature, and so on...) and tries to engage with a new art form that can express our antagonistic subjectivity. This will not only challenge the artistic narrative in Sri Lanka but also challenges the viewer to engage with art on a more subjective level.
