Chathurika Jayani

ARTIST BIO

Chathurika Jayani’s work is defined by her meticulous attention to detail and her use of non-traditional materials such as wood, corrugated board, cardboard, tissues and handmade paper and even gas torch burners. Her work is often concerned with, slums, the less aesthetically pleasing parts of cities, and industrialisation. Chathurika completed her BFA in Painting from the University of Visual and Performing Art, Colombo, Sri Lanka (2011). Her most recent solo shows have been at Saskia Fernando Gallery, Sri Lanka (2019) and Paradise Road Galleries, Sri Lanka (2018). She has also exhibited at various group shows in Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka.

CONCEPT

Chathurika Jayani’s work is inspired from her 2022 series Dreamscapes consisting of heavy set colours and textures depicting a fantastical urban situation. While the artist’s work explores themes of urbanisation 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.