MAHEN PERERA
HOW THEY FORGOT TO REMEMBER
MAHEN PERERA
06 DECEMBER 2016 - 04 JANUARY 2017
2 ALFRED HOUSE ROAD COLOMBO 3 T 2582162, 2556563 E art@paradiseroad.lk
The work proposes a fascination to explore the formative gesture as a space for abstract cultivation. The manipulation allows for an organic permutation where forms are shaped into spontaneous fragments, while they call one to question the paradox of a limitless possibility, pointing to the promise of things that are yet to be imagined. Uncertain in their own becoming, they celebrate the innate curiosity of oneself in the imaginative play of wonder and delight.
MAHEN PERERA DECEMBER 2016
KNOTS I, Mixed media on canvas, 180 cm x 180 cm, LKR 700,000
KNOTS II, Mixed media on canvas, 90 cm x 120 cm, LKR 275,000
MEMORY MAPS I a, Mixed media on canvas, 60 cm x 60 cm, LKR 55,000
MEMORY MAPS I b, Mixed media on canvas, 60 cm x 60 cm, LKR 55,000
MEMORY MAPS II, Mixed media on canvas, 107 cm x 107 cm, LKR 150,000
MEMORY MAPS III a, Mixed media on canvas, 60 cm x 60 cm, LKR 55,000
MEMORY MAPS III b, Mixed media on canvas, 60 cm x 60 cm, LKR 55,000
MEMORY MAPS IV a , Mixed media on canvas, 90 cm x 90 cm, LKR 110,000
MEMORY MAPS IV b , Mixed media on canvas, 90 cm x 90 cm, LKR 110,000
UNTITLED I, Mixed media on canvas, 37cm x 37cm, LKR 120,000
UNTITLED II, Mixed media on canvas, 33 cm x 33 cm, LKR 120,000
UNTITLED III, Mixed media on canvas, 40 cm x 40 cm, LKR 145,000
UNTITLED IV, Mixed media on canvas, 34 cm x 34 cm, LKR 125,000
UNTITLED V, Mixed media on canvas, 37 cm x 37 cm, LKR 90,000
UNTITLED VI, Mixed media on canvas, 37 cm x 37cm, LKR 120,000
UNTITLED VII, Mixed media on canvas, 43 cm x 43 cm, LKR 165,000
UNTITLED VIII, Mixed media on canvas, 30 cm x 30 cm, LKR 75,000
UNTITLED GOLD, Mixed media on canvas, 25 cm x 28 cm, LKR 95,000 (each)
UNTITLED X, Mixed media on canvas, 122 cm x 152 cm, LKR 275,000
UNTITLED XI, Mixed media on canvas, 142 cm x 148 cm, LKR 600,000
UNTITLED XVI, Mixed media on canvas, 153 cm x 153 cm, LKR 275,000
UNTITLED XVII, Mixed media on canvas, 153 cm x 153 cm, LKR 275,000
UNTITLED XVIII, Mixed media on canvas, 27 cm x 32 cm, LKR 85,000
UNTITLED XX, Mixed media on canvas, 43 cm x 43 cm, LKR 95,000
UNTITLED XXI, Mixed media on canvas, 76 cm x 76 cm, LKR 110,000
UNTITLED XXII, Mixed media on canvas, 102 cm x 102 cm, LKR 225,000
UNTITLED XXIII, Mixed media on canvas, 43 cm x 43 cm, LKR 110,000
MAHEN PERERA b.1977 Education 2007
Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) 1st Class Hons., Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore
2006 Diploma in Painting with Distinction (Fine Arts), Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore 1999
Diploma in Multi Disciplinary Design, Sri Lanka National Design Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Solo Exhibitions 2015
With Things Left Behind, Hempel Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2010
Material Morphologies, Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2009
Time Lost & Found, Bare Foot Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2000
Untitled, Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1999
Untitled, Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1998
Untitled, Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1997
Untitled, Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Group Exhibitions 2016
Project One, Jindal Steel in Collaboration with Vogue India, Mumbai, India
2015
Shadow Scene, Cinnamon Colombo Scope, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2014 Serendipity Revealed, an Exhibition of Sri Lankan Contemporary Art - a Post War Perspective, Brunei Gallery, London, United Kingdom 2014
Making History, Colombo Art Biennale, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2008
Untitled, The Design Space, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2007
Lasalle Degree Show, Lasalle Exhibition Space, Singapore
2006
Antipode, Front Row Gallery, Singapore
2006
Miniature, Project Space Lasalle, Singapore
2006
Lasalle Exhibition Showcase, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2006
Vafa Student Show, Colombo, Srilanka
2 ALFRED HOUSE ROAD COLOMBO 3 T 2582162, 2556563 E art@paradiseroad.lk