PRAGEETH MANOHANSA
RANCHUWA
PRAGEETH MANOHANSA
19 MARCH 2019 - 02 APRIL 2019
2 ALFRED HOUSE ROAD COLOMBO 3 T 2582162, 2556563 E art@paradiseroad.lk
‘RANCHUWA’ In this series of work, Prageeth Manohansa infuses his studies of wildlife with movement and contrast. An artist known for his assemblage mixed media works, this exhibition delves into the synergies and forms of herds and flocks, referred to as ‘Ranchuwa’ in Sinhalese. He transforms scrap metal and brass sheets into works that mould the movement of flocks of birds and the solidity in unison of the herd. Using minimal manipulation these works flaunt the artists affinity to nature and wildlife and his ability to create from mundane static material and objects. Working with charcoal and acrylic he draws with fluidity and ease, a continuation of the style in the preliminary sketches used for his early sculptural and assemblage works. Using roughly folded packing paper these drawings also possess the patina of imperfection that has become an inherent part of the artists language. PRAGEETH MANOHANSA MARCH 2019
BIRD I, 2019, Brass and Scrap Metal, 35cm x 26cm x 16cm
ELEPHANT XII, 2019, Brass and Scrap Metal, 36cm x 43cm x 10cm
ELEPHANT I, 2019, Mixed Media on Packing Paper, 100cm x 100cm
ELEPHANT II, 2019, Mixed Media on Packing Paper, 125cm x 100cm
ELEPHANT III, 2019, Mixed Media on Packing Paper, 80cm x 100cm
RANCHUWA I, 2019, Mixed Media on Packing Paper, 90cm x 100cm
RANCHUWA IV, 2019, Brass and Scrap Metal, 46cm x 35cm x 23cm
ELEPHANT V, 2019, Mixed Media on Packing Paper, 100cm x 104cm
RANCHUWA III, 2019, Mixed Media on Packing Paper, 100cm x 100cm
RANCHUWA V, 2019, Brass and Scrap Metal, 48cm x 37cm x 28cm
ELEPHANT VI, 2019, Mixed Media on Packing Paper, 140cm x 100cm
ELEPHANT VII, 2019, Mixed Media on Packing Paper, 103cm x 100cm
ELEPHANT VIII, 2019, Mixed Media on Packing Paper, 110cm x 100cm
ELEPHANT XI, 2019, Mixed Media on Packing Paper, 115cm x 100cm
ELEPHANT IX, 2019, Mixed Media on Packing Paper, 120cm x 100cm
ELEPHANT X, 2019, Mixed Media on Packing Paper, 140cm x 100cm
BIRD II, 2019, Brass and Scrap Metal, 22cm x 15cm x 21cm
BIRDS III, 2019, Brass and Scrap Metal, 34cm x 15cm x 13cm
ELEPHANT IV, 2019, Mixed Media on Packing Paper, 120cm x 100cm
RANCHUWA II, 2019, Mixed Media on Packing Paper, 95cm x 100cm
BIRD IV, 2019, Brass and Scrap Metal, 102cm x 33cm x 28cm
BIRDS V, 2019, Brass and Scrap Metal, 190cm x 84cm x 43cm
RANCHUWA VI, 2019, Brass and Scrap Metal, 107cm x 48cm x 28cm
PRAGEETH MANOHANSA b. 1976 Education 2005
Bachelor of Sculpture, Institute of Aesthetic Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
1997
Painting and Sculptures Course, Benares Hindu University, India
Solo Exhibitions 2018
Wanantharaya | Saskia Fernando Gallery, Sri Lanka
2016
Paper Works | Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2014
Chromatic | Saskia Fernando Gallery, Sri Lanka
2013
Flux - Exhibition of Sketches, Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2012
Gods of Metal, Gallery Steph, Singapore
2010
Assembled Art, in association with MIVET National Centre for the Arts & National Art Gallery
Maldives, Maldives Institute of Vocational Training, Maldives
2009
Amangalla Hotel, Galle, Sri Lanka
2008
Galle Art Trail, Galle Film Festival, Galle, Sri Lanka
2003
Gamana, an Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Group Exhibitions 2016
Disambiguation | curated by Saskia Fernando, Art Dubai 2016, U.A.E
2014
All Together Now! | Breese Little, London, UK
2014
Emergency | Breese Little Gallery, London, UK
2013
Temporary Permanence: Contemporary Art from Sri Lanka | XVA Gallery, Dubai
2012 Kaputa | Amangalla Hotel, Galle, Sri Lanka 2011
Contemporary Art From Sri Lanka 2011 | Asia House, London, UK
2011
Script | Amangalla Hotel, Galle, Sri Lanka
2009
Colombo Art Biennale | Colombo, Sri Lanka
2009
Kala Pola | organised by the George Keyt Foundation, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2009
Art Auction with Channa Ekanayake | Kooii Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2008
Artful Resistance: Crisis and Creativity in Sri Lanka | Museum of Ethnology/Kunsthistorisches Museum
Vienna, Austria
2007
Kala Pola | organised by the George Keyt Foundation, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2006
Kala Pola | organised by the George Keyt Foundation, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2006
Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2005
Kala Pola | organised by the George Keyt Foundation, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2005
Tsunami | Exhibition of Painting & Sculpture, University Gallery, University of Kelaniya, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2004
Kala Pola, organised by the George Keyt Foundation, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2004
With the Other | Exhibition of Painting & Sculpture, National Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2003
Kala Pola | organised by the George Keyt Foundation, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1999
Jhanaavi | Exhibition of Painting & Sculpture, Town Hall, Daltongani, Benares, India 2017 SAARC Artist Camp,
Gokarna Forest Resort,Kathmandu, Nepal
2 ALFRED HOUSE ROAD COLOMBO 3 T 2582162, 2556563 E art@paradiseroad.lk