In ‘Aqueous Renaissance,’ Christy Lee Rogers Conjures Magnificence and Interconnectivity Beneath Water — Colossal

Born in Hawai’i, Christy Lee Rogers was fascinated by water from an early age. “For me, water has always been both chaos and freedom,” the artist says. “It strips away control and asks us to see ourselves in a different light. That’s where my stories begin.”

Rogers is understood for her large-scale, maximalist images shot fully underneath water, suspending figures within the midst of billowing clothes. Using a variety of lighting results and vibrant materials to compose dramatic photos, her model is evocative of Baroque or Rococo work and murals.

Aqueous Renaissance, the artist’s forthcoming solo exhibition at Art Labor Gallery, showcases Rogers’ distinctive exploration of underwater images all through the final twenty years. Tapping into the time period “renaissance” as a interval of revival or rebirth, she goals to focus on magnificence and charm in our up to date period marked by factions and division.

Rogers’ images are achieved by submerging her topics in darkish water, which she illuminates with a variety of lights. As the figures twist and switch, the sunshine creates a dreamlike, painterly impact. “Her underwater visions are not escapist fantasies but mirrors of our collective condition—fragile, fluid, and searching for meaning,” the gallery says.

Aqueous Renaissance runs from September 6 by means of October 26 in Shanghai. See extra on the artist’s website and Instagram.