{"id":194748,"date":"2025-09-02T18:15:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/194748\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T18:15:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:15:17","slug":"in-aqueous-renaissance-christy-lee-rogers-conjures-beauty-and-interconnectivity-under-water-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/194748\/","title":{"rendered":"In ‘Aqueous Renaissance,’ Christy Lee Rogers Conjures Beauty and Interconnectivity Under Water \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Born in Hawai\u2019i, Christy Lee Rogers<\/a> was fascinated by water from an early age. \u201cFor me, water has always been both chaos and freedom,\u201d the artist says. \u201cIt strips away control and asks us to see ourselves in a different light. That\u2019s where my stories begin.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rogers is known for her large-scale, maximalist photographs shot completely under water<\/a>, suspending figures in the midst of billowing garments. Using a range of lighting effects and vibrant fabrics to compose dramatic images, her style is evocative of Baroque or Rococo paintings and murals.<\/p>\n

\"an\u201cCandy\u201d<\/p>\n

Aqueous Renaissance, the artist\u2019s forthcoming solo exhibition at Art Labor Gallery<\/a>, showcases Rogers\u2019 unique exploration of underwater photography throughout the last two decades. Tapping into the term \u201crenaissance\u201d as a period of revival or rebirth, she aims to highlight beauty and grace in our contemporary era marked by factions and division.<\/p>\n

Rogers\u2019 photos are achieved by submerging her subjects in dark water, which she illuminates with a range of lights. As the figures twist and turn, the light creates a dreamlike, painterly effect. \u201cHer underwater visions are not escapist fantasies but mirrors of our collective condition\u2014fragile, fluid, and searching for meaning,\u201d the gallery says.<\/p>\n

Aqueous Renaissance runs from September 6 through October 26 in Shanghai. See more on the artist\u2019s website<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"an\u201cA Dream Blossomed Right in Front of My Eyes\u201d<\/p>\n

\"anImage from Lavazza Calendar<\/p>\n

\"an\u201cOur Hopes and Expectations\u201d<\/p>\n

\"an\u201cTenderness\u201d<\/p>\n

\"an\u201cA Dream Dreamed in the Presence of Reason\u201d<\/p>\n

\"an\u201cCandy\u201d<\/p>\n

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