Lionel Wendt
Lionel George Henricus Wendt is a pianist, photographer, filmmaker and critic from Sri Lanka. He was the leader of ‘43 Group, a collective of Sri Lankan artists.
In the early 1930s, while continuing to give piano recitals, Lionel Wendt turned to what became his great passion, photography.
Wendt's photographs bear witness to the culture of his country. While the male body is his favourite theme, he also deals with landscapes, everyday life, architecture, archaeology. He reconciles knowledge and interest in modern artistic trends (Magritte, Man Ray, Chirico...) with a desire to represent traditional Ceylonese life. His fertile imagination uses a multitude of techniques: photomontage, photo-collage, solarization,photograms etc. |