Shades of Paradise

Theater of Twisted Vanities melds the human form, water and fabric creating a surreal world of transformation and unpredictable bodily distortions. The series explores the human figure draped and veiled in wet silks; suspended between revelation and distortion. Sepia toning, hand coloring and heavy vignettes evoke antique viewing devices and the aesthetics of early 20th century photographs, inviting the audience into a timeless psychological spectacle where beauty bends toward myth, sanctity, monstrosity, and decay.

Exploring nature’s geometric design genius, Shades of Paradise studies the architecture and structural composition of broad leaf plant species in the subtropics. From the “White Bird of Paradise” to the wild growing “Elephant Ear” Taro plant. Wright looks at