SHOTLISTED AUTHORS Rizvina Morseth de Alwis for her unpublished novel, ‘It’s Not in the Stars’ Ruwanthie de Chikera and Nadie Kammallaweera for their unpublished drama, Kalumaali – a fairy tale for grownups. Lal Medawattegedera for his unpublished novel, Playing Pillow Politics at MGK. Malinda Seneviratne for his published poetry, Open Words are for Love Letting. Saroj Sinnetamby for her unpublished novel, The Professional. For more read pages 22/23 on ARTRA Magazine ...
An ongoing traveling project initiated by the committee members of CoCA for the Year 2013-2014 to explore “The Changing Patterns of Culture”. Throughout the journey local and international artists will explore cultures and subcultures that exist in public transportation, diverse public places within the locality, remote isolate locations, exclusive bars, cafes and restaurants and present their work to a ...
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Marking the bicentennial celebration year of the birth of Richard Wagner, the Goethe Institut presents an evening of song which will reflect the influences and styles connected with Wagner, with the Wesendonck Lieder as its centrepiece. Performing will be Sri Lankan tenor Asitha Tennekoon and Pianist Eshantha Peiris. Few composers can outdo the blend of fame and controversy that follows ...
Jay Anton de Paris creations brings out a sense of positivism, strength and brightness to people’s lives like he does to all who know him. The art comes from the bottom of the heart of creative genius, to produce a picture from how he feels at the time of creation. Colour symmetry and brightness result in a work of ...
Did you know that every cover of ARTRA Magazine is the artistic expression of the particular theme of that edition? E1 – ARTRA as the platform for artistic expression E2 – Features behind good and bad art E3 – Unconventional art gallery spaces E4 – The unprejudiced nature of Art E5 – Art facilitating multiplicity The post ARTRA Magazine’s Work ...
Calling out artists who believe that they have insights that they would like to share with the readers of ARTRA Magazine about how they do what they do best in 10 simple sentences under 5 different headings that revolve around their works of Art. Check out the previous editions of ARTRA Magazine to get a better idea or email your ...
REVIEW & PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHITRAL JAYATILAKE. I was 11 when my father took me to Yala national park on safari with his friends Dr.Nihal Weerasinghe and Late.Sumitta Amarasinghe. I found myself in a photographic university at a premature age with three great artists shaping the destiny in possession of a Konica C 35, point & shoot camera. In my mid ...
REVIEW BY AZARA JALEEL AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY BUDDHIMA KURUKULASURIYA ..The audience consisted of excited students from all over the island, eager looking military personnel, religious leaders, enthusiastic families, academia, diplomatic communities and tourists.They were engaging with each other not only through conversations but also through creative exchanges through music. It was heartwarming to see Sinhala speaking students and teachers ...
PHOTOGRAPHY AND REVIEW BY BUDDHIMA KURUKULASURIYA The crowds wandered about the grass free fields on the edge of the city, to the sound of music wafting from the coconut thatched huts of choice, which served as stages, set up along the perimeter. Performers arrived from near and afar, homegrown acts from Muleriyawa, Benthara, Amapara, Colombo and international acts from India, ...
Herbert Read stated that “society as a viable organic entity, is somehow dependent on art as a binding, fusing, energizing force”. I agree with this notion as I witnessed this at a recently held music festival in Jaffna. Most of the musical recitals were enriched with various musical instruments that belonged to different cultures performed by artists from various regions ...
ARTRA Magazine Endowment 5 revolves around the theme of how Art promotes and symbolises diversity with a special focus on music with the cover being its visual representation. Along with this, the ARTRA Magazine includes details on different works of Art showcased at the Lionel Wendt, Barefoot Gallery, Saskia Fernando Gallery etc. Also, find out more about the shortlisted ...
Jay Anton de Paris creations brings out a sense of positivism, strength and brightness to people’s lives like he does to all who know him. The art comes from the bottom of the heart of creative genius, to produce a picture from how he feels at the time of creation. Colour symmetry and brightness result in a work of ...
BACKGROUND TO THE PHOTOGRAPHY In the 13th Century, in the Valley of Mexico, Mictecacihuatl (Mic-teca-see-hoo-atl), goddess of Mictlan –the Aztec underworld– was said to preside over the Day of The Dead. It was a celebration of loved ones lost to death. During the conquest of the Aztec empire in the 16th Century, this summer-long festival was co-opted by Christianity ...
The album has a varied sound with some tracks being very upbeat and others being more sombre in nature. The tracks are all fairly short and avoid falling prey to needless repetition.Overall it’s a very good first entry for a relatively young band. Also on a different note the recording quality it should be mentioned is of a good ...
Natasha Nathanielsz is a unique artiste. She writes her own lyrics, sings her own songs, is a self trained harpist, a pianist, produces her own electro-acoustic tracks on the computer and believes in chasing rainbows.Launching her debut EP “Chasing Rainbows” at Qbaa at the beginning of this year brought together an eclectic mix of music that is was a ...
A cerebral painter, her images have a story to tell. The art practice that results is the equivalent of what maybe called ‘world art’; where border collapse and are replaced by adaptable and compliant precincts that draw from and enthuse a multiplicity of springs. Dr Alka Pande – The Hindu India Faith – New Delhi 2002 To have a ...
Unspoken beauty reveals itself when certitudes are turned upside down and the fragility of existance becomes evident. Six dancers: two women and four men. Three with and three without physical challenges: Six people born into a time in which daily grind can lead through hidden corners into unpredictable ends, in which familiar structures can turn threatening and danger a thrill. ...
