Hempel Galleries and the Colombo Art Biennale is a discourse between two cultural entities, working hand in hand with a holistic approach to promoting contemporary artists in Sri Lanka. CAB, ia a biannual international event and Hempel Galleries, a perennial organization that works primarily with Sri Lankan artists, art organisations and curators. As an entitiy, Hempel Galleries, fulfills a ...
Malith Upendra I strongly believe that each human body has its own creative movements which is unique. However, during a performing context ,one must train his/her body by providing meaning to the unique movement and work hard on it by perfecting it technically. This is not an easy task, however, unique movements facilitate a vivid… For more read pages ...
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I found ‘The Professional’ thought provoking to Ashok Ferrey’s ‘The Good Little Ceylonese Girl’ and ‘Colpetty People’, which I have read of his works thus far. Whilst the latter were light, full of slap stick humor and content which did not provoke intellectual stimulation, ‘The Professional’ is presented in an interesting form in a somber yet witty tone. The ...
The fashion industry consists of a number of components varying from designers, fashion and design institutions, manufacturing, crafts, retail and the list goes on. If all aspects of an industry are not considered, the potential to grow and innovate only becomes stagnated. There needs to be consistent programs and collaborations between these varying components to unleash new ideas and approaches ...
Colombo Fashion Week is now in its tenth year and from inception has maintained its singular focus of developing Sri Lanka’s fashion design industry and providing a platform to showcase Sri Lankan fashion design talent. From it’s humble beginnings with only 3 Sri Lankan designers, Colombo Fashion Week now has two shows per year showcasing a talent pool of more ...
Ajai Singh is the Founder and President of Colombo Fashion Week, the premier platform for Sri Lanka’s fashion/design industry. This year, Colombo Fashion Week celebrated its 10th year, continuing to aim at developing a South Asian fashion hub, which encourages and promotes commerce between regional designers and retailers. Ajai also conceptualised ‘Garments Without Guilt’ – Sri Lanka’s revolutionary campaign for ...
Fashion has struggled to gain its recognition as form of art, due to its nature as “the bastard child of capitalism and female vanity,” very aptly articulated by to Valerie Steele, Director and Chief Curator of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. I believe that fashion holds a valid claim as a form of art. Designer wear requires a ...
ARTRA Magazine is in its second year. With this endowment, we have made the attempt to understand, explore and articulate the art space in Sri Lanka, a step further from what we have in the previous publications. Hereon, the section ‘Works of Art and Personalities’ will provide critical content that deconstructs the scope of a particular field of Art in ...
Global Rhythms Reimagined Eshantha Peiris, piano About me: My name is Eshantha Joseph Peiris, and I live in Colombo, Sri Lanka. I am a graduate of New York University, and work as a professional pianist and music director. I also run the music school ‘Musicmatters’ in Colombo. Project Description: I am recording an album of solo piano music, tentatively ...
ARTRA Magazine is in its second year. With this endowment, we have made the attempt to understand, explore and articulate the art space in Sri Lanka, a step further from what we have in the previous publications. Hereon, the section ‘Works of Art and Personalities’ will provide critical content that deconstructs the scope of a particular field of Art ...
THE GALLE LITERARY FESTIVAL The Galle Literary Festival – one of the world’s best literary festivals – is looking for a dynamic team to deliver the 7th successful year of the festival in 2014. FESTIVAL DIRECTOR The Festival Director is responsible for the overall planning, management and implementation of the Galle Literary Festival. Previous experience in managing a large team, ...
Hey guys, be sure to check out the ARTRA Wall up at Barefoot Cafe, and please feel free to leave your comments on it! The post ARTRA Wall At Barefoot Cafe! appeared first on ARTRA | The Platform for Artistic Expression.
Today’s pick is a picture of Buddha recreated using three colours of ball-point pens (black, brown and blue) done by Nish (Nish Line Art on DeviantArt). Great technique!! The post ARTRA Magazine’s Pick of the Day 16/9/13 – Work by Nish appeared first on ARTRA | The Platform for Artistic Expression.
Today’s pick is a acrylic+watercolour painting done by Anjalie Pieris titled ‘Celebration of Women’. Great use of contrasting colours! The post ARTRA Magazine’s Pick of the Day 13/9/12 – Work by Anjalie Pieris appeared first on ARTRA | The Platform for Artistic Expression.
Today’s pick is a painting done by Sumith Wijendra titled ‘In Search of The Precious’. Great flow of colours! The post ARTRA Magazine’s Pick of the Day 12/9/13 – Work by Sumith Wijendra appeared first on ARTRA | The Platform for Artistic Expression.
Today’s pick of the day is a watercolour painting done by Sashini Weerakkody titled ‘Death Blooms’. The post ARTRA Magazine’s Pick of the Day 10/9/13 – Work by Sashini Samarakkody appeared first on ARTRA | The Platform for Artistic Expression.
Check out the themes represented in each Endowment of ARTRA on Pg#36 on ARTRA Magazine E7! The post ARTRA Magazine’s Themes Endowment 1-6 appeared first on ARTRA | The Platform for Artistic Expression.
Today’s pick is a photograph taken by Pavithra de Mello. Insightful story. The post ARTRA Magazine’s Pick of the Day 9/9/13 – Work by Pavithra Jovan de Mello appeared first on ARTRA | The Platform for Artistic Expression.
Today’s pick is a painting of a leopard on a rock done by Prasanna Weerakkody titled ‘Lord of the Rock’. Beautiful capture of reality! The post ARTRA Magazine’s Pick if the Day 6/9/13 – Work by Prasanna Weerakkody appeared first on ARTRA | The Platform for Artistic Expression.
