‘Qualam’ or ‘kalam’ means ‘pen’ and ‘kari’ means craftsmanship. Therefore the name ‘Kalamkari’ literally means artistry with a pen.Kalamkari is the art of pattering on cloth with the aid of a pen. Characterised by intricate penmanship, fine detailing and aesthetically subdued natural hues, where hand woven cloth is decorated with either free hand painting or block printing.In ancient India ...
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The Picture Press is an online exhibition of development-oriented photography, a curated web platform promoting photojournalism, where ‘great photographs meet compelling narratives’. The Picture Press attempts to use photographs as an entry point into broader development issues facing Sri Lanka and South Asia.‘A picture is worth a thousand words’ they say, but at The Picture Press the narratives matter as much ...
Following on from our previous article in Issue 3, we looked at changing consumer trends and the appreciation towards artistic expression. In this issue, we are featuring one such designer who has taken great steps since showing at Colombo Fashion Week 2012. Deneth Piumakshi was the recipient of the Generation Next award and post Colombo Fashion week was selected ...
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The Gratiaen Prize, which was instituted by Michael Ondaatje in 1992 with the money he received as joint winner of the Booker Prize for his novel ‘The English Patient’,is awarded annually to the best work of literary writing in English by a resident Sri Lankan. The Prize, intended to encourage English writing in English by Sri Lankans, is named ...
I have been interested in photo artistry since I was sixteen. A borrowed range-finder camera, the first film; a Kodak 35mm – 36 exposures, the cost although just Rs. 21/-, shared by three friends…. memories!Over the next forty two years I continued to use many cameras of different makes, models, formats under various circumstances. Then, many dark room processes ...
we promote originality in problem-solving through the use of intuitive, image-based learning and story-creation techniques. The primary approach we use ‘mystery painting’, which is practiced in silence and can be regarded as a form of samatha or concentration meditation leading to calmness of mind. The process of Mystery Painting has three components: Cloud Seeding, Cloud Watching and Cloud Walking. ...
Mentally disabled or mentally subnormal or mentally retarded is terminology that is frequently used and misused by those who may not have understood the true meaning. These words instantly condemn such a person as hopeless, however we believe that Art provides them with a medium that facilitates them in communicating their complex thoughts and… For more read page 8 ...
Art is unprejudiced. Art does not discriminate between those who are considered to be ‘mentally subnormal’ or ‘physically challenged’. It is a medium that reflects one’s thoughts and perceptions in a creative manner. Therefore is it justifiable for us to differentiate between the works of art by those who are considered to be ‘normal’ and ‘subnormal’ in relation to their ...
This time around the theme of ARTRA Magazine revolves around the unprejudicial nature of Art.Team ARTRA creatively highlights Art’s inclusive space with its characteristic parameteres!Also,we have the inside scoop on Ashok Ferry’s ‘Colomboscope’, Colombo fashion Week, the Gratian Trust, Mind Adventure’s ‘Afterclass’ directed by Ruvin De Silva, Anoma Wijewardena’s lates exhibition,Natasha Nathanielzs’ EP ‘Chasing Rainbows’, Mika Tennekoon’s exhibition ‘Home’ and ...
From a distance, the works of Li Hongbo look like classical sculptures of molded plaster or delicate porcelain, but if you try to pick one of them up, it will stretch apart like a Slinky. That’s because Li’s 3D sculptures are made entirely from thousands of sheets of paper. In the tradition of the Chinese ‘paper gourd’ technique, which is found in paper ...
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German photographer Paul Schneggenburger created this photo series, entitled The Sleep of the Beloved, in which he features the movements and motions of loving couples as they sleep. For each image, the photographer arranges a bed in his studio apartment, creates a backdrop of black sheets, lights some candles, and leaves for the night. He sets up a long exposure on ...
Though Budapest, Hungary-based photographer Noell S. Oszvald currently has only 22 total photos on her Flickr page, they’re all so incredibly powerful, you could spend hours looking at each one. The 22-year-old started taking photos a little over a year ago, though you wouldn’t know that she was so new to photography by looking at her stunning portfolio. Oszvald ...
Israeli footwear designer Kobi Levi whose one off designs could be considered more on the side of sculptural works of art. Each of the pieces are developed by Levi and produced by hand in his studio. Here is a look at his latest pieces which explore a range of themes from bananas to ducks to Madonna. To see more from ...
‘handled with care’ – an exhibition curated by designboom – first saw the anthropomorphic work of israeli sculptor ronit baranga back in 2007, with her latest ceramic works now being shown as part of the ‘kama sex and design’ exhibition presented by the triennale design museum in milan, italy until the 10th of march, 2013. baranga’s work, which designboom covered earlier here, is characterised ...
Rookwood Pottery has a hand – or an ear – in the complete renovation of Cincinnati’s landmark Metropole hotel, reborn as a 156-room boutique called 21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati. The local studio, founded by Maria Longworth Nichols in 1880 as the first woman-owned manufacturer in the U.S., was tasked by design firm Deborah Berke Partnersto produce eight types of bathroom tile mimicking ...
This time around the theme of ARTRA Magazine revolves around the unprejudicial nature of Art.Team ARTRA creatively highlights Art’s inclusive space with its characteristic parameteres!Also,we have the inside scoop on Ashok Ferry’s ‘Colomboscope’, Colombo fashion Week, the Gratian Trust, Mind Adventure’s ‘Afterclass’ directed by Ruvin De Silva, Anoma Wijewardena’s lates exhibition,Natasha Nathanielzs’ EP ‘Chasing Rainbows’, Mika TennekoonR
