Menika van der Poorten’s exhibit at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2014, Where Are You From? (2012) documents the stories of the deteriorating Eurasian ‘planter’ community of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s Eurasians, a community is separate to the Sri Lankan Burgher community, were born out of colonial era interactions between Europeans, especially the British, and the native Sinhalese and Tamil population. The ...
Muhanned Cader, left Sri Lanka in 1989 to attend the Kendall College of Art and Design in Michigan. After two semesters, he left Michigan and enrolled himself at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago between 1990-1994. Thereafter, he returned to Sri Lanka and lectured at the Vibhavi Academy for the next 12 years and exhibited his work at ...
Ashok Ferrey, the author of ‘The Good Little Ceylonese Girl’, ‘Colpetty People’ which was short-listed for the Gratiaen Prize in 2003 and ‘Serendipity’, which was shortlisted for the State Literary Prize, has also read Pure Maths at Christ Church Oxford. He also happens to be a comedian, guest lecturer at the Sri Lanka Institute of Architecture and a personal trainer. ...
Tharshana Wijesinghe is a 21-year-old emerging artist who experiments with different artistic mediums such as canvas, fabric and human body. At the age 8, he decided that his future will involve artistic endeavors. At Shyamala School of Art, Colombo 05, he was encouraged to be inventive and express himself through mixed media and is currently a student at Academy ...
On the 16th of November, the Editor of ARTRA Magazine, Azara Jaleel, was invited by Sharmini Pereira, the founder of the only archive for the arts in the country, Sri Lanka Archive of Contemporary Art, Architecture & Design, to speak about the vision of ARTRA and its critical discourse to the an audience consisting of students from the University of ...
Marina Bay Sands, Sand Expo & Convention Center With an attendance about 47,000 people each year, Art stage Singapore is one of the most anticipated art events in the region. With a main focus in visual contemporary art (paintings, sculpture, installations, videos, etc.) In 2015, they will also include Modern Art in the fair. Last year, 158 galleries from around ...
1.Why do you love capturing the wild? I have often wondered that myself. Sometimes I think it’s just a by product of wanting to be with nature. And photography is a way to capture and express what I feel at the moment. But the truth is far more complex than that. It’s a stress relief from work.The competitive side of ...
1. Your artistic profile; academics (this can be of your designing stuff as well) , where you have performed, Few awards and recognitions, aspirations etc I fell in love with Ballroom dancing at the age of 11 and since then I have been studying its art. My dream was to someday dance at the Blackpool International Ballroom championships in England; ...
Phantom of the Opera, bu the Workshop Players, was one of the most talked about stage plays this year and it’s almost next to impossible to find someone in Colombo who hasn’t watched the play! We spoke to some of the actors to talk about the mayhem backstage, surprises on stage that escaped the eyes of the audience or at ...
Tilaxan is a 3rd year student from the Fine Arts Department, University of Jaffna. We find his work compelling as his photography is of significant aesthetic appeal and interpretive potential, outside the social context of Jaffna as a cultural space….. For more read page 25 ARTRA Magazine Dec / Jan E15’ Purchase a copy at Barefoot, Odel, Gandhara, Sarasavi Bookshops, The Sandwich FactoryCol 7, ...
Shehan Karunatilaka Shehan Karunatilaka’s novel Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew won the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize, the 2012 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, the 2008 Gratiaen Prize and was selected by Waterstones UK as one of the top 11 debut novels of 2011. An advertising copywriter by trade, he has also written features for the Guardian, Rolling Stone, National ...
The Ramona Oshini brand showcased their ready to wear resort collection which contained many elements of local crafts including different types and textures of Sri Lankan weaves and hand-looms, batik with their own print designs, brass work accessories and trims, crotchet and hand-lace at the Asian Fashion Week 2014 in…. For more read page 32 ARTRA Magazine Dec / Jan E15’ Purchase a ...
The opening was extremely well attended. Over 200 people attended the Private View on the evening of the 9th October at the Brunei Gallery in London, which was astonishing given it was an extremely busy time being the run up to Frieze and therefore many art events taking place that evening. The opening was attended by a varied audience that ...
The Kochi-Muziris Biennale is centered in spaces around Fort Kochi and Mattancheri, India. One of the most significant art events in India, Kochi- Muzaris Biennale 2014 will is taking place for 108 days. The event will feature work of 93 artists from 30 countries in 8 venues in Kochi. A very pleasing, 100 day film festival as a part of the ...
To know more about Tarja De Silva, read pg 22 and 23 of ARTRA Magazine e15. Available at Barefoot / Odel / Gandhara / Sarasavi Bookshops / Canon Photohub / Milk and Honey Cafe or subscribe by calling 0771243714 / 0114545355 The post ARTRA Spotlight – Tarja De Silva appeared first on ARTRA | The Platform for Artistic Expression.
Grant McCann Erickson is a leading Sri Lankan advertising agency and part of the McCann Worldgroup which has offices in over 130 countries and almost eight decades of multinational experience. Grant McCann Erickson was founded by Sri Lankan media personality Reggie Candappa and is currently led by his daughter Neela Marikkar. For the last few decades Grant has been one ...
Musicmatters is an institute which offers a performance based, alternative music education of exceptional quality in Colombo 8. It was founded by Eshantha Joseph Peiris and Dr.Sumudi Suraweera in 2010. Musicmatters has successfully introduced an alternative model for Western music education in Sri Lanka. Since its inception, it has earned a reputation for its enjoyable and practical approach to music, ...
Sheranga Perera’s singing is steeped in Jazz tradition that draws upon a world of influences from many a Jazz greats. In an effort to expand her musical horizons she joined Leeds College Of Music, UK, the most renowned jazz conservatoire in Europe and graduated with her BA (Hons) Music (Jazz). She has been mentored by Jazz maestro Tim O’dwyer ...
Q | You are known as a Fashion Designer, however, you also identify yourself as an Artist – please share with us the latter side of yourself? A | From my early childhood I have used varied mediums. I was blessed to attend the Cora Abraham art classes under the mentorship of Cora Abraham, the founder, Nalini Weerasinghe, and aunty ...
Layla is a self-taught, experimental Enamel Artist, and the founder of Read&Seed, a home based secondhand book exchange. From an early age, she has been inspired by the concept ‘Complete Freedom of Expression Through Art and Material’ popularized by the late Cora Abraham and Nalini Weerasinghe (educators in the art field), and went on to become the Vice Principal ...
