Hello everybody! From today on we will be creating a new concept called ARTRA Magazine’s Pick of the Day where we select an aspiring work of Art through Social Media and post it up on our website. The artist will be recognized for their work of art and their pieces will be highlighted on ARTRA’s website, Facebook page and Twitter ...
You have soft fingers, like the moonlight sonnet of a poya night, that can pinch the flower buds of my heart, for hours, gently, and squeeze out tiny drops of love and dew, little by little, I will stay silent though like a drowsy midnight dream, listening- listening to the wind’s embargoed whispers, and counting my slipped footsteps of the brick coloured road, which takes you home.
To have a look at what happened at the launchof the new musical ‘Rag’, written and composed by Jehan Aloysius, click here. The music is performed by Avanti Perera, and the cast includes (in order of appearance in this video) Anushiya Bastianpillai, Damien Fernando, Dilini Perera, Shenal Perera, Amandhi Caldera, Trevis de Silva and Kumudini David. The show will premiere ...
Opening 28th June, 5.30pm to 7.30pm. 29th and 30th, 9.30am to 7.30pm. At the Lionel Wendt. Featuring Anusha Gajaweera (Sri Lanka) and Benan Selami (France)
ARTRA Launch Festival is a celebration of artistic expression and the birth of ARTRA Magazine that is scheduled to take place at 143, Dharmapala Mw, Colombo 7 (the premises of the cotton collection store) on the 28th of July as an open event. This event would mirror the ARTRA Magazine and the Social Media Platform where different genres of ...
I saw you, on a yawning Thursday morning in early July, when I was walking on a mist-clad road in Kotmale. you flew to me, randomly, like a little bird, with the same smile, with the same soft-spokenness, that ‘she’ kept for me, for years, and I, oblivious of the world, lent you my palm, little girl, for a lovely morning dance.
never expect because you will lose the little respect you had for those who you never thought could be completely mad. senile. old. bastards. passionate about one thing and one thing only themselves. #sameoldstory.onlythistimeithoughtitwouldbedifferent.wellisureashellthought-wrong. so here’s the morale of this rather unpleasant story: learn to earn respect never-ever-demand it be the one to speak up rather than the rest ...
The University students and those in other higher educational institutions who took part in the recent Kavitha talent contest have shown innate, artistic and literary talents, said Sri Jayawardenepura University Senior Prof. Sunil Ariyaratna. It was organised by the Higher Education Ministry. The aim of the Kavitha contest was to develop the artistic and literary talents of the degree and ...
Thank you Shannon Wannakuwatte for your contribution to ARTRA Magazine Endowment 6! The post ARTRA E6 Contributor – Shannon Wannakuwatte appeared first on ARTRA | The Platform for Artistic Expression.
One Kannan Arunasalam pieces together a common identity for the Sri Lankan; ‘I Am’ is the story of our country’s communal history, seen through, and as told by, the memories of an older, and presumably wiser, generation. Find out more, follow the link: http://iam.lk/about/
ARTRA is looking for emerging voices in Sri Lanka who display their thoughts, perceptions and aesthetic interests through forms of Art, be it poetry, painting, photography,creative verse,music,dance,design etc. So if you think you have something of artistic significance that you would like to share, please email it to editorial@artra.lk along with your name and telephone number. The magazine can ...
Barbara has always purported that textiles and architecture are closely connected. Ellen Dissanayake, an independent scholar whose work focuses on the anthropological exploration of art and culture, summarized succinctly that Barbara Sansoni’s relationship with weaving led her to discover a “fundamental similarity between weaving and building.” She quotes Barbara as saying “There is closeness between the way a loom works and ...
1.Collect pictures of models from magazines, papers, photos etc where the shape of the body is visible. 2.Always keep in mind that humans are full of curves when drawing the croquis. 3. Start with a basic croquis, and once you master this you can move on to drawing croquis with different poses. 4. Firstly start off by drawing a vertical ...
the melomanic sessions is a community experience held with different variations/genres of unplugged music at the forefront.It is an opportunity for friends and family to gather in a series of sessions that will provide a platform for budding artists and established musicians to mingle with their audiences as one community.
How did he make up his mind To throw you in the river? How did she make up her mind To give you up Even though His only wish for you was To drown? Was it poverty? Was it his word over hers? Did she think twice? Or a zillion times? How many tears did she shed for you ...
Today’s Pick is a photograph take by Oshan Nilanga! Great editing and use of textures. The post ARTRA Magazine’s Pick of the Day 19/8/13 – Work by Oshan Nilanga appeared first on ARTRA | The Platform for Artistic Expression.
The green carpeted mountains Luscious, with tea, Pine studded peaks Tower ominously Looming over winding paths That we whiz along Nothing seems more beautiful Nothing could possibly go wrong But within that picturesque green Lies thwarted love, frustration, Unequal wages, And the station, Where the passing yakada yaka, Laughs and sneers, as he ruthlessly claims another life. O Lord of ...
