We would like to thank Rocio Martin Ruiz-Jarabo, Tuan Shehan, Meg Barber and Nifraz Rifaz for their contribution towards the ARTRA Magazine E16. To read ARTRA Magazine Feb / March E16, purchase a copy at Barefoot, Odel, Gandhara and Sarasavi Bookshops. Or purchase on, iTunes – www.itunes.apple.com/us/app/artra Google Play – www.play.google.com/store/apps/magmakeredition.artra Amazon Kindle – www.amazon.co.uk/magMaker-Editions-LLC-Artra The post Contributors of ARTRA Magazine E16 appeared first on ARTRA ...
During the past 30 years artistic and literary merits of individuals and embodiments were eclipsed by the civil war and eventually driven to wilderness. Politics pervaded the landscape and enjoyed publicity over and above literary and the inherent artistic culture of Sri Lanka. However, now we live in a favorable post war context. A fortunate situation that provides us with ...
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 ...
Ameena Hussain is a publisher and writer. She is the author of a novel, two collections of short stories, and a sociological study on Violence against Women. She is the editor of three collections of children’s stories and a collection of stories for adults. She is the co-founder of the Perera Hussein Publishing House which has established itself as the ...
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 the ...
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.
Soldiers are not heroes. They are not villains either. They are humans. Even those who act ‘inhumanely’ are people driven to act and have seen or done things that they can’t forget; things that may haunt them for the rest of their lives. There is a conflict in their requirement to be proud as soldiers while they suffer the consequences ...
Poornima Jayasinghe is an artist who is currently working as the Head of Art in The British School in Colombo. Inspired by simple aspects of life, she is able to view her work as evolving creations that have a bearing on life which take various forms depending on the individual or situation.as the co-founder of CoCA, she curated ‘Becoming’ at ...
Hello everyone! ‘My Life as a Photographer in America and Sri Lanka’ is a presentation by award winning U.S. Photographer Michael Sarnacki which is happening today at 4.00PM at The American Centre. For more details go to http://goo.gl/shZk69! The post My Life as a Photographer in America and Sri Lanka by Michael Sarnacki appeared first on ARTRA | The Platform for Artistic Expression.
The Theertha International Artists Collective launched a mini performance festival in Sri Lanka for the first time which took place from the 13th to the 16th of March. The Theertha Performance Platform is an artistic initiative, in many ways, focusing on the history, learning and practice of performance arts. It created a space for sharing this practice with students, young ...
The youngest son of Elizabeth Moir MBE and the late Kesang Tenduf-La, Chhimi is half Tibetan and half English but has been in Sri Lanka since 1982, except when he was studying at Eton College and Durham University or working for Ernst & Young in London. He said of his writing, ‘Although I am an avid reader, I am not a particularly intellectual one. What I ...
Q | When capturing coral reefs, is there a specific area in Sri Lanka you prefer capturing? And what’s special about that place for you? A | My heart really lies in Colombo when it comes to underwater photography. I started diving in Colombo. Before I moved back from overseas, I had a handful of dives but after being here, I got connected to other underwater ...
Thank you Anisha Niyas for your contribution to ARTRA Magazine Endowment 6! The post ARTRA E6 Contributor – Anisha Niyas appeared first on ARTRA | The Platform for Artistic Expression.
Rocio Martin Ruiz Jarabo Rocio graduated with first class honors on Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Science in Architecture in 2002, at the Superior School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Madrid. She also spent one academic year in London at the Bartlett School of Architecture (granted thanks to her academic merits). Her working experience started with few practices in ...
Meg Baber Meg’s degree in English Literature and her love of surfing, combined with her work as an intelligence risk analyst and a screenplay script advisor, served her well when she and her photographer husband left the Middle East to scout the entire length of Brazil in 2009, checking out fabulous hideaways for us at i-escape on the way. Meg ...
In December 2013, myself representing Hempel Galleries together with Sarah Pringle of Visual Arts Projects, will bring to Hong Kong an exhibition by Sri Lankan artists Pala Pothupitiye & Anoli Perera titled ‘Cartographed Lands’. The exhibition will be on show at the CAP Project Space 2/F 126 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan from December 10th to 16th and is one ...
Through both their knowledge of local and global arts trends and their insights into corporate needs, the British Council has helped facilitate a new creative industry in Sri Lanka – that which allows artists an opportunity into the corporate system while in turn, providing creative business solutions for corporate-public engagement. For more read page 27 on ARTRA Magazine Dec / ...
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.
We would like to thank Tuan Shehan, ARTRA Team member, for his contribution towards ARTRA Magazine E16 issue. To read ARTRA Magazine Feb / March E16, purchase a copy at Barefoot, Odel, Gandhara and Sarasavi Bookshops. Or purchase on, iTunes – www.itunes.apple.com/us/app/artra Google Play – www.play.google.com/store/apps/magmakeredition.artra Amazon Kindle – www.amazon.co.uk/magMaker-Editions-LLC-Artra The post Featured Contributor of ARTRA Magazine E16 | Tuan Shehan appeared first on ARTRA | ...
Design is the process of solving problems in our society. When I designed the logo, branding and an exhibition for a center dedicated to perceptual dyslexia, I was trying to draw attention to a issue often unnoticed in our society and provide awareness, information and solutions through visual language that can be understood by people with this condition. The many layers ...
