Vimukthi Jayasundara is an award winning film director, screenwriter and visual artist. His first feature, ‘The Forsaken Land’ (2005) won the Camera d’Or at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, the only Sri Lankan who has ever won this prestigious award. Thereafter, he directed ‘Between Two Worlds’ (2009) which was nominated for the ‘Golden Lion’ at the Venice International Film Festival ...
For more read page 26-27 ARTRA Magazine Oct/Nov E8. Purchase a copy at Barefoot, Odel, Sarasavi Bookshop (Pvt) Ltd, Vijitha Yapa Bookshop (Pvt) Ltd. The Sandwich Factory Yamaha Music Centre – Col 7, Cannon Col 3, Milk & Honey Cafe, Col 7 www.books.lk. For subscriptions call +94772305054 The post works of art by nadia h omar on artra magazine ...
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 ...
When purchasing art, what is the most important aspect that you consider before hand? The artist’s style is a very important aspect that I consider. I make sure every painting that I purchase reflects the skill that the artist is best known for. What is your personal objective of collecting art? My obsession with art is the primary reason ...
For the three exhibitions ‘Moving Images’, ‘Mediated’ and ‘30 Years Ago’ that you curated, how exactly did you conduct the process of art curation? For all three, an initial concept drove the selection of producers, which then resulted in the final output for the exhibitions and related websites. I always juggle several concepts for art projects in my head ...
Rudrani Devi Das’s collection of paintings are which were showcased at her debut exhibition at Gallery Mountcastle, Col 7, was a combination of three themes: fantasy, femininity and nature. Rudrani states ‘Fairies embody all three elements, and best represent the experience of my life. Life, to me, is beautiful and magical, wondrous and adventurous, and the spiritual and fantastical aspects ...
The recipe for a good painting can be boiled down to seven basic elements: line, shape, form, space, color, value and texture. But an award-winning painting in an art contest possesses something else as well—an additional ingredient that draws us in again and again and continually offers up new discoveries to ponder and appreciate, something beyond a display of technical ...
Q | Who or what organisation is behind the birth of project Imago Mundi? A | The Imago Mundi Collection is a project conceptualized and developed by Luciano Benetton and the Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche. It is a voluntary, non-profit initiative to create a creative landscape of established and emerging artists around the world, through a published book representing the ...
For more go through 47-48 ARTRA Magazine Oct/Nov E8. Purchase a copy at Barefoot, Odel, Sarasavi Bookshop (Pvt) Ltd, Vijitha Yapa Bookshop (Pvt) Ltd. The Sandwich Factory Yamaha Music Centre – Col 7, Cannon Col 3, Milk & Honey Cafe, Col 7 www.books.lk. For subscriptions call +94772305054 The post highlights from the pettah expose on artra magazine oct/nov e8 ...
His musical obsession began unknowingly, at home at a young age, while listening to a sambol of sound that be Mozart, Neil Diamond, CT Fernando, Cindy Lauper, Sunil Edirisinghe, NKOTB, Puff Daddy, Nirvana and the likes (just to give you an idea.) Fast-forward to now, he has eased into DJing which blossomed over the last decade or so, between ...
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 ...
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 ...
HASH BANDARA AND UMANGA SAMARASINGHE Graduate of Graphic and Fashion designing, Hash and Umanga’s ‘Passion’ is to create a skateboarding culture in Sri Lanka through art. Serious skaters themselves, this dynamic duo believe that skating is a positive distraction that produces a therapeutic effect especially for kids. Taking a significant step to fulfill their dream is their establishment – PUSH skateboards: ...
The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place simultaneously in Edinburgh, Scotland every August. Although the festivals are put on by various organizations unrelated to each other, they are regarded as part of the same event; and together they form the world’s largest festival of arts & culture. Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe are considered to be the main segments ...
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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 ...
Scott Gardiner, born in 1975, graduated with a Master of Visual Arts with Honours in painting from the Auckland University of Technology. He has been a multiple finalist in the Wallace Art Awards as well as the 2012 New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award. His work has been exhibited in private and corporate collections throughout New Zealand, Australia and the ...
Julius teaches singing, beat boxing and piano lessons at the ‘Mystical Rose’ Performing Arts Academy for children aged between… To find out more about Julius, The Pettah Expose and CoCA read Pg#45 on ARTRA Magazine E7! The post Pettah Exposé Artist – Julius Mitchell appeared first on ARTRA | The Platform for Artistic Expression.
