SHOTLISTED AUTHORS Rizvina Morseth de Alwis for her unpublished novel, ‘It’s Not in the Stars’ Ruwanthie de Chikera and Nadie Kammallaweera for their unpublished drama, Kalumaali – a fairy tale for grownups. Lal Medawattegedera for his unpublished novel, Playing Pillow Politics at MGK. Malinda Seneviratne for his published poetry, Open Words are for Love Letting. Saroj Sinnetamby for her unpublished novel, The Professional. For more read pages 22/23 on ARTRA Magazine ...
The German Embassy celebrates 60 years of diplomatic relations between Germany and Sri Lanka with a concert of classical music. The Chamber Music Society of Colombo along with the Goethe-Institute presents two trumpet concertos, including the very popular concerto by Haydn. Young award winning German trumpeter Sebastian Leibing will be the featured soloist. Composed in 1796 for the virtuoso ...
Kolkata-born artists Susanta Mandal originally trained as a painter, but since then has branched out into more conceptual installation-based work. Mandal’s recent art practice explores the concept of energy. His mixed-media installations, which often utilize spotlights and kinetic mechanisms, seem playful but are actually uncanny and ultimately disconcerting constructions. The rapid growth of imbalance in modern urban life does not ...
This issue of ARTRA Magazine dissects the visual art scene in Sri Lanka through a comprehensive approach. Insights that have been shared in the section ‘Works of Art and personalities’ shed light to the different visual art trends from ancient times to date, evolving processes of a work of art, the role galleries in nurturing artists, motives of an art ...
My heart is a mirror-wall, they say. A wall of mornings and afternoons, and words amount to poetry, it is, at times, a wall of dust that kisses unveiled eyes and misty hearts; perhaps, it’s a wall of bricks that walls pristine pristine raindrops of May; and it is a mirror of light and darkness, that paints love in grey, ...
The second edition of the Dhaka Art Summit (7 – 9 February 2014) is set to unveil a series of commissions by major Bangladeshi and South Asian artists including Runa Islam, Tayeba Begum Lipi, Mahbubur Rehman, Naeem Mohaimen, Jitish Kallat, Shahzia Sikander, Shilpa Gupta, Rashid Rana, Mithu Sen and Lida Abdul. For more read page 30 – 31 ARTRA Magazine ...
Hello everyone! We have picked our work of art for the day! Hashu Hasli’s has an eye for intricate detail and color in her photography. The post ARTRA Magazine’s Pick of the Day 5/8/13 – Work of Hashu Hasli appeared first on ARTRA | The Platform for Artistic Expression.
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 ...
Anoli Perera is a co-founder and a director of the Theertha International Artists Collective, a progressive art initiative based in Colombo which maintains the experimental art space Red Dot Gallery. She is on the Artistic Advisory Committee of the Colombo Art Biennale and a peer panel member of the Arts Network Asia (Singapore). She currently lives and works in New ...
Unspoken beauty reveals itself when certitudes are turned upside down and the fragility of existance becomes evident. Six dancers: two women and four men. Three with and three without physical challenges: Six people born into a time in which daily grind can lead through hidden corners into unpredictable ends, in which familiar structures can turn threatening and danger a thrill. ...
Hannah Brackston Having grown up moving between Leeds and rural Oxfordshire, Hannah Brackston spent a year working with community educational/development projects in Southern India before studying environmental art at the Glasgow School of Art. For more read ARTRA Magazine Dec / Jan E9. Purchase a copy at Barefoot, Odel, Sarasavi Bookshops (Pvt) Ltd, Vijitha Yapa Bookshops (Pvt) Ltd. The Sandwich Factory Col 7, Yamaha Music Centre - Col ...
THE GALLE LITERARY FESTIVAL The Galle Literary Festival – one of the world’s best literary festivals – is looking for a dynamic team to deliver the 7th successful year of the festival in 2014. FESTIVAL DIRECTOR The Festival Director is responsible for the overall planning, management and implementation of the Galle Literary Festival. Previous experience in managing a large team, ...
Jay Anton de Paris creations brings out a sense of positivism, strength and brightness to people’s lives like he does to all who know him. The art comes from the bottom of the heart of creative genius, to produce a picture from how he feels at the time of creation. Colour symmetry and brightness result in a work of ...
Let me tell you A tale long, dark, and fraught with pain Of the man with no smile There’s no love in his heart, Since he tore it out of his chest, still beating A long time ago There’s no joy in his soul Since he lost it, by turning away from those he loved A long time ago. He ...
Today you asked too many questions, on ailment of love and unguent, on lingering and moving away, on promises, broken and to be made. for which I did not have many answers. I forgot, the pragmatism of leaving, the knavish art of moving, the forgetful lessons of passing. But I tried to weave a smile with an open bracket and ...
To be with you in the darkness of the night is to embrace lurking shadows… drown in its danger and come alive, once again to live death, tomorrow. To let you caress me with your voice is to lean against a bush of roses, letting its thorns needling in deeper until they cannot be pulled out – no, never! To ...
Created from discarded plastic bottles, these giant fish make a powerful environmental statement as they emerge from the sands of Botafogo beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (retrieved from the FB page of My Modern Metropolis)
How do you choose works of art/artists to be featured at your gallery? When selecting artists, I look into a culmination of characteristics to ensure that we select artists with the best potential to evolve. Firstly, the artistic skill that develops through practice and experimentation is imperative. I notice a significant distinction in those who develop their skills by ...
Hi Artoholics, Hope all of you are loving the second endowment of the ARTRA Magazine that attempts to question what art is,what is art’s motive and how exactly one could differentiate between good and bad art. For the third issue we are attempting to highlight the non-elitist feature of art.We are sometimes under the notion that art can only be ...
