Mark Vernon is a sound artist and radio producer based in Glasgow. His arts practice encompasses live performance, soundtracks, installations and radio broadcasts—often blurring the boundaries between art, music and broadcasting. His key areas of interest are the human voice, field recording and soundscape composition, musique concrète and the radio phonic combination of these elements in works for broadcast and ...
Soundarie David is the founder and MusicalDirector of Sri Lanka’s premier female ensemble, ‘Soul Sounds’, which has performed and won awards internationally over the last four years, with acclaimed performances in India, Australia, China, Kuwait, Austria, France, USA and Malaysia. Soundarie completed her musical career at the prestigious Royal College of Music unit London, after having left school, where she ...
‘PHILIP GLASS BUYS A LOAF OF BREAD’ COMPLIMENTS ‘TIME AND MOTION’ ‘Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread’ is the play that reflected the expectation behind the series of plays titled ‘Time and Motion’,directed by Anushka Senenayake, produced by Swasha Fernando and Trinushka Perera. First produced in the Manhattan Punch Line Theatre in New York City ‘Philip Glass Buys ...
PHOTOGRAPHY AND REVIEW BY BUDDHIMA KURUKULASURIYA The crowds wandered about the grass free fields on the edge of the city, to the sound of music wafting from the coconut thatched huts of choice, which served as stages, set up along the perimeter. Performers arrived from near and afar, homegrown acts from Muleriyawa, Benthara, Amapara, Colombo and international acts from India, ...
Calling out artists who believe that they have insights that they would like to share with the readers of ARTRA Magazine about how they do what they do best in 10 simple sentences under 5 different headings that revolve around their works of Art. Check out the previous editions of ARTRA Magazine to get a better idea or email your ...
Global Rhythms Reimagined Eshantha Peiris, piano About me: My name is Eshantha Joseph Peiris, and I live in Colombo, Sri Lanka. I am a graduate of New York University, and work as a professional pianist and music director. I also run the music school ‘Musicmatters’ in Colombo. Project Description: I am recording an album of solo piano music, tentatively ...
Commentary by Sandra Fernando Henry Lorenz Wendt, father of Lionel Wendt, established the Amateur Photographic Society of Ceylon, the precursor of the PSSL. The society has had periods of sustained activity interspersed with dormant periods. In 1934, Lionel Wendt infused vigour into it after one dormant period. Since then, it has been active, holding 77 annual exhibitions of photographs ...
Don’t crash on me – You big, beautiful, unattainable dream. Stay up there, and let me swoop into the swirls of your unreality, And revel in your depthless mist. Dare I? Dare I defy the hard –hitting ground that threatens to swell and swallow me whole? Despite resolution, you crash down on me, shoving me, Lower, deeper, more painful. Plummeting down I …
Hello Art-o-holics! There will be a column that highlights various definitions of ART on the first edition of ARTRA, so if you want to express your take, please feel free to to email it to editorial@artra.lk
where memories run deep and your forgotten childhood dreams sleep where every crack and every leak has a story worth selling a garden that saw you through bruises from that first bike ride and pre-sport meet selection, 50m races which you would always finish last or one before yes those were good times of the past and it all happened ...
Review by Imaad Majeed Fascinated by the morbid, Dr. Milinda Salpitikorala finds time to explore his creativity in the doctor’s room at the hospital he works where most of his creations come to life. To him, heavy metal music and art go hand in hand, inspiring each other and culminating in what was seen on the canvasses displayed at the Skzin ...
Natasha Nathanielsz is a unique artiste. She writes her own lyrics, sings her own songs, is a self trained harpist, a pianist, produces her own electro-acoustic tracks on the computer and believes in chasing rainbows.Launching her debut EP “Chasing Rainbows” at Qbaa at the beginning of this year brought together an eclectic mix of music that is was a ...
ARTRA Magazine Endowment 5 revolves around the theme of how Art promotes and symbolises diversity with a special focus on music with the cover being its visual representation. Along with this, the ARTRA Magazine includes details on different works of Art showcased at the Lionel Wendt, Barefoot Gallery, Saskia Fernando Gallery etc. Also, find out more about the shortlisted ...
Today’s pick is a painting done by Sumith Wijendra titled ‘In Search of The Precious’. Great flow of colours! The post ARTRA Magazine’s Pick of the Day 12/9/13 – Work by Sumith Wijendra appeared first on ARTRA | The Platform for Artistic Expression.
Gold glasses by Jananda Laksiri For more read pages 40-41 on ARTRA Magazine E6 available at Barefoot/ Odel/ Vijitha Yapa/Sarasavi and www.books.lk. For subscriptions call +94772305054 The post Artists to be featured at the Colombo Art Bienalle 2014 appeared first on ARTRA | The Platform for Artistic Expression.
Brimming with vibrant bazaars, markets and shops, Pettah is the bustling commercial hub of Colombo. The streets are lined with many different shops overflowing with a mindboggling variety of products from fabrics, fresh fruits, vegetables and spices to jewelry, electronics, furniture and knick-knacks galore. Half the charm of Pettah is in its people, and their tireless dedication to providing ...
REVIEW BY ROSHNEE WIJEYERATNE During a fashion show, the audience essentially looks at what is on the ramp and everything comes together in perfect sync; the models draped in wonderful fashions, the varying music, lights and very carefully engineered choreography.In order to get that precision, the backstage operation has to run seamlessly and when one examines it further, you ...
Saskia Fernando, Gallerist and Curator, launched Sri Lanka’s first free standing professional gallery in 2009 after working in the art scene since 1999. The gallery represents some of the country’s most established contemporary artists while acting as a platform for the best emerging young artists. In 2012, the Saskia Fernando Gallery expanded to the Galle Fort band continues to work ...
A storm can hide many things, raindrops that had been kept in cupped hands residue of a thousand poems and the flowers that had samsaric fragrance . but we still have to travel, like ripples, along the transitory lines of life, to unknown lands. You can always call me a traveler, a reckless one, who is left with a heavy ...
