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A collection of 42 cleverly executed pictures, most of which are in the medium of water colours,'copied' out of picture post cards made an interesting line up to walk through as they reflected upon many historical sites and other places. When the word "copied" is used it does not necessarily degrade his work. To be able to achieve a perfect reproduction proves that the artist has devoted a lot of time perfecting his art. Kamalanath has achieved a high standard of proportion in his compositions and a degree of light and shadow which are excellent.Instead of hiding behind a veil of abstraction the artist has used his strong drawing skills to bring forward his ability to imitate. Kamalanath hails from Nugadeniya in Mihirigama after his basic
education at Kadangamuwa Vidyalaya and Giriulla Wickrama Shila National
school he began concentrating on art seriously owing to the encouragement
he received from his teachers Priyantha Palipana and H.M. Jayawardena
which won him several awards at various competitions. After completion of
his studies Kamalanath was trained under the guidance of famous cartoonist
Winnie Hettigoda. His two year period with the National Antiquities Replica Institute at Bataleeya in Pasyala, conducted by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs under the guidance of Siri Kumarasinghe is what steered him through to his present standard of work. What was enjoyable about this young artist's work is that he himself has enjoyed producing them. His intention to join the Institute of Aesthetic Studies could be a step in the right direction in creating his individual style. He has a lot of scope to do so taking into account a few pictures he has experimented with, getting away from the realistic angle. The pictures depicting copies of temple murals, that of Ridee Viharaya and a reproduction of "Queen Mahamaya's dream"from an original by late artist Solias Mendis stood out differently from the rest, probably as they were not depictions of ancient sites which his other pictures were mostly based on. "Princess Hemamala and Prince Dhantha" a large painting done in oils, a reproduction of a mural from the Kelaniya Temple showed the patience and enthusiasm the artist would go through to perfect his work which deserves praise. The exhibition which began on the 13th of this month ends today. -------------------------------- Fresh Art
The students of The british School in Colombo will hold their third
annual exhibition 'Fresh Art' at 'barefoot', Gallery 706, from march 21 to
26. During the exhibition tickets will be available at Barefoot for The
British school in Colombo's forthcoming ( March 29) play 'Ring Around the
Moon', directed by Koshi Sandrasagara. -------------------------------------- Richest in music McCartney, Rolling Stones, Dion and Carey among richest in music LOS ANGELES (AFP) Former Beatle Paul McCartney is at the top of the short list of rockers whose wealth has topped one billion dollars, Rolling Stone magazine says. McCartney is thought to have earned some 72.1 million dollars last year after going on tour for the first time since 1993, the magazine says in its April 3 edition due on newsstands this weekend. In 2002, he earned almost 30 million dollars more than the Rolling Stones, who still earned a staggering 44 million dollars, the magazine says. The Stones earned seven million dollars in one night for playing at a birthday bash for Texas multimillionaire David Bonderman. In third place was the Dave Matthews Band which last year earned 31.3 million dollars, followed by Canadian pop diva Celine Dion, who brought home 31.1 million dollars. Rapper Eminem earned 28.9 million dollars trailed by Cher with 26.7 million and Bruce Springsteen with 24.8 million. Mariah Carey, despite some personal turmoil and less than stellar sales
for her CD "Glitter," managed nonetheless to earn a healthy 23.3
million dollars. -------------------------------------- Jayasiri Semage's painting in Geneva For the first time in the history, the United Nations headquarters in Geneva has hung up a Sri Lankan's painting in its main hall. The painting has been done by Sri Lanka's reputed painter Kalasoori Jayasiri Semage. It was only last year that Kalasoori Semage held a solo art exhibition in Geneva with the assistance of the Sri Lankan Embassy there. The venue of the exhibition was the main hall of the UN headquarters. During the exhibition it was decided that a painting done by Semage be displayed permanently along with other paintings. The oil painting on canvas measuring 118 x 88 cm. was titled "Hands that feed." Rienzi Nanayakkara |
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Prasad Abu Bakr.
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celebration of colour, evolving art and fresh art are all names of
exhibitions that the British School in Colombo have held at Gallery 706 in
Colombo for the past three consecutive years, since the arrival of Janet
Howell, Head of Creative and Performing Arts. Janet, a practising artist
herself, said recently about the exhibition: 'This annual exhibition gives
any child from The British School in Colombo, a unique opportunity to
experience in displaying their art work in a professional environment to
the public." The exhibition is filled with an abundance of colour and
fresh inspiration. Every single child from the Junior School has exhibited
a piece of work. The senior school has contributed large scale abstract
paintings taking their influence from aboriginal art work, portrait
paintings with a touch of the Julian Opie style and underwater scenes
expressing the splendour of the tropical sea world.
