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| Friday, 24 October 2003 |
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Exhibition of artist duo by Prasad Abu Bakr Artist's Dep Thushara and Chandrasiri Kodithuwakku will show their recent works at the Lionel Wendt Gallery on October 25 and 26 from 10.00 AM to 8.00 PM on both days. Artist Dep Thushara is more or less a self taught artist who has been guided from time to time by different art masters as a student. His special talent to do creative work in school led him up-to the point of almost making it to the Institute of Aesthetic Studies of the University of Kelaniya. He failed by a minor fraction and was refused admission on those grounds as a result. Thushara regrets this happened but continued to work and produce more paintings which opened up the opportunity for him to hold his first one man exhibition at the Paradise Road Galleries recently. His work was well received and matched the work of other contemporary artists qualifying themselves from the institute that he missed out on attending. Thushara's work mysteriously sensuous, working within limited ranges of colour reflects his isolation and at times his disappointments and conflict within himself. The work calls for deeper attention from its viewer than a glance. The multi-strokes of his brush shows Thushara's endless search for calm and probably emotional security. Chandrasiri Kodithuwakku on the other hand is presently a final year student at the Institute of Aesthetic Studies of The University of Kelaniya. He also creates sculptures beside painting, his work too is composed on very contemporary lines within a composed set of colours. Both these artists have participated in a number of group exhibitions together with other artists. They are both from far away villages and have arrived in the city to attain their goals of evolving as working artists. They probably struggle to preserve their total rural upbringing as they open themselves up to accommodate, sometimes the eccentricities of modern art which creates the base for the evolving art scene of Colombo. The result of Thushara's and Chandrasiri's work can reflect heavily on their experiences they faced during this period of adjustment from one social mould to another. |
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