KINGSLEY GUNATILLAKE
FINDING SPACE
KINGSLEY GUNATILLAKE
05 JANUARY 2017 - 01 FEBRUARY 2017
2 ALFRED HOUSE ROAD COLOMBO 3 T 2582162, 2556563 E art@paradiseroad.lk
In this journey I am searching for a better space in life. I like a clean, uncomplicated space free of problems. Through my journey in life, and symbolically on canvas, I’ve realized that there are many wonderful, beautiful and dear spaces. The satisfaction that I gain from my actions in life on canvas, is something beyond just working with brushes and paint. The jumbled colors are clean in my life on canvas. Ultimately, all the rough and smooth, the bitter and sweet, in my journey, converge to contentment and satisfaction. This is a difficult journey, but reflection of it through abstraction has made it a pleasure.
KINGSLEY GUNATILLAKE JANUARY 2017
FINDING SPACE XII, Acrylic on canvas, 244 x 197 cm, LKR 600,000
FINDING SPACE IX, Acrylic on canvas, 80 x 120 cm, LKR 140,000
FINDING SPACE XIV, Acrylic on canvas, 80 x 120 cm, LKR 160,000
FINDING SPACE XIII, Acrylic on canvas, 168 x 198 cm, LKR 300,000
FINDING SPACE VI, Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 80 cm, LKR 120,000
FINDING SPACE XV, Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 80 cm, LKR 120,000
FINDING SPACE XI, Acrylic on canvas, 160 x 120 cm, LKR 260,000
FINDING SPACE III, Acrylic on canvas, 80 x 100 cm, LKR 120,000
FINDING SPACE V, Acrylic on canvas, 122 x 122 cm, LKR 200,000
FINDING SPACE VIII, Acrylic on canvas, 90 x120 cm, LKR 140,000
FINDING SPACE I, Acrylic on canvas, 90 x120 cm, LKR 180,000
FINDING SPACE IV, Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 120 cm, LKR 200,000
FINDING SPACE II, Acrylic on canvas, 90 x120 cm, LKR 180,000
FINDING SPACE VII, Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 120 cm, LKR 180,000
FINDING SPACE X, Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 120 cm, LKR 240,000
FINDING SPACE XVI, Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 80 cm, LKR 120,000
FINDING SPACE XVII, Acrylic on canvas, 50 x 70 cm, LKR 65,000
FINDING SPACE XVIII, Acrylic on canvas, 50 x 70 cm, LKR 65,000
FINDING SPACE XIX, Acrylic on canvas, 50 x 70 cm, LKR 65,000
FINDING SPACE XX, Acrylic on canvas, 50 x 70 cm, LKR 65,000
FINDING SPACE XXI, Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 60 cm, LKR 65,000
FINDING SPACE XXII, Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 60 cm, LKR 65,000
FINDING SPACE XXIII, Acrylic on canvas, 80 x 60 cm, , LKR 70,000
KINGSLEY GUNATILLAKE b.1948 Education 1996 Certificate in Environmental Education, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK 1979 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting (Minor: Sculpture), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka Solo Exhibitions (Selected) 2011 Book Art Exhibition, The British Council, Kandy, Sri Lanka 2009 Inventive Landscape, Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2007 Year Planner, Lionel Wendt Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2006 Mushrooms, Paradise Road Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2006 Displaced, Indiart Gallery, Pune, India 2006 Displaced, Trinity Chapel, University College Dublin, Ireland 2004 Bath, Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2001 Fragrance of Lemon Yellow, Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1998 Art For Environment, British Council, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1997 Displaced, Jorge B. Vargas Museum, Manila, Philippines 1994 Life Of A Candle, Jordan Hill CampuĂŞ, University Of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK 1986 Exhibition Of Paintings, Oberoi Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1981 Visual Art Exhibition, Lionel Wendt Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka Group Exhibitions (Selected) 2016 Street Art-plex, University Of Visual And Performing Arts, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2016 Participated in the Department of Sculpture Exhibition, JDA Gallery, Colombo 2016 Participated in the Department of Painting Exhibition, JDA Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2016 Reading Room Exhibition, Winchester School of art, Winchester Gallery, UK 2015 International Artist Residency, ASO, Kumamoto, Japan 2015 Art-plex, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, Japan 2015 Genesis Exhibition, SOJO Gallery, Kumamoto, Japan
2014 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2008 2007 2005 2004 2004 2003 2003 2000 1988 1985
Serendipity Revealed, Hempel Galleries & The Brunei Gallery, London, UK Reading Room, TARQ, Mumbai, India Works by Sri Lankan artists, Hempel Galleries, Dhaka Art Summit, Bangladesh Serendipity Revealed, Cap Project Space, Hong Kong Temporary Permanence, Xva Gallery, Dubai, UAE Sri Lankan Contemporary Art & Design, Saskia Fernando Gallery, Galle, Sri Lanka The Spirit of Forms, Korean Cultural Center, Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi, India SeongNam International Art Fair (SNIAF), Korea Seongnam Art Center, Seongnam, Korea End of Workshop Exhibition, Neerja Modi School, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Contemporary Art From Sri Lanka, Asia House, London, UK Contemporary Visual Art Exhibition, Sojo Art Gallery, Kumamoto, Japan Artful Resistance, Museum Of Ethnology, Vienna, Austria Expression Of Independence, Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, France VAFA Faculty Show , Lionel Wendt Gallerey, Colombo, Sri Lanka Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings & Pyrography’, Lionel Wendt Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka Tsunami, University Of Visual And Performance Arts, Colombo, Sri Lanka NOMA Exhibition Of Children’s Books And Illustrations, Japan Visual Art Exhibition, Usher Gallery, Lincoln, UK Serendipity, October Gallery, London, UK Gangsy, Exhibition of Paintings, New Delhi, India Gallery Duemila, Mega Mall, Manila, Philippines Biennial Of Graphic Design Exhibition, Moravska Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic Exhibition Of Paintings, Public Library Lobby, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2 ALFRED HOUSE ROAD COLOMBO 3 T 2582162, 2556563 E art@paradiseroad.lk