SANJEEWA KUMARA
LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK
SANJEEWA KUMARA
20 DECEMBER 2018 - 09 JANUARY 2019
2 ALFRED HOUSE ROAD COLOMBO 3 T 2582162, 2556563 E art@paradiseroad.lk
‘LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK’ Today painting is recognized as a traditional media. But painting still has specific capacities of its own to discover and exploit. An abstract painting or abstract expressionistic painting is rarely a picture; an abstract painting is a painting because it dwells primarily on the material and surface. But ‘picture’ implies a space one goes into. I am moving more and more in the direction that I don’t want to refer to my images as paintings. I myself suggest the term ‘picture’. This word has a more general meaning. But with its reference to depiction it is very close to ideas of representation. Pictures are evoking imaginary spheres and they go beyond amusement or exotic. The uncanny—the fantastic—the marvelous—the hesitation—the supernatural and the Uncertainty is very important to my work. What is special about painting; pictures’ is that I can lie with it endlessly. There are no boundaries. SANJEEWA KUMARA DECEMBER 2018
Where are the flames from the devil?, Oil on canvas, 137cm x 137cm, LKR 475,000
Memory of lunuganga garden, Oil on canvas 60cm x 40cm, LKR 75,000
Sensation, Oil on canvas, 91cm x 138cm, LKR 220,000
Beyond wishful thinking, Oil on canvas, 90cm x 70cm, LKR 150,000
Waiting to the unknown, Oil on canvas, 60cm x 80cm, LKR 75,000
The joy of mothering, Oil on canvas, 100cm x 80cm, LKR 165,000
True affection, Oil on canvas, 90cm x 70cm, LKR 135,000
Queen, Oil on canvas, 100cm x 105cm, LKR 160,000
Joy of infinity, Oil on canvas, 132cm x 176cm, LKR 380,000
The languor of love, Oil on canvas, 92cm x 155cm, LKR 250,000
Blossoms, Oil on canvas, 116cm x 60cm, LKR 150,000
Rainbow tree & Rainbow joy, Oil on canvas, 100cm x 80cm, LKR 120,000
Aspire of mirroring, Oil on canvas, 100cm x 80cm, LKR 150,000
Mirroring, Oil on canvas, 90cm x 106cm, LKR 135,000
Homage to Lionel Wendt, Oil on canvas, 35cm x 35cm, LKR 45,000
Homage to Picasso, Oil on canvas, 40cm x 60cm, LKR 55,000
A perfect world, Oil on canvas, 50cm x 107cm, LKR 110,000
Free will, Oil on canvas, 30cm x 40cm, LKR 50,000
The aliens emerge, Oil on canvas, 90cm x 70cm, LKR 85,000
Soul kiss, Oil on canvas, 100cm x 80cm, LKR 150,000
A dream come true, Oil on canvas, 90cm x 70cm, LKR 95,000
The joy of an uncanny personality, Oil on canvas, 110cm x 150cm, LKR 265,000
At midnight tree of life started to fly, Oil on canvas, 60cm x 40cm, LKR 55,000
Life begins, Oil on canvas, 92cm x 155cm, LKR 220,000
Self defense, Oil on canvas, 90cm x 70cm, LKR 95,000
A fresh start, Oil on canvas, 40cm x 30cm, LKR 50,000
SANJEEWA KUMARA b. 1971 Education 2003
Master of Fine Arts, Dutch Art Institute, The Netherlands
2001
Diploma (Painting), AKI Academy of Fine Arts, The Netherlands
1999
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), Institute of Aesthetic Studies in Colombo,
University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Solo Exhibitions (Selected) 2017 Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2015
Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2014 Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2013
Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2011 Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2010 Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2009 Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2008 Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2008 Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2007 Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2006 Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2005 Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2004 Head Office In Prins Claus Fund In The Hague, Netherlands 2004 Villa De Bank In Enschede, The Netherlands 2003 Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2003 Gallery Art Korner In The Hague, Netherlands
Group Exhibitions (Selected) 2016 2015 2015 2014 2014 2011 2009 2008
The Missing One, Dhaka Art Summit, Dhaka, Bangladesh My Country, Bernarducci Meisel Gallery New York Sovereign Asian Art Prize Finalists’ Exhibition Sheung Wan.hong-Kong Garden Of Eden, Exhibition With Sujeewa Kumari, Shalini Ganendra Fine Art, Malaysia India –Sri Lanka Artist Week Art Exhibition, Taj Samudra Hotel, Sri Lanka Contemporary Art From Sri Lanka ,Asia House ,London, UK Colombo Art Biennale, Colonbo, Sri Lanka Artful Resistance Crisis And Creativity In Sri Lanka Museum Of Ethnology Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. Austria
2008 Expressions Of Independence, The Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, France Work Shops and Residence 2014 India Sri-Lanka Artist Week,Colombo , Sri Lanka 2010 Saarc Artist Camp,Pondicherry, India 2004 Triangle Artists Workshop In Newyork, U.S.A 2003 7Th International Artist Camp, The Village Hotel In Habarana, Sri Lanka 2002 Visva Karma, Kulture Forum In Rheine, Germany 1998 2nd International Artist Camp, The Village Hotel In Habarana, Sri Lanka Grants/Awards (selected) 2015
Finalist The Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Hong Kong
2001
Grant For Study Abroad, The President’s Fund Sri Lanka
2000
Local Grant, The Netherlands Embassy, Sri Lanka
1999
Grant For Travel To Netherlands, Prins Claus Fund, The Netherlands
2 ALFRED HOUSE ROAD COLOMBO 3 T 2582162, 2556563 E art@paradiseroad.lk