SUJITH RATHNAYAKE
ONE CONTINUOUS LINE
SUJITH RATHNAYAKE
28 JUNE 2018 - 18 JULY 2018
2 ALFRED HOUSE ROAD COLOMBO 3 T 2582162, 2556563 E art@paradiseroad.lk
ONE CONTINUOUS LINE Line, balance and composition - with these simple elements, Sujith Rathnayake distils the essence of visual art to its pristine state. Using a single uninterrupted stroke in graphite on white board, devoid of colour, texture and other superficialities, he breathes life into form, with mood, movement, strength and power. Daleena Samara
Writer on art and culture
BALANCING, 2018, Pencil on paper, 81 cm x 59 cm
BEFORE AND AFTER, Pencil on paper, 2018, 100 cm x 70 cm
CONFUSED MIND I, 2018, Pencil on paper, 81 cm x 59 cm
CONFUSED MIND II, 2018, Pencil on paper, 81 x 59 cm
DANCE II, 2018, Pencil on paper, 59 cm x 81 cm
FRIENDS, Pencil on paper, 64 cm x 102 cm
DANCE I, 2018, Pencil on paper, 81 cm x 59 cm
DANCE III, 2018, Pencil on paper, 81 cm x 59 cm
DANCE IV, 2018, Pencil on paper, 81 cm x 59 cm
FACE, 2018, Pencil on paper, 76.5 cm x 56 cm
IORN LADY, Pencil on paper, 81 cm x 59 cm
LIYATHAMBARA, 2018, Pencil on paper, 102 cm x 64 cm
LOOK AT MY START AND END I, 2018, Pencil on paper, 81 cm x 59 cm
LOOK AT MY START AND END II, 2018, Pencil on paper, 81 cm x 59 cm
MAN I, 2018, Pencil on paper, 102 cm x 64 cm
MAN II, 2018, Pencil on paper, 102 cm x 64 cm
MAGIC GIRL, 2018, Pencil on paper, 81 cm x 59 cm
REST I, 2018, Pencil on paper, 70 cm x 100 cm
REST II, 2018, Pencil on paper, 59 cm x 81 cm
REST III, 2018, Pencil on paper, 59 cm x 81 cm
RUNNING, 2018, Pencil on paper, 59 cm x 81 cm
TOGETHER, 2018, Pencil on paper, 50 cm x 81 cm
STRENGTH I, 2018, Pencil on paper, 59 cm x 81 cm
TEAM, 2018, Pencil on paper, 50 cm x 70.5 cm
TOUCH AND WATCH II, 2018, Pencil on paper, 81 cm x 59 cm
SHE IS TALKING, 2018, Pencil on paper, 81 cm x 59 cm
TEEN II, 2018, Pencil on paper, 81 cm x 59 cm
TEEN I, 2018, Pencil on paper, 81 cm x 59 cm
THE KISS II, Pencil on paper, 70.5 cm x 50 cm
STRENGTH II, 2018, Pencil on paper, 59 cm x 81 cm
TOUCH AND WATCH I, 2018, Pencil on paper, 64 cm x 102 cm
THE KISS I, 2018, Pencil on paper, 58.5 cm x 7.3 cm
WAITING II, 2018, Pencil on paper, 100 cm x 70 cm
WAITING I, 2018, Pencil on paper, 70.5 cm x 50 cm
TOUCHING, 2018, Pencil on paper, 81 cm x 59 cm
SUJITH RATHNAYAKE b. 1971 Education 2000
BFA (Sculpture), Institute of Aesthetic Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Solo Exhibition 2017
Hallucination, Lionel Wendt Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2009
Here and There, Alliance Franรงaise De Colombo Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2005
Lionel Wendt Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2004
Ka-Ga-Ja; Art Exhibition, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2002
The Dark Passage, Lionel Wendt Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2000
Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1999
Lionel Wendt Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Group Exhibition 2017
Human Rights Arts Festival, J.D.A Perera Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2017
State Arts and Sculpture Festival (Guest Artist), J.D.A Perera Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2016
Sri Lankan Artists, J.D.A Perera Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2015
10th Anniversary Exhibition, University of Visual and Performing Arts, J.D.A Perera Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2010
14th Asian Art Biennale, Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2010
Visual Responses During the War, Lionel Wendt Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2009
ARTFUL RESISTANCE: Contemporary Art from Sri Lanka, Museum of Ethnology, Vienna, Austria
2008
Expression of Independence, Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, France
2006
Feb, Barefoot Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2004
Habarana International Artists Camp; Works of Artists, Harold Peiris Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2003
The Serendipity, October Gallery, London, UK
2001
Osaka Triennale, Contemporary Art Space, Osaka, Japan
2000
Four Artists; Art Exhibition, Lionel Wendt Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2000
Winds of Artist in Residence, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
1999
9th Asian Art Biennale, Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1999
New Artists; Art Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1997
Young Contemporary Artists, National Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
1995
Youth Award Festival; Art Exhibition, National Youth Center, Maharagama, Sri Lanka
1991
All Island School Art Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2 ALFRED HOUSE ROAD COLOMBO 3 T 2582162, 2556563 E art@paradiseroad.lk