SUSIL SENANAYAKE
AN
EXHIBITION AND
SALE OF
NEW WORK
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA
SUSIL SENANAYAKE
21 JULY 2016 - 17 AUGUST 2016
2 ALFRED HOUSE ROAD, COLOMBO 3 T 2582162, 2556563 E art@paradiseroad.lk
It was a glorious day in the year 2006; I was wondering around “Diyawanna Oya” to find a scenic location to paint. After selecting a suitable location I started drawing and suddenly a group of Army personnel emerged from a nearby bush and started to question me. It was in the conflict and they were suspicious of anyone around the parliament. After explaining to them that my objective was not drawing the parliament but the beauty of the “Diyawanna Oya” I was free to do my job. My state of mind however was not the same and it gave birth to a series of distinct paintings with a new dimension. They still encapsulates the beauty and serenity of the lake but also reflects the sudden fear and shock, the artificial landscape, created due to the experience which has forever changed the way I see the lake. It’s been 10 years now. “Lake Diyawannawa” one of the most stunning sights in Sri Lanka has begun to emerge with a number of changes. Not only the lake but also the changes started taking place within me. The monochrome concept of my paintings is now combined with a bit of colour.
SUSIL SENANAYAKE JULY 2016
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA I, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 90 x 90 cm, LKR 90,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA II, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 120 x 120 cm, LKR 120,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA III, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 120 x 120 cm, LKR 120,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA IV, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 150 x 180 cm, LKR 275,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA V, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 120 x 120 cm, LKR 120,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA VI, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 150 x 150 cm, LKR 260,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA VII, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 165 x 210 cm, LKR 320,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA VIII, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 210 x 165 cm, LKR 300,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA IX, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 210 x 165 cm, LKR 320,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA X, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 120 x 120 cm, LKR 120,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA XI, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 120 x 120 cm, LKR 90,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA XII, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 90 x 90 cm, LKR 90,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA XIII, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 120 x 120 cm, LKR 90,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA XIV, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 120 x 90 cm, LKR 110,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA XV, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 65 x 60 cm (each), LKR 110,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA XVI, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 45 x 45 cm, LKR 65,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA XVII, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 45 x 45 cm, LKR 65,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA XVIII, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 45 x 45 cm, LKR 65,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA XIX, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 45 x 45 cm, LKR 65,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA XX, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 60 x 52 cm (each), LKR 80,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA XXI, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 45 x 45 cm, LKR 65,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA XXII, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 19 x 19 cm (each), LKR 40,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA XXIII, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 19 x 19 cm (each), LKR 40,000
LAKE DIYAWANNAWA XXIV, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 19 x 19 cm (each), LKR 60,000
SUSIL SENANAYAKE b. 1979 Education 2008
BFA (Hons) [Specialisation in Painting], University of Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Solo Exhibitions 2013
Exhibition of New Work, Paradise Road Galleries, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2011
Lake Diyawannawa, Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2007
Exhibition of Paintings, Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Group Exhibitions 2015
Sri Lankan Artists, J. D. A Perera Gallery, University of Visual & Performing Arts, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2014
Sri Lankan Artists, J. D. A Perera Gallery, University of Visual & Performing Arts, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2013
Sri Lankan Artists, J. D. A Perera Gallery, University of Visual & Performing Arts, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2009
Expressions of Independence and Serendipity, J. D. A Perera Gallery, University of Visual &
Performing Arts, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2008
Expressions of Independence, The Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, France
2007
O, An Exhibition of Paintings, Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2006
Nawa Kalakaruwo, National Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2006
Yong Contemporaries, National Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2006
Exhibition of Traditional Paintings, University of Visual & Performing Arts, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2004
With the Other, National Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2 ALFRED HOUSE ROAD, COLOMBO 3 T 2582162, 2556563 E art@paradiseroad.lk