CATALOGUE #5
This month SFG Colombo moved to a larger gallery at 41 Horton Place in Colombo 7. The new location features three separate spaces, one in which SFG will run continuous exhibitions starting in January 2014. The second space will feature a second exhibition or new media works by local artists. The third space continues to feature a series of works by artists represented by the gallery. This catalogue presents a few of the new artists who will begin working with us in our new gallery space. We hope to see you soon at the new SFG Colombo.
Chamila Gamage ___________________________________________________________ 4 Mika Tennekoon ____________________________________________________________ 8 Nadia Haji Omar ____________________________________________________________ 12 Nuwan Nalaka ______________________________________________________________ 24 Prageeth Manohansa ________________________________________________________ 16 Priyantha Udagedara ________________________________________________________ 20 Sandun de Silva ____________________________________________________________ 28 Sujeewa Kumari ____________________________________________________________ 32 Torin Chandrasekara _________________________________________________________ 36 Vajira Gunawardena _________________________________________________________ 39
CHAMILA GAMAGE Chamila Gamage’s sculpture often plays with the combination of both cement and wrought iron. These three works were featured in the artist’s latest solo exhibition titled Monologue II.
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CHAMILA GAMAGE, 2013, Flabbergasted Man IX, Steel Chain Sculpture, Height 197 cm 5
CHAMIL GAMAGE, 2013, Flabbergasted Man X, Cement and Steel Sculpture, 107cm x 50cm 6
CHAMIL GAMAGE, 2013, Flabbergasted Men V, Cement and Steel Sculpture, 65cm x 52cm 7
MIKA TENNEKOON Mika Tennekoon recently moved to Vietnam and continues to send her work to exhibit at SFG. These are her latest series of black and white drawings and they follow the theme of her ledger works from 2012.
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MIKA TENNAKOON, 2013, Broken, Mixed Media on Paper, 21cm x 30cm 9
MIKA TENNEKOON, 2013, Untitled, Ink on Paper, 37cm x 27cm 10
MIKA TENNEKOON, 2013, Lotus Termites, Ink on Paper, 37cm x 27cm 11
NADIA HAJI OMAR Nadia Haji Omar continues to work on her Masters program at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Her work was featured in a group exhibition of Sri Lankan contemporary art at XVA Gallery in Dubai this year. These three works carry the same autobiographical titles and themes as all of Haji Omar’s works.
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NADIA HAJI OMAR, 2010, Girl Muscles, Mixed media on paper, 58cm x 74cm 13
NADIA HAJI OMAR, 2012, Sea Pencils, Mixed Media on Board, 26cm x 36cm 14
NADIA HAJI OMAR, 2008, Party Priests, Mixed media on paper, 46cm x 59cm 15
PRAGEETH MANOHANSA While Prageeth Manohansa is best known for his large scrap metal figurative works, these smaller series of cacti present the flipside to the artist. Manohansa proves he is also able to work on a smaller scale with sensitivity to materials and the same delicate care he places on form and movement in all his work.
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PRAGEETH MANOHANSA, 2013, Cactus I, Scrap Metal, 23cm x 8cm x 10cm 17
PRAGEETH MANOHANSA, 2013, Cactus II, Scrap Metal, 15cm x 26cm x 23cm 18
PRAGEETH MANOHANSA, 2013, Cactus III, Scrap Metal, 30cm x 25cm x 29cm 19
PRIYANTHA UDAGEDARA These round canvas works belong to Priyantha Udagedara’s series titled Paradise Lost. Udagedara worked on this series for his practice based Ph.D. at Leeds University in the United Kingdom. The series was also exhibited in Portugal earlier this year.
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PRIYANTHA UDAGEDARA, 2013, Moth II, Charcoal and Collage on Canvas Board, Diameter 75cm 21
PRIYANTHA UDAGEDARA, 2013, Glory Lily, Charcoal and Collage on Canvas Board, Diameter 75cm 22
PRIYANTHA UDAGEDARA, 2013, Skeleton Mountain, Acrylic and Collage on Canvas Board, Diameter 75cm 23
NUWAN NALAKA Nuwan Nalaka recently returned to Sri Lanka from Calcutta, after completing his Masters Degree. No stranger to the art scene, Nalaka has presented numerous exhibitions of his watercolor landscapes in Sri Lanka. In this series the artist presents a conceptual series inspired by Buddhism and Sri Lankan history.
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NUWAN NALAKA, 2013, Region of Spirituality I, Watercolour on Paper, 102cm x 102cm 25
NUWAN NALAKA, 2013, Region of Spirituality III, Watercolour on Paper, 76cm x 76cm 26
NUWAN NALAKA, 2013, Tree of Life I, Watercolour on Paper, 102cm x 102cm 27
SANDUN DE SILVA Sandun De Silva is best known for his fashion photography but in 2014 he joins the Saskia Fernando Gallery with a series of landscape and abstract photography that he has collected throughout his career so far. His body of work features wildlife photography, panoramic images of Sri Lankan landscapes and abstract light and colour images.
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SANDUN DE SILVA, 2013, Untitled I, Print on Archival Paper, Custom Sizes Available 29
SANDUN DE SILVA, 2013, Untitled II, Print on Archival Paper, Custom Sizes Available 30
SANDUN DE SILVA, 2013, Untitled III, Print on Archival Paper, Custom Sizes Available 31
SUJEEWA KUMARI Sujeewa Kumari will present her new media work at the new Saskia Fernando Gallery in Colombo in January 2014. These drawings are her latest works on paper and they are based on the print work she plans to exhibit in January.
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SUJEEWA KUMARI, 2013, Untitled VI, Mixed Media on Paper, 30cm x 40cm 33
SUJEEWA KUMARI, 2013, Untitled VII, Mixed Media on Paper, 42cm x 59cm 34
SUJEEWA KUMARI, 2013, Untitled IV, Mixed Media on Paper, 30cm x 40cm 35
TORIN CHANDRASEKARA Torin Chandrasekara returns with his brass sculpture of early works featuring the minister’s shirt. These highly conceptual and clever depictions of greed, politics and corruption will be presented in an exhibition of sculpture in 2014.
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TORIN CHANDRASEKARA, 2013, Torso I, Brass, 45cm x 32cm x 20cm 37
TORIN CHANDRASEKARA, 2013, Torso II, Brass, 35cm x 35cm x 15cm 38
VAJIRA GUNAWARDENA These three works by Vajira Gunwardena take us back to the artist’s affinity to bright colour. His latest work feature collage and stencil work and a heavier thematic playing with history and culture titled ‘The Man Who Wasn’t There’.
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VAJIRA GUNAWARDENA, 2013, The Man Who Wasnt There I, Acrylic on Canvas, 150cm x 140cm 40
VAJIRA GUNAWARDENA, 2013, The Man Who Wasnt There II, Acrylic on Canvas, 150cm x 140cm 41
VAJIRA GUNAWARDENA, 2013, Unknown Citizen VII, Acrylic on Canvas, 180cm x 165cm 42
For further information on these artists, please visit our website www.saskiafernandogallery.com
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