Kumara Rathnayaka

SCALING THE HEIGHTS


Poised to take his paintings around If the world , he is in the threshold of scaling the heights in contemporary painting . If Kumar Ratnayaka is not the leading artist in contemporary art , he is certainly one of the top few. Endowed with abundance of talent his brush has no limit when it starts moving on canvas . It runs wild splashing vibrant colours in arabesque stretches but not without subtle hues that make Kumar what he is today .
I had the opportunity to preview some of his paintings in its massive collection in his studio at Pasyala and was marveled at their parade with Kumar putting the final touches where it mattered, They were ready to take wings across the skies to international venues . Kumar has no limit to his imagination .
He is an impatient artist who tries different strokes . He showed me one massive art work done with an ekel broom and it was stunning, minutely accurate. He deliberates the use of light, shade to capture the mood of seasons as well as environment he has stored in his mind.
He may be brilliant on colour, shade and light but a contemporary artis can not be influenced by nature because there is no method to follow. He paint...

The Ministry of Cultural Affairs has included Kumara Rathnayaka among the list of 20 outstanding artists of Sri Lanka.

Solo Exhibition

1992-National Art Gallery,Colombo.

1995-National Art Gallery,Colombo.

1996-LIONAL WENDT ART GALLERY,colombo 07,Sri Lanka.

1998-Hotel Rannali island,Maldives/hotel,paradise,Maldives.

1998-LIONAL WENDT ART GALLERY,Colombo 07,Sri lanka.

2000-LIONAL WENDT ART GALLERY,Colombo 07,Sri lanka

2001-JAIC Tower,Union Place,Colombo 02.

2003-CROCADILE cENTRE,Sweedon.

2003-Out Dour Exhibition,Mill,Netherland.

2003-Out Dour Exhibition,Salsburg,Austria.

2003-

2004-LIONAL WENDT ART GALLERY,Colombo 07,Sri lanka

2006-Tourist Hotel,Ho-chi-minh city,Vietnam.

2006-Tourist Hotel.Cambodia.

2008-LIONAL WENDT ART GALLERY,Colombo 07,Sri lanka

2010-LIONAL WENDT ART GALLERY,Colombo 07,Sri lanka

2012-LIONAL WENDT ART GALLERY,Colombo 07,Sri lanka

2019 - Crown palace hottel ,Ajman ,Dubai

Group Exhibitions

1992 - "sensation"National Art Gallery,Colombo.

1994 - "Nawa Kalakaruwo" Organized by George Keyt Foundation.

1996 - "Moods & Moods" 50th indipendents celebration exhibition,Nationalart Galeery,Colombo,Organized by george keyt foundation.

1998 - 50th indipendent day celebration exhibition,National art Gallery,...