Sandaruwan Perera

Abstract and vibrant patterns are the subject of Sandaruwan’s paintings. The artist sees himself as a merger of “abstract trends with a contrasting usage of color” and relies on his paintings to soothe the troubled and tired minds of the viewers. He presents the world through his craftsmanship on the canvas by developing a close kinship with the natural world, abstracts it and visualize it expressively.
The art of life is made to contend with utopic patterns and textures that resurrect from the artist’s free style to create graphically striking images, allowing the physicality of nature and his abstract thoughts to reveal itself.
His commercial paintings are mostly painted with acrylics because of the durability of the medium. However, he also uses oil paints, watercolors and mixed media. Sandaruwan employs a color palette and fluid style to capture the essence of his world. His great obsession with creating his own tools using everyday objects such as combs and a variety of different gadgets, characterize his paintings with abstract and elaborate textures. The concepts and ideas are enhanced by his intuition and spontaneous skill at abstracting a painting during the painting process.
His work transforms standard notions of mod...