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Nilantha Vidanarachchi

Colombo, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Realistic historical portraits and landscapes are the subject of Nilantha Vidanarachchi’s paintings....

About the artist

Nilantha Vidanarachchi

Joined In 2019

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(23 Followers)

About the artist

Nilantha Vidanarachchi

Joined In 2019

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(23 Followers)

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Realistic historical portraits and landscapes are the subject of Nilantha Vidanarachchi’s paintings. He seems to have found his life’s purpose through his passion for art, and represents the world through a variety of expressive brush strokes. Through Nilantha’s paintings he has developed a close kinship with the modern world and tradition, and visualizes it beautifully and expressively.

His imagination and creativity are made to contend with expressive textures that he creates in his work. These graphically striking textures, characterize his artwork with a sense of physicality and tactility.

Working with a range of mixed media, Nilantha employs dark backgrounds and warm colors to capture the essence of the paintings of the Renaissance period. Although he is deeply inspired by the art of the Renaissance period, his paintings are also characterized by contemporary art. His work transforms standard notions of traditional art into a uniquely expressive form, while the colors and stories of his artwork rejuvenate the eye of the viewer to create visual impact.

Nilantha’s paintings are perfected and crafted by his self-taught knowledge in painting. The gestural brush-strokes and mark-making leave an impression of tactile emo...

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