Chandraguptha Thenuwara’s “Black Paintings & Other Works-an exhibition of paintings and installation” was inaugurated today (3 April 2010) at the Lionel Wendt Gallery, Colombo. The exhibition will continue till 5 April 2010.
He has used perfect colours to depict the situation. Many art lovers had a preview today.
Chandraguptha Thenuwara says “The exhibition consists of two parts – one, the preface consists of three previously exhibited works and the other represents the current moment with nine new paintings and an installation. The preface was needed because the ideas expressed through the works are still valid. Among them is a triptych (2007) based on three selected Dammapada of the Lord Buddha that – ‘hatred never ceases by hatred’; ‘to all, life is dear and all fear death’; and ‘one should neither kill nor cause to kill’. The other is the ‘Erasing Camouflage: Peace’ Triptych (2008); and the third is a painting which I exhibited last year in July, with the slogan ‘… now there is only Black and White'(2009). I believe these works merit discussion again because we are facing a moment in which we are compelled to be cautious and to go forward with greater care”.
