Quintessential philosopher poet
Ishara Jayawardane
Sudarshana Bandara |
Watapata Pictures by Sumanachandra Ariyawansa |
A conflict of colour |
A depiction of the big bang in all its glory |
WMP Sudarshana Bandara is a modest man. Everything about the press
conference he held was modest. Inside a little room were some of the
most extraordinary paintings I had ever seen.
Just three journalists interviewed him the day I met him. In a way it
is regrettable that his paintings, larger than life, were received by
such a small audience. Sudarshana specializes in what he proudly calls
the big bang. It is his passion and motivation to draw paintings of the
creation of the Universe.
“Specially I like to visualize contemporary work and contemporary
Architecture. There are so many Artists, Critics and Art historians with
use of traditional themes. I like to visualize the philosophical
concepts. My concept is birth of big bang” said Department of Fine Arts,
Faculty of Arts lecturer WMP Sudarshana Bandara.
Sudarshana says that the birth of the universe, big bang and our
origins are very strong concepts. He says he tries to combine of shadows
because without shadows we are not there. We get depth from shadow. Big
bang visualizes in shadows.
Big bang gets its meaning from shadow. Shadow is a very important
part of the big bang and our lives and our futures.
“A shadow, even in the absence of a creative artist, is full of
artistic and aesthetic content. Shadows as commonly understood are
sources of fear. They frighten us at times and tremble at other times.
Though shadows cause fear and horror they also are sources of
artistic creativity and aesthetic pleasure as they are capable of
inspiring artists and painters” stated Sudarshana.
When asked as to what his future ambitions were, this modest man
simply said that he wanted to be a good man.
“I always talk about the universe. I am not eastern or western. You
cannot categorize paintings, saying he is a traditional artist or a
modern artist” pointed out Sudarshana. |
