Art, abstract and expression
Nipuni Wimalapala
He moves his hand on the canvas creating different lines to make the
slight dark drawing emerge. It expresses something deep, catches one's
eyes and impressive mindset. His drawings are expressive and leaves
something to think and analyze.
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Lake Diyawannava (series) |
His way is unique and vast where he never frames into a certain
school of art. Susil Senanayake develops his own unique way.
Having graduated from Visual and Performing Arts University
Senanayake has worked hard to adopt his style in a unique way. This was
even when he was an energetic young undergraduate. His creativity is not
generated academically but naturally. His style of art is abstract
expressionism. He basically draws land sceneries known to be a form of
realistic expression.
He was a very active participant in many group exhibitions and his
own first individual exhibition ended in triumphant note. His second
individual exhibition will be held at the Lionel Wendt Art Gallery from
June 17 to 19.
Some of his previous group art exhibitions have been Expressions of
Independence and Serendipity - 2009, Expressions of Independence - 2008,
Nawa Kalakaruwo - 2006, Young Contemporaries - 2006, Traditional
Painting Exhibition - 2006 and With the Other - 2005.
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Susil Senanayake |
"All these exhibitions have a story. That's so old. It was a sunny
day in 2006 and I was wondering around lake Diyawanna searching for a
scenic location to make a painting. I got the perfect location and
started my drawing, but a group of army personnel emerged and wanted to
check me out. Finally I was free to do my job. But the state of my mind
was changed, but it gave way to a series of distinct paintings with a
new dimension."
So came the painting with dark colours, Lake Diyawanna. Even it is
imagination above the average where the experience is just squeezed into
the paintings.
Senanayake is an active personality in current art industry where he
always tries to produce something worthy.
He is a freelance artist without being framed into one school of art
and changes whenever he prefers. That quality adds extra value to his
works of art. He tries his best to cultivate people's mentality through
his art based on abstract expressionism. |
