Taking the first Piyawara

Nipuni Wimalapala

She says she is very much into fashion, but that recently she has discovered a new talent and her creativity can be expressed more through her paintings.

Nishanya Gunaratne, an upcoming young aesthetic artist will unveil her creativity through her very first exhibition Piyawara. The exhibition will be held at Kala Bhawana on April 27 at 9.30am featuring more than 90 paintings. The exhibition will go on till the 29 and art enthusiasts are welcome to see the exhibit from 9am to 6pm.

Speaking to the Daily News, Gunaratne said, "Though art is my inborn talent, I have never learnt it academically, even in my schooldays I never learnt art but I did participate in school level art exhibitions and won many awards. Recently I joined the Art School attached to the Ceylon Art Society and started learning art as a subject. That's how I got the chance to hold this exhibition."

Piyawara is an outcome of her creativity plus the great support given by the Art School of Ceylon Art Society. The principal and the teachers have motivated her and given their maximum support to make the exhibition a success and it's sponsored by the Society.

Her paintings are in different forms focusing on many areas and capturing nature through the different strokes in her paintings. From portraits, modern arts and line drawings, she also draws sceneries. All these forms are done in a perfect manner. Her works are impressive and quite classy.

Piyawara will unveil the exclusiveness of her paintings.

A fashion designer by profession, she owns her fashion designing place where she designs bridal wear, party wear and any type of dresses but with all this she is very keen in painting as she believes that it is her inborn talent.

Gunaratne conveys her heartiest gratitude to her teachers of the Art School of Ceylon Arts Society and her parents who help her in everything. She expects to carry the exhibition out further in the coming years and she invites everyone to visit the exhibition.