"Contemporary Woven Art" art exhibition by Tilak Samarawickrema at Gallery Art Motif, F 213 C, Lado Sarai > 1st-17th April 2011
Time :
1st April : 6:00 pm - Opening
2nd to 17th April : 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
- Exhibition on View
Entry : Free
Event Details : Gallery Art Motif invites you to the opening of, ‘Contemporary Woven Art’ by Tilak Samarawickrema. At the cocktail reception, digital animation will showcase deconstructed versions of tapestries that will be up on display. Eminent members of the art fraternity and other guests including the Sri Lankan ambassador will be present.
Tilak Samarawickrema embodies in his work the contemporary spirit of his country, Sri Lanka. His prodigious output is rooted firmly in the local artisan tradition and spans the gamut from wall-hangings to carpets, passing through an entire spectrum of weavings. His motifs are inspired by the decorative ceremonial clothing and the costumes of Sinhalese dancers. The colours which Tilak uses are vibrant, but never overbearing or harsh. The warmth of his yellows, reds and oranges are always balanced by blacks and grays, by brilliant blues, or by beige and umber..
His works are executed by hand by the skilled weavers from Talagune, a remote village in the Kandy district, where age-old traditional techniques of dyeing and weaving cotton are preserved. An architect by profession, Tilak spent 12 years of his life in Italy. His close friend, Bruno Munari, captures the full import of his creative vision; “Tilak is doing his work in his country, Sri Lanka, seeking the images of his land, the forms, the colours and the traditional composition …. with these elements, he recomposes a new imagery coherent with contemporary sensibility.”
These pure products of the Sinhalese artisan transcend all borders of time and culture and decorate the walls and floors of our living environments, enriching the quality of our earthly lives.
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1st April : 6:00 pm - Opening
2nd to 17th April : 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
- Exhibition on ViewEntry : Free
Place : Gallery Art Motif, F 213 C, Lado Sarai, New Delhi - 110030
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Tilak Samarawickrema embodies in his work the contemporary spirit of his country, Sri Lanka. His prodigious output is rooted firmly in the local artisan tradition and spans the gamut from wall-hangings to carpets, passing through an entire spectrum of weavings. His motifs are inspired by the decorative ceremonial clothing and the costumes of Sinhalese dancers. The colours which Tilak uses are vibrant, but never overbearing or harsh. The warmth of his yellows, reds and oranges are always balanced by blacks and grays, by brilliant blues, or by beige and umber..
His works are executed by hand by the skilled weavers from Talagune, a remote village in the Kandy district, where age-old traditional techniques of dyeing and weaving cotton are preserved. An architect by profession, Tilak spent 12 years of his life in Italy. His close friend, Bruno Munari, captures the full import of his creative vision; “Tilak is doing his work in his country, Sri Lanka, seeking the images of his land, the forms, the colours and the traditional composition …. with these elements, he recomposes a new imagery coherent with contemporary sensibility.”
These pure products of the Sinhalese artisan transcend all borders of time and culture and decorate the walls and floors of our living environments, enriching the quality of our earthly lives.
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"Contemporary Woven Art" art exhibition by Tilak Samarawickrema at Gallery Art Motif, F 213 C, Lado Sarai > 1st-17th April 2011
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