Paintings and Art

Paintings are a fundamental way to give a message effectively. The patterns, lines, images and colours create a visual message easily grasped by people, especially those with little in-depth knowledge of the subject. Sri Lanka’s temple paintings have been effectively used over centuries to propagate the message of the Buddha, especially to the laity.

This lecture will take you from a small town in Kirkcudbright, on the west coast of the border country, to Japan, where a young painter, Edward Atkinson Hornel, travels with his friend and fellow artist, George Henry, to discover a country that is only just opening up to foreigners.

Thursday 31st October 2019 at the HNB Auditorium, 22nd Floor, HNB Towers, Colombo 10.
“Indian Dance Influence on Polonnaruwa Period Sculptures” by Dr. Subashini Pathmanathan.

Thursday 29th November 2018 at the HNB Auditorium, 22nd Floor, HNB Towers, Colombo 10.
“Ethnography and Portraiture in Photography 1840-1920” by Archt. Ismeth Raheem.

Thursday 29th September 2016 at the At HNB Auditorium, 22nd Floor, HNB Towers, Colombo 10.
“43 GROUP – First Modern Art Movement in Ceylon.” by Mr. Rohan De Soysa.

“29th Jan. 2015 – “Evidence of a Sri Lankan School of Hindu Sculpture” by Sirinimal Lakdusinghe The lecture held on Thursday the 29th Jan. 2015 at 6.30p.m at the HNB Towers Auditorium. 479, T.B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10.

The lecture was held on Thursday the 25th Sep. 2014 at 6.30p.m at the HNB Towers Auditorium. 479, T.B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10.

The Paintings of the Tivanka Pilimage, Polonnaruwa by Professor Albert Dharmasiri