 |
|
Born in 1971, in Gammeddegoda in the Galle district, Sudath Abeyesekera
received his BFA from the Institute of Aesthetic Studies at the University of Kelaniya. He
has held three successful one-man exhibitions in Colombo, as well as attending a number of
International work camps. Sudath was awarded the Royal Overseas Travel Scholarship
for the year 2002, which enabled him to work and study in Scotland. He is currently
a senior art director of a leading advertising company.
Of his work Abeyesekera comments, I use Michelangelos David as an icon to
inspire and refresh my beleaguered generation. I see the biblical figure - who
overcomes the brutal militarism of Goliath and the paranoid antagonism of Saul-inspiring
courage, honest spirituality and full-blooded lust for life. The challenge implicit
in such a heroic life is an enormous struggle. |