COLLECTOR S DESK EDITION FOUR

COLLECTOR S DESK EDITION FOUR

COLLECTOR S DESK Sri Lanka s Exclusive Series of Curated Art Events Collector s Desk, organized by ARTRA Magazine & Saskia Fernando Gallery in collaboration with The Residences at One Galle Face, Shangrila Hotel & Resorts, is a series of curated art events that takes place in the form of quarterly art talks, panels, tours and presentations by eminent international and local professionals in the field of art. The invitee only event caters to an audience interested in impacting the growth of the local art scene.

Saskia Fernando Gallery was established in February 2009 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The gallery expanded in December 2013 to a space where it now stands as the largest contemporary art gallery in the island, housing two exhibition spaces and a private viewing gallery of over 600 works. Artists represented are either Sri Lankan by nationality or have a connection with the local art scene. In addition to presenting exhibitions monthly in the Colombo space, the gallery has collaborated on exhibitions internationally in London, Dubai and Singapore. 41 Horton Place, Colombo 7 Tel 0117429010 Open Daily 10am to 6pm www.saskiafernandogallery.com

ARTRA Magazine is Sri Lanka s exclusive art magazine launched in 2012. Published on a bi-monthly basis, ARTRA Magazine features pioneering art personalities in the fields of visual art, performance art, design art and written art in a timely and riveting manner. The novelty of the content of ARTRA Magazine is its unique representation of the seamless flow between different genres of art showcasing the unique identity of the art personalities featured. 33, Parkland, Park Street, Colombo 2 Tel 0114545355 Subscribe ARTRA Magazine on www.artra.lk For daily sms s on art events Type reg(space) artracal and send to 77007

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CHAMILA GAMAGE, Five Men, Cement and Acrylic This sculpture was commissioned for the hotel based on a smaller Five Men Candle Stand sculpture by the same artist, and is placed in the Men s Lavatory on the Ground Floor of the Hotel. LOCATION - POOLSIDE

SASKIA PINTELON, Rat, Acrylic on Paper One of the artists few, very coveted, Rat paintings. The writing beneath the piece plays on the different quotes the artist came across in the local paper. Pintelon painted the Rat after disovering one in a her paint storage cupboard. LOCATION - POOLSIDE

SASKIA PINTELON, Series on Paper The work was purchased specifically for the Dining Room and belong to Pintelon s early work, in which her subject matter often confronted objects from Sri Lankan life. Pintelon has resided in Sri Lanka since 1982 and her early work confronted subjects of Sri Lanka from the view of an expatriate, often finding beauty in the mundane and humour in the unfamiliar. LOCATION - GROUND FLOOR DINING ROOM

SASKIA PINTELON, Life, Mixed Media on Paper In this early work by Saskia Pintelon the artist discusses the story of life, beginning with the union of two people and procreation, to death and finally returning to the earth, which is symbolised by the worm in the final image. LOCATION - LIBRARY

SASKIA PINTELON, Life, Mixed Media on Paper In this early work by Saskia Pintelon the artist discusses the story of life, beginning with the union of two people and procreation, to death and finally returning to the earth, which is symbolised by the worm in the final image. LOCATION - LIBRARY

RM NAEEM, Mixed Media on Paper This work was gifted to Udayshanth Fernando after Paradise Road Galleries featured a solo show of the artist at Paradsise Road Galleries in 2007. RM Naeem is today one of the leading Pakistani Artists and continues to exhibit his work internationally. The religious iconography which I have connoted through these sexless, bald-headed figures is a symbol of how religions impart the message of peace and it is the factor which binds mankind. RM Naeem LOCATION - STAIRWAY

RM NAEEM, Mixed Media on Paper Two work from the artists 2007 Paradise Road Galleries exhibition. RM Naeem is today one of the leading Pakistani Artists and continues to exhibit his work internationally. The religious iconography which I have connoted through these sexless, bald-headed figures is a symbol of how religions impart the message of peace and it is the factor which binds mankind. RM Naeem LOCATION - STAIRWAY

GAYAN PRAGEETH, Angels, Acylic on Canvas These two pieces were commissioned for the hotel and the frames in which they sit. They belong to an earlier series of work the artist exhibited at Paradise Road Galleries in 2010. I draw my inspiration from what I have been through in life, such as love, pain and anger. - Gayan Prageeth LOCATION - STAIRWAY

JAGATH RAVINDRA, Reawakening, Acrylic on Canvas Commissioned for the space, the colour palette of this work was provided to the artist in order for it to fall well within the aesthetic of the space. In this early series Ravindra continued to depict the rising figure highlighting the turmoil in Sri Lanka. LOCATION - STAIRWAY

KINGSLEY GUNATILLAKE, Bath, Acrylic on Canvas A 2004 by Kingsley Gunatillake from an exhibition presented at Paradise Road Galleries. Gunatillake focuses almost primarily on abstract expression. LOCATION - FIRST FLOOR

JAGATH RAVINDRA, Reawakening, Acrylic on Canvas Commissioned for the space, the colour palette of this work was provided to the artist in order for it to fall well within the aesthetic of the space. In this early series Ravindra continued to depict the rising figure highlighting the turmoil in Sri Lanka.. LOCATION - LOBBY

JAGATH RAVINDRA, Portrait, Acrylic on Canvas Commissioned for the frame in which it sits, this particular work is one of the only portrait works by the artist. LOCATION - LOBBY

ORIGINAL PRINTS 1893 Original emblems from a book printed in Amsterdam on the capital cities of the world. LOCATION - FRONT DESK

GILDED MIRROR, NAPOLEON II A gilded mirror purchased in a Parisian antique market and shipped to Colombo for the space. This and many of the gilded frames in Tintagel Colombo are original antique frames. LOCATION - RED BAR

Unearthed metal and stone, purified by flame and chiseled to bend light; beaten by hand, moulded and mounted- to finally have its resplendent majesty enthroned in wearable art