Dumith Kulasekara: Visual Arts Practice, Research & Writing.

6th International Conference of Visual and Performing Arts, Athens Institute for Education and Research, 30 May - 2 June 2016 In my second tour in Europe, I presented my research on Gustave Courbet and His legacy in Contemporary Art. This is my second visit to Athens and the second time presenting my research paper at this international conference. In this research paper, I have explored one of the critical paintings created by the leading artist in the 18th-century realist art movement Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). The painting titled The Origin of the World has been related to me in several ways. The first, it was in 2005 when I was in the second year of the BFA program, I have created a drawing of a woman’s genital in the posed very similar to the painting by Courbet. At that time I had not seen any reproduction of this image. Later, I became to know about this painting and I was impressed by the way of representing this body and the genital of the woman that we are not shown its

The works shown here were created  between 2006 and 2013. And the most of the works exhibited in Dumith Kulasekara's first and second solo shows which took place in 2008 and 2011 at the Harold Peries Gallery in Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. These works represent his visual forms and images of more than fifteen years research on the theme of  Trauma . In fact, Kulasekara's works bring together extreme critical, political view of the artist and aesthetic of language of painting that he gained through a rigorous practice in his studio.  All right received by Dumith Kulasekara 2015

5th International Conference of Visual and Performing Arts, Athens Institute for Education and Research, June 1-4 2015 My visit to Athens in Greek has been a significant sign for my studio and research practices in many ways. In particular, presenting a paper that reflects my own studio practice on Trauma in a place like Greece where the term trauma first defined and used meant a lot to me. The city of Athens is one of the historical cities in the whole history of art, science, and philosophy which gave the foundation The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, Greece, pic: by Dumith Kulasekara of many disciples in the western world from classical antiquity to the contemporary context. It was a great time that I had in Athens on June 1-4 in 2015. I delivered my speech on the theme of trauma that I have been researching on for more than ten years in my career as an artist and researcher in the field of Visual Arts. It also marks a significant place in terms of my journey as an artis

Looking is one of the most significant acts in human lives. It is very psychic and subjective. In 2013, I had a great opportunity to study Old Masters' works for nearly three months at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.  All right reserved by Dumith Kulasekara 2014

All Rights Reserved by Dumith Kulasekara 2006

I painted this image in 2011 when I was having my second solo show in Colombo. As part my studio works, I usually  “Crying Masculinity” on view in London 1-12 March, Asia House, London All Rights Reserved by Dumith Kulasekara 2009

  All Rights Reserved by Dumith Kulasekara 2010