Powerful art show

Saw a contemporary art show in Colombo that had an unexpected personal impact. That's rare.

Rare powerful Sri Lankan sculpture

Image below shows (with close up details) of a rare powerful piece of non religious public sculpture in Sri Lanka. Rare in that it is NOT embarrassing to look at. It actually communicates a human emotion that touches a suspicious nut like me who is sceptical about everything — including cynicism. Non religious monumental art …

Bawa Gardens Sri Lanka

Dominic has co authored (no doubt gloriously photographed) "The Bawa gardens of Sri Lanka" - a new book about two legendary Sri Lankan gardens. Namely Geofry Bawa's Lunuganga and his Brother Bevis's "Brief" garden. The book will no doubt fill a long standing void in documenting the common aesthetic sensibility that links the two Bawa …

Lunuganga bells

Geoffrey Bawa's Lunuganga garden is an emphatic celebration of bells - specifically out door bells. According to the book "Lunuganga" there are 14 bells scattered through out the garden Each a fusion of symbolism and utility. Every Lunuganga bell has a distinctive sound. I was told that Geoffrey Bawa used the bells to indicate his …

Isipathanaramaya Buddhist Temple Colombo Sri Lanka From Google Earth

Dominic has put up some great photographs of the stunning paintings and statues of this temple's image house. The artwork was carried out in the 1920s by an artist called Sarlis Master who I think is still unparalleled in this century. For the temple's location, here's the Wikimapia link. I couldn't find much about Isipathanaramaya …