| Sri Lanka's artistic community is in disarray.Talented artists complain their talents and efforts go unrecognized, unappreciated and limited to annual exhibitions
Chandana Gunatilake is a multi-talented artiste with a difference. Whilst regular artists use paper, clay and stone, Chandana creates his works of art with discarded nuts and bolts.
Yet he feels his and other artiste's talents and skills go a begging.We have neither backers nor promoters.With the present tourist boom, government should provide a venue to highlight talent and promote sale of these masterpiecesToday unfortunately, we are limited to an annual 'Kala-pola'.
This year's pola show-cased the talents of 500 young artistes and attracted a number of foreign and local art lovers There is a need for a permanent exhibition and sales centre
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| Foreign and local buyers make
purchases |
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| Stilt walkers display their talents. |
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| Appreciative crowds view the unusual work of art wrought of nut and bolts |
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