“FVA Degree show 2023” organized by the University of Visual and Performing Arts got underway at the JDA Perera Gallery, Horton Place, Colombo 07 this week.
The event which was opened on September 14 will end on September 20.
The event gives a dynamic opportunity to students to display their creations and artworks.
The Vice Chancellor Senior Prof (Dr) Rohana Mahaliyanaarachchi said the Degree show covers, both fine arts and applied arts streams including creative works and projects relating to painting, sculpture, printmaking, visual communication, ceramic art, multimedia arts, mulit-disciplinary design and textile and wearable arts.
“It showcases the creative expressions of the students, which were materialized through diverse research activities and experiments to the public audience”, he said.
The Dean of the Faculty of Visual Arts Jagath Ravindra said the inaugural show was held in 2019 with the intention of showcasing innovative, creative and artistic skills of the undergraduates to the public.
Following are some of the exhibits (Pix by Indika Handuwala);
Sinhala woman’s fashione by K. Umesha Ishari
Fantasy by E.G.G.R Shanika Ranaweera
Consciously Sexually Active Plants by W.D.E Harshana
Bitterness of Man by K.M.K Dilan
The Lightness of Being by Tejani Wanasingha
Woman’s Freedom by B.G.D Prabodani Wijethunga
The Social Explosion by T.W.S.C Madushani
Broken Life by K.A.S.M Kumarasinha
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