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Blossoming of youth at Lionel Wendt Youth is a mirror of joy, love, lust and arrogance. Blossoming of youth will mirror them all under the roof of Lionel Wendt from June 28 to 30 with the fascinating paintings and sculptures of a young expert.
Kosala Priyam Kumara is the young talent who portrays inner feelings of a youth using the 'tree' as the main object in his creations. "The petals, leaves, trunk, branches and roots of the tree act as various shapes of love in my visual field," he says. While using realistic style for figures, Kosala uses a warm contrast colours, and makes the painting abstract.
"The bright raw colours used in his work symbolises the hidden lust, sexuality, pride, arrogance, cheer and jubilation of a young heart," says Kosala. His sculptures that delineate 'trees' are purely abstracts and symbolizes various contemporary ideas. Kosala who hails from a family of 'painters', is a third- year student of the Institute of Aesthetic studies of the Kelaniya University. He and his siblings have followed the foot steps of their father who is an art teacher. `Blossoms of Youth', Kosala's third solo exhibition will be a novel experience for art lovers in Sri lanka. - Lakmal ########## Review : young Professionals Concert On Saturday May 10, the Kandy Music Society. (The Young Professionals concert) treated music lovers of Kandy to two memorable hours. The venue was the EOE Pereira Theatre, at the University of Peradeniya. Spanning four centuries, the music ranged from Baroque, through Classical and Romantic to Jazz. What held the audience spellbound was the virtuosity of the young performers and the deftness with which they switched to contrasting moods on, both strings and keyboard. The first touch of magic was in Chopin's beautiful Nocturne in G major Op. 37 No. 2 elegantly rendered by Shalindri Jayasinghe. In her second choice of Edvard Grieg's Wedding day at Troldhaugen Op. 65 No. 6, she presented a wealth of mood sketches depicting the simple gaiety of the Norwegian people at a wedding feast. Ruvini Kaluppahana's presentation of Franz Schubert;s Impromptu in G flat major D 899 No. 3, was characterized by lilting flow of music, while Brahms' Rhapsody in G minor Op. 79 No. 2 was far more dramatic. The sole male performer, Nuwan Vithanage's selections for the evening were contrasting genres - Schubert and Gershwin. While the three movements of the Sonata in A minor Op. 164 delightfully displayed the composer's characteristic exuberance of melody, Gershwin's two Preludes were pleasantly stimulating, interspersed with unresolved chords, syncopation and Jazz elements. The violin was the choice of Hasinee Halpe Andre for the evening. She was accompanied by Bridget Halpe on the piano. Moving from Jean-Marie Leclair's regal court Sonata in E minor, to Max Bruch's Kol Nidrei Op. 47 - a poignant Hebrew song of atonement, Hasinee evoked intense pathos. the mood was lifted by Franz Liszt's Rhapsody No. 12 in C sharp minor brilliantly rendered by Chaturika Rajapakse. I was transported to the plains of Hungary - to be among the flamboyant gypsies. Her second choice for the evening was Sergei Rachmaninov's Elegie in E flat minor Op. 3 No. 1, which displayed sheer mastery as the tranquil opening built up to a passionate climax. She was, I felt, the best exponent of the keyboard that evening. Neluka Seneviratne brought the evening to a close, with Robert Schumann's Aufashwung Fantasiestucke Op. 12 No. 2, Brahms' Intermezzo in E flat minor Op. 118 No. 6 and Alexander Skryabin's Etude in D sharp minor Op. 8 No. 12. Her rendition of the last piece, referred to as the "Elegie of sorrow", was a blend of the sensuous and mystic, with an evocation of intense pathos in the final haunting diminuendo. Those who had the good fortune to be present, were treated to a repertoire of classical music of unusual complexity. However, there is good news for those who missed it. The Young Professionals will have a repeat performance at the Russian Cultural Centre in Colombo on July 5th at 7.00 pm (Malinie Samarajiwa) |
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