Chandragupta Thenuwara

Chandraguptha Thenuwara is an artist cum activist whose body of work is dedicated to his plight to expose political corruption in Sri Lanka. In 1997 the artist began presenting his self-curated memorial exhibitions, presented on 23 July every year to commemorate ‘Black July’. The exhibitions began with a series of works titled Barrelism, his response to the change in the cityscape of Colombo during the war. A multidisciplinary artist, Thenuwara’s works connect painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation made up of the juxtaposition of objects and witty paronomasias. His works metamorphose to represent current affairs using symbolism and themes approaching the subjects of conflict and adversity. 

Human Rights Arts 2018

Human Rights Arts 2018 was an artistic response to an extraordinary ongoing political crisis in Sri Lanka.