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Bengaluru: B. A. Sudath Abeysekera is from Sri Lanka, having started his art journey in his hometown of Galle. Galle is in the southernmost region of the country. However, he has been living in Colombo, the nation's capital city, along with Achala Gunawardena, his artist wife. The couple were in Bengaluru recently to participate in the three-day national and international artists camp hosted by the Krishna Setti Foundation. Advertising company, owns Art Way gallery: B. A. Sudath Abeysekera did his initial studies at Galle's Nagoda Royal College. Later, he completed formal education at the Visual and Fine Arts University in Colombo. Then began his journey to quench his urge to immerse himself in the art of painting, which proved short-lived. That was when he got associated with a leading advertising company to make a living. The stint at the first company enabled him to start his own company and also gave him the impetus to pursue art activities in a full-fledged manner in Col...

Bengaluru: The Podar International School in Kanakapura, recently organized its annual art exhibition to showcase the students' creativity through country-specific themes. The event evolved pivotal by giving a fillip to a variety of cultures by way of art, dance, and interactive activities.  The exhibition was designed around eight countries: Brazil, China, India, Russia, Greece, Japan, Spain, and Mexico were the countries chosen for the exhibition. Each country was represented by different grade levels. Interestingly, all the participating classes prepared an impressive display of sorts, including cultural elements like wearing traditional attire, dance performances, art activities, and cuisine presentations. Flag, Football and Carnival masks: In the Brazil-specific show, the participating kids of Grade 1 displayed the country's flag, and football in sports and the making of carnival masks as part of the art activity. Costumes, chopstick challenge: The traditional Chinese co...

Location-Government Primary School of Sindgi town in the then Vijapur/Bijapur and present-day Vijayapura district in the early Seventies of the previous century. The school neither had windows nor doors and it was a rainy season. The shepherd felt the venue to be a boon to his herd of sheep and made them enter the school building while the school-going children were amused to find the next day morning the new gatecrashers. But such a plight was nothing new to the schoolboys who also included the internationally acclaimed artist GR Iranna, now settled in New Delhi. A passion since childhood days: Recalling his hilarious upbringing culminating in an amazing career in the field of fine arts, Iranna Rukumpur reminisces-“My father wasn’t educated in materialistic terms but was very intelligent and pragmatic when it came to farming. He was very keen that I should become educated and did what all possible within his reach to accomplish his dreams”. Beginning with leftover chalk pieces: GR Ir...