Artist Dinesh hopes to serve art through his home gallery

Dinesh Perera’s home gallery

Dinesh

Namalee

Dinesh’s home gallery is sure to serve as a platform for other aspiring artists to showcase their talents. A home gallery like this will serve the artists’ circle because there’re only a few galleries in Sri Lanka

Dinesh Perera is an artist who has done many years of research into art. He painted a lot when he had spare time and watched and learnt from other artists and their works.  Now retired from his job as a graphic designer, he dedicates all his time to art. He has made news in the artists’ circle because he just opened his home gallery. He is also planning to have an exhibition, along with Namalee Real, at his ‘home gallery’, in Koswatte, Battaramulla. The exhibition titled ‘Duet’ will be held from December 23 to January 3. 

Dinesh’s home gallery is sure to serve as a platform for other aspiring artists to showcase their talents. A home gallery like this will serve the artists’ circle because there’re only a few galleries in Sri Lanka and many artists cannot afford the high prices gallery owners charge. 

He showed a great interest in art during his teen years in school. He speaks fondly of Dharmasiri Kariyawasam, his arts teacher in school. He had to wait till he finished schooling to receive professional guidance in art. While employed as a graphic designer, he took art lessons at the Ceylon Society of Arts and was a member of the Young Contemporary Artists Society of the George Keyt Foundation. 

While nurturing his dream of being a professional artist he worked as a graphic designer because he has a family to feed and bills to pay. Retired from his job, he has tasted success as an artist who is commissioned to do art for art lovers. “My work is bought by people here and abroad as well. There is value for my signature now,” Dinesh told the Daily Mirror. 

Dinesh concentrates on themes like love, kindness, sexuality and human interaction with birds and animals. He has huge regard for his ‘partner in art’ Namalee, who lives in Battaramulla. “Dinesh suggested we do an exhibition and I said yes because I was also looking for a gallery and an opportunity to showcase my art,” said Namalee. Asked whether her involvement in the event will give this exhibition a female touch, she had this to say: “I don’t think art can be judged by a person being a male or female. Some judgement can be made about the art perhaps by the personality that the artist possesses which influences his or her art”. 

“Namalee’s art is simple and nudges viewers to think deep about her art” said Dinesh. Namalee has painted for many years and sold her work here and abroad. 

She has studied psychology and worked with students with special needs, in the United States of America. This is her fourth art exhibition.