ARTIST STATEMENT

I use the power of the colors to express my thoughts and feelings in painting. Through the palette knife I create layers of colors to make the final output of my painting. I use only palette knife in painting because it gives me a challenge rather than painting in a paint brush. I always want to create paintings which will develop the thinking capacity & mind of the viewers.So far I have been succeeded in creating paintings with multiple views & thoughts. In Sri Lanka, where the Contemporary arts are not famous and no future in this field I try my own path to take my inborn talent and my self tutored Art style to the outer world and to show the world that there are people in the far corners of this Earth who need the attention & support to develop their inborn talents whom not yet recognized by anybody. 
"Unlike the other Contemporary Artists the biggest challenge I meet in my creations is the time. I always wonder if I get enough time all that I want for my creations I will do miracles in this world"

Chathuranga Biyagama, 2014

BIOGRAPHY

Chathuranga Biyagama, born in 1983 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A self tutored Artists who showed up his skills in the time of schooling at St.Joseph’s College, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Chathuranga's Fine Art skills were recognized both nationally and internationally when he was a child.  Not like other contemporary artists Chathuranga is a Banker by profession who involves in the field of Contemporary Arts to full fill his passion.

Chathuranga has his own style foamed with Cubism specialized with the Palette knife technique in painting. The Artistic journey of “Chathuranga” was recognized in many ways in various International forums from his childhood.

Chathuranga achieved the Silver award for the second place of "Jathika Ran Thilina"(National Gold Excellency Awards) 1998 organized by the Sri Lanka National Child Art Foundation.

Chathuranga won the Second Place Silver Award from the Nippon International Child Art Competition, Japan in the year 2000 which was the first most International award in his Artistic carreer.

Awarded the Silver Award for the Second place of “Jathika Ran Thilina"(National Gold Excellency Awards) 2001 organized by the Sri Lanka National Child Art Foundation.

Become a member of the Sri Lanka Art Society in the age of Nineteen (19).

Chathuranga represented Sri Lanka in the 11th Asian Art Biennale at Bangladesh, Dhaka in 2003 in the age of 20. The youngest Sri Lankan artist who was selected among the Thirty (30) best Sri Lankan Fine Artists selected by the Department of Cultural Affairs of Sri Lanka in 2003. 
Chathuranga’s Fine Art work has been highly evaluated by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.

Chathuranga was invited by The Beppu Art Museum, Japan to participate in The Beppu Asia Biennale of Contemporary Art in 2007 held in Oita, Japan.

Chathuranga and his painting titled "Unconventional Affair” selected among the best Sixty (60) artists in the World from the 2014 International Art Competition held at Taiwan. There were estimated3, 017pieces of artworks submitted for the 2014 International Art Competition created by artists from 70 different countries but only 60 artists were selected for this occasion held at Taipei, Taiwan.

Selected and recommended by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka to participate and represent Sri Lanka in the 16th Asian Art Biennale 2014, to be held in Bangladesh in December 2014