ABOUT
Chandraguptha Thenuwara’s abstract works address political violence and corruption, representing the malfunctioning of society as jagged, pixelated lines, or “glitches,” on canvas. He is the inventor of Barrelism, an art form that appropriated the ubiquitous gates, barrels, road blocks, and walls that had been painted in camouflage by the military establishments.
EXHIBITIONS
CROSSING PLACE
Jagath Weerasinghe, Saskia Pintelon, Gayan Prageeth, Pakkiyarajah Pushpakanthan, Chandraguptha Thenuwara, Priyantha Udagedara | Apr 20 - Jun 1, 2019 | press release | catalogue
PRESS
- 2019, “M.O.B: An expression of a ‘glitch’ by Chandraguptha Thenuwara”, Sunday Observer
- 2019, “ACKNOWLEDGING CHANGE”, Artra
- 2017, “Distorted Transmissions”, Exhibition Reviews Annual
- 2016, “Glitch | Chandraguptha Thenuwara”, YAMU
- 2016, “Chandraguptha Thenuwara: The End of Fear”, Open The Magazine
- 2014, “At the Turn of the Centuries: Art and Politics in Sri Lanka”, Seismopolite
- 2014, “Chandraguptha Thenuwara: Recent Works”, Art Rabbit
- 2014, “Beautification: An Exhibition by Sri Lankan artist Chandraguptha Thenuwara”', World Socialist Web Site
- 2013, “Chandraguptha Thenuwara and Jagath Weerasinghe”, Taylor and Francis Online
- 2012, “Rare double showing of Sri Lankan drawing: exhibitions London, Colombo”, Art Radar