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Sanjaya Gunarathna

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Sanjaya Gunarathna
Sanjaya Gunarathna Contemporary Artist.jpg Sanjaya Gunarathna Contemporary Artist.jpg
Native nameසංජය ගුණරත්න
Born (1980-01-18) 18 January 1980 (age 44)
Panadura, Sri Lanka
🏫 EducationThurstan College
Nalanda College
💼 Occupation
Known forOil on canvas, acrylic on canvas, Animations,Graphic design, Digital paintings
StyleAbstract Art, Modern Art, Expressionism Art
👴 👵 Parents
  • Priya Ranjan Gunarathna (father)
  • Weerawaradhana Manel Silva (mother)
👪 RelativesNarendra Gunarathna (brother)
🏅 AwardsBest Animator at 15th Sri Lankan Television State Awards
🌐 Websitesanjayagunarathna.com
🥚 TwitterTwitter=
label65 = 👍 Facebook

Sanjaya Gunarathna (Sinhala: සංජය ගුණරත්න) is a Contemporary Artist in Sri Lanka. Also he is an award-winning professional Animator. His painting styles are abstract art, modern art, expressionism art.[1] [2][3][4]

Early life[edit]

Sanjaya Gunarathna was born on 18 January 1980 in Panadura, Sri Lanka. His father Priya Ranjan Gunarathna was a music teacher, and his mother Manel Silva was a dancing teacher. Sanjaya got the opportunity to grow up in a creative environment from his younger days. Sanjaya was influenced to become an artist by his grandfather Saldin Silva, a successful local artist. His sister Dhananji Gunarathna is an art teacher and brother Narendra Gunarathna is a musician.[5]

Education[edit]

Sanjaya obtained his primary education Thurstan College and secondary education from Nalanda College in Colombo. He was known among his friends during school days for his artistic abilities.[6]

After completing school, he began a three-year course in Traditional Art Work, led by the artist S.P. Charles. This course was offered by the Cultural Department collaboration with the Vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka. This allowed him to experiment with life drawing, sculpture, and landscape drawing. Sanjaya graduated the course with a First Class Certificate as well. He was inspired by artists including Pablo Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo.[7]

Career[edit]

Upon completing formal education, Sanjaya joined an advertising agency as an intern. This advertising agency was managed by the artist Anura Srinath. Sanjaya then worked as an art director for the Sinhala teledrama The Next Generation.[8] Sanjaya then joined Samanala Creations as an animator, where he worked on the production of a Sinhala cartoon DVD named “Seeyage Katha”.[9] During this time, he experimented with drawing software and taught himself digital art techniques. In 2011, Sanjaya joined Sri Lanka Rupavahini (Television) Corporation of Sri Lanka as a 2D animation and graphic artist,[10] [11]where he contributed to several projects.[12][13]

Solo exhibitions[edit]

Sanjaya Gunarathna, 2023, Life without Green, Oil on canvas, 120cm x 129cm

While working for numerous organizations, Gunarathna was experimenting with art on his own. This led him to organizing his first solo exhibition "Life without Green" at the Lionel Wendt Art Centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka in February 2023.[14][15][16][17]Through this exhibition, he was able to showcase his unique artistic vision as a contemporary artist.[18][19][20][21][22]

Awards[edit]

Country Year Award Ceremony Category Work Result
Sri Lanka 2020 15th Sri Lankan Television State Awards Best Animation Pimbuna Gemba (පිම්බුන ගෙම්බා)[23][24][25][26] Won
Sri Lanka 2018 14th Sri Lankan Television State Awards Best Advertising / Promotional Advertisements Be Careful [27][28] Nominated
Sri Lanka 2018 14th Sri Lankan Television State Awards Best Advertising / Promotional Advertisements Parissamin Gihin Enna - Hawa (පරිස්සමින් ගිහින් එන්න)[27][28] Nominated
Sri Lanka 2018 14th Sri Lankan Television State Awards Best Animation Oxygen nathi Vitadee (When there is No Oxygen)[27][28] Nominated
Sri Lanka 2016 13th Sri Lankan Television State Awards Best Animation Prem & Fredy Won
Sri Lanka 2016 Raigam Tele Awards Best Television Children Program Animation Hitiyath Hondata Hadi Deviyoth Namata Wandi Won

Television programs & Interviews[edit]

Program Title Year Broadcast Channel Language Role
Nugasewana නුගසෙවන 2021 Rupavahini Sinhala Himself[24]
Uda Ire Sahurdaya උදා ඉරේ සහෘදයා 2023 Charana TV Sinhala Himself[29]
Art Cafe 2023 Hiru TV Sinhala Himself[30]
Nugasewana නුගසෙවන 2023 Rupavahini Sinhala Himself[31]
Hi!! Events 2023 Hi TV English Himself[14]
Rataa රටා 2023 Rupavahini Sinhala Himself[12]
Art Week 2023 TV Derana Sinhala Himself[32]

Cartoon films[edit]

Title Year Genre Role Studio Production
Seeyage Katha සීයාගේ කතා 2009 Animated Animator Samanala Animations Web Creations (Pvt) Ltd
Pimbuna Gemba පිම්බුන ගෙම්බා 2019 Animated Animator, Storyboard artist, Background & Character designer Rupavahini Animation Studio Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Mr. Fox මිස්ටර් ෆොක්ස් 2023 Animated Animator, Storyboard artist, Background & Character designer Rupavahini Animation Studio Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Dalambu Puncha දළඹු පුංචා 2021 Animated Animator, Storyboard artist, Background & Character designer Rupavahini Animation Studio Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Akeekaru Wathura Bindu අකීකරු වතුර බිංදු 2019 Animated Animator, Storyboard artist, Background designer Rupavahini Animation Studio Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Meeyan Yakada Kapu Hati මීයන් යකඩ කාපු හැටි 2018 Animated Animator, Storyboard artist, Background & Character designer Rupavahini Animation Studio Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Adambara Rosa Mala ආඩම්බර රෝස මල 2019 Animated Animator, Storyboard artist, Background & Character designer Rupavahini Animation Studio Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Samagi Bale සමඟි බලේ 2019 Animated Animator, Storyboard artist, Background designer Rupavahini Animation Studio Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Dompeta Yana Para දොම්පෙට යන පාර 2019 Animated Animator, Storyboard artist, Background & Character designer Rupavahini Animation Studio Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Gas Ape Mithuro ගස් අපේ මිතුරෝ 2018 Animated Animator, Storyboard artist, Background designer Rupavahini Animation Studio Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Lunu Geniyapu Buuruwa ලුණු ගෙනියපු බූරුවා 2019 Animated Animator, Storyboard artist, Background designer Rupavahini Animation Studio Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Kada Walalu (Crystal Bangles) කදා වළලු 2019 Animated Animator, Storyboard artist, Background & Character designer Rupavahini Animation Studio Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
The Blue Fox Story නරියා රජ වූ හැටි 2018 Animated Animator, Storyboard artist, Background & Character designer Rupavahini Animation Studio Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Rawatuna Kotiya රැවටුන කොටියා 2017 Animated Animator, Storyboard artist, Background & Character designer Rupavahini Animation Studio Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Ran Ran Raththaran රන් රන් රත්තරන් 2020 Animated Animator, Storyboard artist, Background & Character designer Rupavahini Animation Studio Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Kalaguna Danna Minisa කලගුන දන්න මිනිසා 2020 Animated Animator, Storyboard artist, Character designer Rupavahini Animation Studio Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Animated Cartoon by Sanjaya Gunarathna

Animated music videos[edit]

Title Singer Year Role Animation Studio
Male male (Jana Kavi) මලේ මලේ (ජන කවි) Saman Lenin 2019 Animator, Storyboard artist, Background & Character designer Rupavahini
Amuthu Adum අමුතු ඇදුම් Freddie Silva 2019 Animator, Storyboard artist, Background designer Rupavahini
Kaluwara Dawsaka කළුවර දවසක පොඩි හඳ හාවා T M Jayarathna 2023 Animator, Storyboard artist, Background designer Rupavahini
Pan Kiriththa පාන් කිරිත්තා Freddie Silva 2018 Animator, Storyboard artist, Background & Character designer Rupavahini
Me Naki Karadare මේ නාකි කරදරේ Damayanthi Jayasuriya 2023 Animator, Storyboard artist, Background designer Rupavahini
Leen Patikka ලේන් පැටික්කා Dulara Saradhichama 2022 Animator, Storyboard artist, Background designer Rupavahini
Aluth Kalwak අලුත් කලාවක් Freddie Silva 2019 Animator, Storyboard artist, Background designer Rupavahini
Hada Mama හඳ මාමා Freddie Silva 2019 Animator, Storyboard artist, Character designer Rupavahini
Punchi Kale Polos Kiyala පුංචි කාලේ පොළොස් කියලා Various artists 2019 Animator, Storyboard artist, Background designer Rupavahini
Mee Raa Sada මේ රෑ සඳ[33] Adithya Weliwatta
Pawan De Silva 		2023 Animator, Storyboard artist, Background & Character drawing Rupavahini

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Swetha (2023-04-03). "Life Without Green". Explore Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  2. ↑ "graphic designer Sanjaya Gunarathna – The Island". Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  3. ↑ "Sanjaya Gunarathna, Artist - Sri Lanka". Artblr. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  4. ↑ "Sanjaya Gunarathna". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  5. ↑ Kumarasinghe, Merghavarna (2023-03-10). "Dipping his brush into his soul". Dailynews newspaper. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  6. ↑ "Life Without Green - The Weekend Online | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  7. ↑ Kumarasinghe (2023-03-16). "Sanjaya Gunarathna's Life Without Green". Latest in the News Sphere | The Morning. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
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