Kumara Rathnayaka is poised to take his paintings around the world, and he is on the threshold of scaling the heights of contemporary painting. If he is not the leading artist in contemporary art, he is certainly one of the top few.
Endowed with an abundance of talent, his brush has no limit when it starts moving on canvas. Kumara has no limit to his imagination. He is an impatient artist who tries different strokes. He deliberates the use of light, and shade to capture the mood of the seasons as well as the environment he has stored in his mind. He may be brilliant in color, shade, and light, but a contemporary artist cannot be influenced by nature because there is no method to follow. He paints within the framework of inner imagination and depth.
There is poetry in his art, such as the changing seasons. Their music is hidden between strokes and a language of communication is on display. Globe-trotting, this ambassador of Lankan art has suddenly leaped from his cocoon to challenge the global art scene. It is there in his spirit. There is body language when he speaks about his art. The passion in his painting has a grip on his soul. Kumar let things happen his way, and they are spectacular.
If Impressionism leads straight to Picasso, then contemporary to Sri Lanka's Kumara Ratnayaka in Asia. Being such an inspirational artist, Kumara has his colors merged into bonding lines to create a visual sensation. It is because he is a modern painter, seeped in contemporary skills. For instance, we cannot trace the ramifications of the movements of modern art in Sri Lanka. It just sprang up and was there for grabs for artists like Kumara. He has 35 years of experience in his art career. He also held many local and foreign art exhibitions, and his paintings have been exhibited in several European countries, such as Germany, Sweden, and Austria, etc.
