Information AboutTissa Ranasinghe |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT TISSA RANASINGHE | |
| 1925 births | |
| ranasinghe, tissa | |
| sri lankan visual artists | |
| alumni of the royal college of art | |
| living people | |
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his work in bronze. Born in the village of Yogiyana, he studied art at the College of Fine Arts, [[Colombo[[, in 1949, the year it was opened in the enthusiastic flowering of Ceylonese culture that followed the country's independence. After earning a diploma in 1952 he continued his studies at Britain's Chelsea School of Art and then the Royal College Of Art , receiving a certificate in bronze casting. He exhibited in a number of important shows, including "2,500 Years of Buddhist Art" at the French Institute, London, marking the worldwide anniversary of Buddhism in 1956. He also received a number of awards, including the first Unesco Fellowship allocated to Sri Lanka under the Creative Artists Scheme. Returning to his homeland, he served as a visiting lecturerat the College of Fine Arts, taught at the Institute of Practical Technology, Katubedda, and in 1970-71 was principal of what was by then the Government College of Art and Art Crafts, Colombo. Returning to Britain, he taught at the Royal College of Art and established a studio in southwest London, where he continues to be based. One critic maintains that Ranasinghe "initiated a style of sculpture equivalent to Alberto Giacometti ", with works that draw on ancient religion and mythology as well as down-to-earth modern realism. His works have been exhibited around the world, perhaps most strikingly in a solo exhibition, "Vision of the Buddha, Vision of the Gods", at the National Gallery Of Thailand , Bangkok. His work is in public collections in Britain, Sweden, and of course Sri Lanka, where he has done statues of three prime ministers and at least one Governor-General . |
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