Serial Number: ART0470
Valuation:
BHD 300
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Portrait
Style:
Realism
Date:
2013
Size:
60 x 110
Artist:
Raja Segar (04 December 1951 -), Sri Lankan, Mobile +94 714850074 Email segargallery yahoo.com.uk Website www.segar.8m.com AD. RajaSegar known as Segar, is a Sri Lankan artist and sculptor. A self tutored artist born on 4th Dec 1951 to poor parents in the suburb of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.He use to walk to school which was 5 km away from home to save bus fare so that he could eat something during the interval. After schooling at St Michael s College, Polwatte, Colombo-3 at the age of 19, he started working in a soft drinks manufacturing company in the field of accountancy.While studying for his accountancy examinations he spent most of his time in the reference sections of the British Council library in Colombo.There he was able to browse through a collection of books and periodicals on art and artists.In his news paper interviews he always states British Council was my university of fine art.Monotonous work in the accountancy department started to bore him. Segar started to design his own greeting cards purely based on the day to day lifestyle of Sri Lankans.
Reference https en.wikipedia.org wiki Segar_ 28artist 29
Status: Display
Description:
Sri Lankan Wowan in Traditional Dress named Neelambari.
