The colours explored in Ruwan Prasanna’s ‘Aluyama,’ or ‘Dawn,’ are those unseen by the naked eye; instead, they are representative of an inner beauty that evokes the dawn. Splashed across the canvases in spontaneous, thick gestural strokes are a kaleidoscope of bright, pulsating vivid colours. To Ruwan Prasanna, the dawning of a new day represents a rejuvenation of energy. In this he finds something soothing, something wonderfully hopeful. ‘Aluyama’ fully embodies the poetic sense of colour that Prasanna inherits from the Post-Impressionists. The dancing light and colours of dawn vibrate at a frequency that shakes away the worries of yesterday; leaving us feeling fresh and light.