Nuwan Nalaka Sri Lankan , b. 1981

Nuwan Nalaka uses traditional techniques of painting to work on minute details in his work. His use of lotus flowers, swans, vines, ice and snakes evokes strong imagery and are carefully drawn using tempera, ink onto textured paper. He uses traditional techniques of painting to painstakingly work in minute detail on his narrative using symbols and script in combination with bold imagery on textured papers to enhance his imagery.
This artwork is from his Sutra series and the Lotus in the centre represents Nirvana. The symbols in this painting represent silence, fear, beauty, positivity and negativity of society.