I am a self-taught Tamil artist from Jaffna, Sri Lanka. As a child I was influenced by my   father’s, templemurals painted at Hindu festivals. By the young age I was drawing portraits with a black ballpoint pen.  My sketches of historical figures, who made   an impact on the world, revealed an early interest in a broader vision of life. My deep desire to paint was fuelled by strong emotions and impressions associated  with my surroundings at that time.  I had an urge to reflect the injustices of the war in Sri Lanka and its toll on the civilian population.  Expression through art was, in itself, a  form of protest in a climate of silence and fear. I launched my first exhibition of works  from 1983-1993 entitled Sufferings of My People.  The exploration of “Computer painting” as a medium emerged in  90’ s as a means to continue my journey. I have a commitment to create, a need to paint. The collection of computer graphics entitled SHAPES and NEW SPACE. In the future, I wish to use these images both as models for canvass paintings and as  computer-generated oppression. My most recent body of work has been influenced by the cultural confusion of Tamil children here in North America and by the violence of youth culture in general. At this  stage in my artistic career, I wish to exhibit my collected works to a more diverse  audience for exposure, critique and possible collaboration...enter

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