🐓 ARTRA’s Best of Emerging Artists 2023 : Poverty and Prosperity

‘Poverty and Prosperity’ by Kopalapillai Mathiskumar 

Join artist Kopalapillai Mathiskumar for a curated exhibition tour at The Fort Printers. One of the ARTRA Collection’s emerging contemporary artists, Kopalapillai is currently based in Lucknow, India. He uses mixed-media techniques to delve into social injustice. 

Kopalapillai Mathiskumar

Kopalapillai Mathiskumar is a Sri Lankan contemporary artist hailing from Akkaraipattu on the country’s eastern coast. Utilising pigment ink and watercolour on board, oils on canvas, and mixed media, his works range from articulating his sentimental view of nature against man’s avarice to critiquing present-day disparity regarding class and wealth prejudice. Since graduating from the Eastern University (SVIAS) with a Bachelor’s degree in Visual and Technological Arts in 2015, Mathiskumar has participated in nine group art exhibitions by the ‘Non-Violent Artist Group’. Held in public spaces, these exhibitions encourage community engagement and interaction with the public via artistic expression in the Eastern & Northern Provinces. Mathiskumar has also worked on commission for the revered C. Anjalendran’s architecture projects, including that of an Ayurvedic spa. He is currently pursuing his Master’s in Creative Painting at the University of Lucknow, India, where he is now based.