by Hugh Karunanayake Dickmans Road in Bambalapitiya was given its name at the end of the 19th century. The road itself connecting Galle Road to Havelock Road (then called Bambalapitiya Road) existed even before the 1880s and at the time was one of the few roads linking the western seaboard with Colombo’s hinterland, but in […]
A rich life comes to an end Barbara’s extraordinary life came to an end on April 23, 2022. Much has been written and will be written of her work by the cognoscenti in the Art world. My impressions and conclusions on her life and her significance is based on observations made directly and indirectly over […]
“My entire source of inspiration has been this Island. Traveling all over I have been overwhelmed by its wonder, inspired by its colour. Design emerges from one’s daily life; it has for me.” I quote Barbara Sansoni from an interview with her just prior to an exhibition of her abstract art which was billed: “Celebrating […]