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Hemantha Warakapitiya

Hemantha Warakapitiya

Contemporary Artist

Sri Lanka



The life, culture, beauty and conflicts of Sri Lanka are the subjects of Hemantha Warakapitiya's paintings. He is a painter, cartoonist, and illustrator who represents the world with satirical creativity. The intricate details of his paintings document and visualize nature and the collapse of society due to political injustices and conflicts. Objects, people and phenomena from different levels of existence are brought together in his paintings to contend with his sharp eye for detail and his skill for hyper realism with photographic precision.

The raw boldness he incorporates to expose the bitter truth of politics and its effect on Sri Lankan society is characterized by a great sense of humor and satire. His personal perspectives intertwine political gossip and is expressed in a neutral manner through his political cartoons. Characterized with a range of saturated and contrasting colors, he creates outstanding pieces that represent the political realities of Sri Lanka.

Working with mixed media, the fluidity of his work explores the beauty and simplicity of phenomena unique to Sri Lanka, and are enhanced by his skill at rendering and replicating images with his sharp eye for proportion and scale.

They transform the standard notions of art into a uniquely expressive form, that brings about social awareness. This is the sole purpose of Hemantha's famous political cartoon series in the daily Lakbima newspapers titled 'Warakage Sithuwama' that illustrates and adds humor to relevant political gossip.

The vibrant colors and graphically striking images Hemantha Warakapitiya incorporates in his work reflects his love for nature and satire. He also is a multi- disciplinary artist who has different artistic styles to represent a variety of subject matter that he wishes to communicate about through his art. His great skill and ability to develop a unique and different approach to a variety of aspects proves his great talent in the field of art!


Paintings by Hemantha Warakapitiya


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Seascapes

$ 989.99

Modern Paintings

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Innocense

$ 989.99

Modern Paintings

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Rooster Tales

$ 519.99

Animal Paintings

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Ballerinas

$ 509.99

Animal Paintings

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Kingdom Bygone

$ 2,439.99

Landscape Paintings

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Untouched Beauty

$ 1,959.99

Landscape Paintings

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Blue Skies

$ 869.99

Landscape Paintings

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The Seductress

$ 2,609.99

Modern Paintings

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Motherhood

$ 1,209.99

Modern Paintings

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Undiscovered Thoughts

$ 1,599.99

Modern Paintings

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Seduce Me

$ 1,379.99

Modern Paintings

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Rusted Nostalgia

$ 1,379.99

Modern Paintings

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Forgotten Vintage

$ 1,009.99

Modern Paintings

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The Cellist

$ 1,599.99

Modern Paintings

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Snazzy

$ 839.99

Modern Paintings

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Alluring Gaze

$ 1,209.99

Modern Paintings

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The Ruler

$ 1,379.99

Modern Paintings

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The Exuberance of Youth

$ 599.99

Modern Paintings

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The Natural Wonder

$ 839.99

Landscape Paintings

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Bloom in the Wild

$ 1,299.99

Landscape Paintings

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Seascapes
  • SKU : 60772-MO-HW
  • Category : Modern Paintings
Innocense
  • SKU : 60771-MO-HW
  • Category : Modern Paintings
Rooster Tales
  • SKU : 20323-AN-HW
  • Category : Animal Paintings
Ballerinas
  • SKU : 20322-AN-HW
  • Category : Animal Paintings
Kingdom Bygone
  • SKU : 40613-LA-HW
  • Category : Landscape Paintings
Untouched Beauty
  • SKU : 40612-LA-HW
  • Category : Landscape Paintings
Blue Skies
  • SKU : 40611-LA-HW
  • Category : Landscape Paintings
The Seductress
  • SKU : 60103-MO-HW
  • Category : Modern Paintings
Motherhood
  • SKU : 60137-MO-HW
  • Category : Modern Paintings
Undiscovered Thoughts
  • SKU : 60136-MO-HW
  • Category : Modern Paintings
Seduce Me
  • SKU : 60135-MO-HW
  • Category : Modern Paintings
Rusted Nostalgia
  • SKU : 60134-MO-HW
  • Category : Modern Paintings
Forgotten Vintage
  • SKU : 60133-MO-HW
  • Category : Modern Paintings
The Cellist
  • SKU : 60108-MO-HW
  • Category : Modern Paintings
Snazzy
  • SKU : 60107-MO-HW
  • Category : Modern Paintings
Alluring Gaze
  • SKU : 60106-MO-HW
  • Category : Modern Paintings
The Ruler
  • SKU : 60105-MO-HW
  • Category : Modern Paintings
The Exuberance of Youth
  • SKU : 60104-MO-HW
  • Category : Modern Paintings
The Natural Wonder
  • SKU : 40139-LA-HW
  • Category : Landscape Paintings
Bloom in the Wild
  • SKU : 40138-LA-HW
  • Category : Landscape Paintings