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About Kasun Wadumestri : Who Am I & Why Am I Relevant?I am a multi-disciplinary creative strategist and designer who bridges the worlds of commercial narrative and fine art. Rather than defining myself by a singular label, I am defined by action, execution, and an insatiable drive to create. With over a decade of high-level experience navigating both local markets and global advertising agencies, I have mastered the art of turning abstract imagination into impactful communication. My relevance in the industry stems from this rare fusion of strategic advertising expertise and raw artistic intuition, allowing me to build brands that resonate deeply on a human level.Major Achievements & Professional PerksOver a 10-year career in the competitive advertising sector, I have successfully led creative campaigns for prominent national and international brands. My primary competitive advantage lies in my diverse creative ecosystem. Outside the design studio, I am an active actor, dramatist, scriptwriter, painter, and published Sinhala creative writer. This rich cultural and artistic immersion serves as a constant research lab for my design work. It grants me a profound mastery over storytelling, human psychology, visual composition, and linguistic nuance that traditional designers rarely possess.Contribution to Society & What Makes Me InterestingMy work contributes to society by elevating everyday commercial communication into meaningful cultural dialogues. By writing in my native Sinhala tongue and engaging with the performing arts, I actively preserve and modernize cultural narratives, making art accessible to the public. What makes my perspective distinct is that imagination is not a tool I pull from a box—it is a native habit woven into my soul. I bring the dramatic tension of the stage, the narrative depth of a script, and the emotional color of a canvas into the world of strategic design, offering clients and society a truly holistic creative vision. To me, they are twin forces born from the same core: human imagination, emotional capacity, and the relentless drive to interpret reality. However, their execution defines their distinct identities.Art exists where naturalism, raw emotion, and human sensory experience collide. It is a pure reflection of the artist’s internal landscape. Design, conversely, introduces intentionality, structure, and purpose to that artistic essence. Therefore, while true art inherently possesses structural design, not all design carries the transcendent spirit of art. My perspective lives at this exact intersection. I view design not merely as a functional tool, but as the deliberate anchoring of artistic feeling into tangible, lived experiences. Every creation must balance human emotion with structural harmony, transforming imagination into an impactful reality that resonates with the global stage. ORGANIZATION: Freelancer NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION: Advertisement designer Marketing, PR, advertising EDUCATION: 2011, Graphic Design (NVQ Level 4), Vocational Training Authority, Sri Lanka. 2012, Diploma in Graphic Design, Institute of Printing, Sri Lanka. EXPERIENCE: Over 10 experiences in advertising agency. Career starting as a Graphic Designer and currently working as a Senior Art Director. Since 2019 up to now working as a freelancer. LANGUAGE SKILLS: English (Intermediate) Sinhala (Native) COMPUTER LITERACY: Adobe Illustrator, Advanced. Adobe Photoshop, Advanced. Adobe Indesign, Intermediate. Adobe Premiere, Novice. RSS URL: https://www.behance.net/kasukusu REGISTRATION DATE: 2019-07-22 10:39:22 COUNTRY/REGION: Sri Lanka ACCOUNT TYPE: Professional |
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Awards received by Kasun Wadumestri
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