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Artist Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran on ‘the framework of success for a good Asian’-By Benjamin Law “People with creative lifestyles can actually have stable incomes, flourish and be valued in society.” Source:Theage Each week, Benjamin Law asks public figures to discuss the subjects we’re told to keep private by getting them to roll a die. The numbers they land on are the topics they’re given. This week, he talks to Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran. The Sri Lankan-born Australian artist, 33, is best known for his brightly-coloured ceramic figures, which have been shown in public galleries and last month at Vivid Sydney. His monograph, Ramesh, is out now. SEX Was your family more concerned about you being queer or being an artist – or neither? It was almost like it was lumped into one package. Part of the artist package was this idea of an unconventional lifestyle. It’s quite confusing, for recent migrants especially, to ...