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Dhaka Day by Day

More Than Philosophical Big Talk

by Fayza Haq
Kalidas has done it again, lie is holding an exhibition of his latest creations at the "La Galcrie" on October 31st. prior to his departure to USA and Japan for exhibitions there.
There are 30 abstractions on paper pasted on wood. These vibrant and mystifying creations arc a series on the theme of the linage of the crying soul. Tho way he has used the textures, you get an embossed effect. "I love the ups and downs of surface," Kalidas comments. The squiggles in the forefront stand for the liybulencc In the Ilves of the people of Bangladesh. The agony and pain of tne floods and cyclones have been transmitted on paper with bold, dramatic colours and lines.
The red in the paintings symbolise bloodshed, the black stands lor sorrow, while the few strains of gold represent hope and prosperity. The blue stands for the water and the green for the land. "Every art work is a reflection of the artist. I think my life is taking a more abstract form, so my painting has also taken that turn," the artist comments.
In one of his dramatic pieces he has used shells, which were once used as money in early civilisations. Combined with that is a collage of talismans to include the religious belief of the people. There is then the Islamic crescent moon highlighted by beads. There is also the square of the "mandala" of the square of the Buddhist patterns. The theme that the artist has in
mind is that you grow from a point, develop from a fetus, live your life as a grown person and then you die, completing a life circle.
On the handmade paper that he has made himself Kalidas has'used sand, lute, bits of burnt paper, all put together with rice glue. There are folk motifs included in the painting because the artist believes that homely craft like "alpana" and "nakshikatha" are a part of the daily life. The long chain of sand is to symbolise man's attempt to improve his lot. 1
in another piece the red is used heavily. This stands for emotion. The black again is for the pain and suffering. The patterns and designs on the paper are not premeditated. Burnt paper is used lor the effect of fascinating tex-
One entree has handmarks, and cut circles and triangles. On the paper has been superimposed a plait of jute. The brown, black and white make a subtle composition. This purely abstract piece has literally holes and triangles cut into them for unusual effect. The death of a child is blended in the theme. "Our lives have complexities', is the remark of the artist about his piece.
Another item has stones, footprints, hollows and triangles. The hollows found in the creation as well as the triangle are ancient ^sexual symbols used by the artist. The over
whelming brown and grey stand for the ruined fields after the storm.
A massive triangle and circle, with their sensual overtones Is all one finds In one piece. The triangle Is once again the symbol of a woman. The glow of the gold stands for spirituality.
Embossed circles on white with varied subtk textures arc repeated in a piece. There arc bits of burnt paper which stand for the human head and neck. This piece represents what is going on in the country. "We have democracy which speaks of happiness among the masses. The single gold and red disc stands for security and success,” the artist elaborates.
"My work is a reflection of my feelings towards my environment, society and country, it is more than a 'symbolic expression, it Is more than some philosophical big talk. When there are natural calamities and environmental disasters, the elements have a reaction on me. When I saw the cyclone pictures on the TV and
newspaper there was a violent effect within me. Abstract images developed in my mind. These look shape, colour and form within me. I have the complete image in'my mind before I begin painting," Kalidas says about his work.
"The strong desire lo create hammers within me. I cannot sleep. 1 work for 20 hours a day for two weeks at a stretch. I never make a lay ■
out before 1 paint. I don't care if the people like my painting or not,. 1 don't paint to pander to an audience. My dealers In Europe, America and Japan handle the sale," he continues about his creations.
hi the last two decades Kalidas has been drawing and painting with many mediums. He has been handling pen and ink. water colour, gouache, drawing mixed media and metal collage with junk and scrap from automobiles and machineiy parts. I Ie has also used burnt cloth, books and wood taken from the liberation movement. He has done pure oil on wood and canvas and on metal. -
Kalidas went to Warsaw and specialised in dry point, intaglio and etching process with aquatint and sugar aqua. When he went lo Japan recently, he Incorporated the French multicolour etching technique with the Japanese wood block. 11c also got fascinated by the "Washi" paper art. Al present he is concentrating on gouache and mixed media using paper pulp and other materials.
It may be mentidhed at this point that the "Atelier 71" which Kalidas had established, and which trained and stimulated dozens of young graphic artists, Is being organised at a new venue at Shegun Bagcccha this month. The "Atelier 71"s has become well known for being a place where the artist can experiment, create and reject, and where the artist enjoys tremendous freedom.