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Dhaka Day by Day

Combining the East with the West

by Fayza Haq
Hikaru Hayakawa, who Kid an exhibit ol the slides of his works at the residence of a local artist. Kulidas Karmakar had combined the eastern influences with those of the west In his work
Hikaru, who has done his masters in Fine Arts from Los Angeles University. said that tn coming to places like India and Bangladesh, he was In search of a spirit and a soul that the west docs not have. I need something to stimulate myself. I am blase- with the values of the west. I know In the clues in the cast there Is no easily available discotheque or a ready glass of beer I am in search of a place where my Japanese colleagues and I can set up a non-profltablc art centre. This place could be tn lhe Subcontinent or In South East Asia. We have tentatively chosen places of interest. We will go to Malaysia and Tliaiiand in our next trip Already ten million yen have been comit-ted for this purpose. Hikaru said.
"I behove the centre of art will shift from the west to Asia. There may be many talented artists tn Asia but they are not recognised in the west Wc have had good work in the ancient times. How is it that wc have nothing remarkable after centuries?" the artist added.
Why Is he detaching himself from the west? American art Is very materialistic. Americans don’t have much history or spiritual culture. They have great individual approach to art but they do not relate their work to history or spiritual experience." the artist elaborated.
How did Bangladeshi art compare with Indian art? "I have met many artists in India like Chinta Monlkor. Sanat Kar. Ganesh lialul. Plrajl Sagra and seen their work. In Dhaka 1 have been to the National Museum and have been through the catalogues of the recent Aslan Biennale and all other critical reviews available at the Shilpakala Academy . I find Bangladeshis arc more related to the contemporary Interest. Although they base their work on traditions they arc not confident. " Hikaru commented.
Docs he sec any similarities between Japan and Bangladesh? Japanese artist lake their Inspiration from life around them. They are awnr> of the problems of society and they depict this tn their hrt. Bangladeshi painters are similarly inspired by their daily social background which is important for expressing contemporary art.J also believe that places like China. India Bangladesh and Japan all have a Buddhist past that links them together." he commented
Giving his Impression of Bangladesh the artist said."1 was really impressed by the land-
scape and the bright costumes I find everything so organic in the markets. Things are not mechanised and systematic as it is say in Japan I see a lot of personal attachment between the people. I am planning to use some of the Images from photographs the life tn the city and the landscape with the people. I will combine this with my individual approach and not simply leave them as .photographs. I would like to use, for instance the colours found In the rickshaws, autorickshaws and trucks of Dhaka.'
He added.'People here are more culturally active than say In India. In India the pattern is already set. The Bangladeshis arc trying to develop fast -
Looking at his work one found a combine tton of the cast and the west. In Horizon" Hikaru had put together a parchment, a Greek statue, a framed painting of an ocean with the photographs of a tar. a steel flower and a slab of oil painting.
In 'Departure' one found photographs of historical sculpture and painting. On the other side were plastic steel and other materials from dally life. While one part of the collage used photos the other displayed actual Items. On top of the two was painted a street leading to a blank canvas. This was done on four different panells.
In "Beyond Good and Evil" one found oil copies of well- known portraits of scientists and philosophers At the other end on the boxes on which the portraits were mounted were images from cultures other than the west : Buddhists, Egyptian and American Indian sculpture. Thus you saw a collection of five painted boxes in a row. While on the western side was seen the systematic way of life the non western depleted an organic order.
Hikaru’s other creations likc'Lcsson of Horizon'. 'Locale'. 'Syllologims and History* and 'Auditory Segment' were similarly all symbolic pieces of work, combing abstraction with realism. The Japanese value their traditions In my art approach I must be an individual and yet a part of the culture to which 1 belong. Since the World War II Japan has been focusing on the material world. Now they arc slopping to examine their culture. It is only now that they are questioning their identity and roots. At this point the rote of the artist is vital.' the artist remarked.
Hikaru has had five solo exhibitions and twenty group displays in USA and Japan. Incidentally he Is a black belt In judo.