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A Riot of Colour

A month-long grand art exhibition by leading Bangladeshi and a group of foreign artists is being held at the Saju Art Gallery

By Cultural Correspondent
THE volume of cultural activities the city celebrates Is now three times more than what is was in almost a couple of years ago. This is a sure indicator of our cultural movements taking a positive leap towards the new century The month long exhibition organized by a private gallery. Saju Art Gallery', in Gulshan Is a testimony to our fresh zeal in creativity.
Since the founding of the Institute of Fine Art in the late forties our art movement has progressed with a great speed and within a space of 50 years our art stands on a foothold, that it has created for Itself.
Drawing inspiration from
the international mainstream, most of our artists came to believe in one great human tradition. though they have upheld the individuality of their own. Some of our artists in their search for typicality found their inspiration in folk art and created distinct flair In their work and the exhibition provides the perfect opportunity to make a scrutiny Into that.
The exhibition is featuring works by 130 reputed Bangladeshi and foreign artists. The countries participating in the exhibition are USA. England, India, Pakistan. Spain. Yugoslavia .Turkey and host Bangladesh. The highlight of the exhibition is definitely the original works by Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin.
Quamrul Hasan. SM Sultan. Safi Uddin Ahmed.and Mohammad Kibria.
One notices in the paintings on show that our leading artists are fully conscious of the pictorial content, design, colour and texture and the materials and methods they use in creating work of art. Each artist's personality is revealed in his or her works. The creative spirit of our artists emerged victorious along with the colour of glory that our people has won for us in 71.
For Saju Art Gallery, tills is the 42nd exhibition and the gallery has done a great job toon show the treasury of our contemporary art.
This year. Artist SM Sultan Grand Prize goes to Chandra Shekhar Dey for his workt My .Pleasure' and the Saju Art Gallery Prize was awarded to
Jamal Ahmed for his painting Fatema-1. The recipient of the Honourable Mention Awards arc Mohammad Eunus for his 'Lyric Image'. Rafi Haque for his 'For the Sea', and Tajuddin Aluned for his 'Land Scape'.
Antonio de Souza Menezes, ambassador, the European Commission In Bangladesh, said about the exhibition: 'Although 1 have been in Dhaka for only little more than a year. I have never ceased to admire the creativity and excellent style of the many painters of Bangladesh.' He also added that the landscape, the people and the moods of this country are depicted with a deep spiritual commitment and high artistry which no one but fall to appreciate.
The exhibition will continue till March 11 and will remain open to all.