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Group art exhibition at Shilpakala Academy

Staff Correspondent
Youth Society of Art has joined hands with Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) to organise a 10-day group art exhibition, titled “5th Friendship Art Exhibition”, at National Art Gallery of BSA.
Eminent writer and educationist Professor Muhammad Zafar Iqbal inaugurated the exhibition as chief guest on September 7. Noted artist and Professor, Department of Drawing and Painting of Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA), Dhaka University, Sheikh Afzal; renowned photographer and filmmaker Khalid Mahmood Mithu; photographers Munira Morshed Munni and David Barikder; Dr. Yasmeen Haque were present as special guests at the inaugural programme.
A number of noted and promising artists, sculptors and photographers are displaying their works on different themes at the exhibition. Several installations
are also being showcased at the exhibition.
The ongoing group art exhibition is praiseworthy for its selection of works. Through artworks of contemporary artists', one can easily comprehend the existing trends in Bangladeshi art. The painters have used varied styles and approaches.
A total of467 artworks are on display at the exhibition. The 172 participating painters have used several mediums including acrylic, watercolour, oil, mixed media, wood cut and relief print on paper and canvas while 65 photographers and 20 young artists are also displaying their works.
Calm strokes, lines and brave colours are the prime characteristics of noted painter Malay Bala's works. One of his watercolours, titled "The Virgin", is continuation of his famed series “Shakuntala”. Malay Bala is an Assistant Professor at the department of Oriental Art, FFA, Dhaka University.
A lecturer at the department of Oriental Art of FFA, Dhaka University, GC Trivedi Gupu’s works have a fancy touch where lines and surface mingle. The artist displays an accomplished handling of colours and tones. One of his free-floating female figures, titled “Madonna”, gives a perfect oriental view to the work while another of his works depicts surrealistic nuance. As addressed in “Korbani" by Kazi Nazrul Islam, the artist advocates for slaughtering beasts of mind than sacrificing animals.
Award winning artist Ratnawashar Sutradhar has portrayed a young boy on a vast canvas while Sharmin Zaman's “Colourful Days” (acrylic on canvas) reminds us of blissful childhood.
Another lecturer at the department of Oriental Art of FFA, Dhaka University, Kantideb Adhikary is displaying one of his works, titled “Life is not so easy”. Promising artist Zahangir Alom is showcasing two of his artworks
— “Celestial view of Earth from Space” [land2] —at the exhibition.
Watercolourist Gopal Chandra Saha is exhibiting two of his artworks — “Manangantha-5” and “Beauty of Wings-6”. Amit Nandi is also displaying two watercolours — “Natun Shokal Natun Din" and "Nature”. Sumon Baidya searches for alteration of time in his work “Uttaran”. Chandan, Keya, Sinthia Arefin and several teachers of Institute of Fine Arts of Chittagong University are among other participating artists at the exhibi-
Coordinator of the exhibition Mohammad Zakir Hossain Pulak, with others, has been arranging the exhibition since 2008. The organisers have also been conferring 10 awards (five in painting and five in photography) since the last instalment of the exhibition.
The exhibition is open from 10 am to 7:30 pm everyday, and will end on September 16.