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Silent but colourful and imaginative

Shabekun Nahar Noushin's "The Silent World"at AFD

FAYZA HAQ
"The Silent World" is the first solo painting of Shabekun Nahar Noushin at Galerie Zoom, at Alliance Francaise, Dhaka (AFD). The exhibition was inaugurated by Musa Ibrahim, the first Bangladeshi to conquer Mt Everest, and Nasreen Begum from the Department of Oriental Art, Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University. Olievier Litvine, director of AFD was also present for the opening. The show, which began on October 23, is on for at least two weeks.
The differently-abled artist cannot hear or speak. She loves the beauty of nature, and in her silent way, uses strong colours and forms to present striking images. Her work, at times also portrays human emotions. She has a diploma from the Bulbul Lalitkala Academy.
We see the portrait of harlequins at the exhibit. The child is in blue, while the mother is in grey. They are both lacking in food as there is little on the plate, on the able. According the Nasreen Begum - the chief guest, it recalls the early work of Pablo Picasso. We have a still life, with a ’hurricane' kerosene lamp which is green at the back. There is also another earthen vessel with leaves and flowers in it. In front is a box. There are layers of colours that merge and blend with another in a lyrical manner.
There are rainbow colours that vary from light blue and mauve for the background for the next still life. One feels that one is facing a corner. There are orchids for one to admire—one is pale pink and the other yellow. There is money-plant included in the composition. Behind are layers of colours like green and gray, and turn into flamingo pink and orange so that one gets a variety of tones. There are leaves in a green vase. There are red and yellow varieties of flowers—both large and small—forming a neat unison of floral spray.
There are layers of pinks, grays and whites at the back of the next still-life — and they make your imagination expand. The boat has a peacock front, bringing ancient Bengali legends to mind. The end too has a face of a bird. The boat is decorated and has a collection of bushes lining the sides of the river on which the boat and the mythical boatman are afloat. This reminds one of "Patachitra". There are geometrical designs to highlight the picture, such as a circle which has many colours in it. There are waves in black and white.
One sees a grieving woman in one image. Below is a male figure; in the picture there are flowers, leaves, lines and colours — to hold together the images. At the side of this central bar containing figures, is a scene from the road -there are balconies, arcades, and a street, where a family with a child is meeting. Down below is another little house, with open windows — with a boat at the other side - with red and blue colours to show the water of the waves. There is merging of many colours at the side. This includes emerald and orange. Vegetables form a design at the right hand side, along with the portraits and scenes.
Her own self-portrait is thought-provoking and highly imaginative. Such work indeed deserves praise.