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Documentary on artist Monir premiers today

Staff Correspondent
Bangladesh Short Film Forum will arrange the premier show of "monirartist©", a documentary film on renowned Bangladeshi expatriate painter Monirul Islam. Independent filmmaker AKM Zakaria has made the film. Fhe show will be held today at 5pm at Dhaka Art Centre Auditorium, Dhanmondi.
The 33-minute documentary highlights the painter's student life,career, artistic life, his domiciling cities Dhaka and Madrid, family life, personal experience, dreams and aspirations. Fhe documentary meticulously focuses on his artworks, themes, favourite medium, its technical and philosophical aspects.
fhe shooting of the documentary began in 2004 and ended this year. 1 lelmer Zakaria said, "In 1994, I was first introduced to Monirul Islam at his solo exhibition at the Shilpangan Art Gallery in the city. At that exhibition, I saw my country through his lines, forms, colours and compositions. After my introduction to him, 1 learnt that he is amicable and enjoys company, fen years later, 1 initiated the project."
In his kaleidoscopic journey of over 45 years in art, Monir has developed his unique style, which is known as "Monir's School" in Spain.
fhe documentary features the early life of Monirul Islam. During his schooldays, the artist developed a great passion for drawing. After admission at Dhaka Art College, Monir was lucky to have some leg-endary teachers. Many of his sketch and drawings during this time have also been featured in the documentary. Most of the works highlight urban and rural life, social and economic conditions in the 1960s in the country. Completing his education from Dhaka Art College, Monir joined the institute as a teacher. In 1969, when the painter was only 27, he went to Spain on a scholarship. For nine months during his student days there, Monir worked on murals and frescos and won an award from the Spanish government. This allowed him to stay in Madrid for another year. During that period, he studied Goya's paintings (of the Black period) and tried to comprehend the significance of light, colour and composition.
In the film, the artist recollected his introduction to great painters like Antonio Saura (Spanish), Roberto Matta (Chile) and others. Fhe artist reminiscences of Bangladeshi great master Zainul Abedin. Monir truly has attained the ins and outs particularly watercolour from the maestro. In the documentary, the artist says that while he likes to work in differ-
ent mediums, print is his favourite. Fhe painter feels that an artist should enjoy his creative sovereignty. An able artist can work in several mediums. There shouldn't be a set medium for an artist, and the method to articulate an artistic vision should depend on his mood and temperament.
After settling in Spain, the artist has been using paper as a medium. I Ie believes, paper has a mystical quality. It gives his works a different appeal and look. During his early years in Spain, he did several water colours, which mainly focused on the bucolic beauty of Bangladesh. 1 Ie couldn't get over his longing for Bangladesh. 1 lis childhood, his teenage years- significant stages of his life involve Bangladesh.
In the documentary, the artist also talks about Spanish culture, social life, culinary habits, education and voyages. T he painter feels that Madrid is chaotic and orderly at the same time, its people caught in slow and fast lanes. Social life in Spain is very important. Family and friends are of vital important to most Spaniards. Bars are also the best recreational place for them. Spaniards enjoy the weekends. In the documentary, he frankly talks about his romance, love affair, family life and more. It also covers the riverine and scenic beauty of Ghandpur and contemporary life of Madrid, Toledo and Saragossa.