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DHAKA ART SUMMIT

Bangladeshi gal eries show significant contemporary painters' works

Takir Hossain
On the occasion of the second edition of Dhaka Art Summit, a number of major galleries of Dhaka took part at the mega art festival that ended yesterday. Tivoli Gallery, Gallery Chitrak, Gallery Cosmos, Saju Art Gallery, Galleri Kaya, Athena Gallery of Fine Arts, Callery Twenty One, Institute of Asian Creatives and others showcased several veteran and promising artists' works at the booths of the Shilpakala Academy in the city.
Tivoli, one of the oldest art galleries in the city, was established in 1973. Over the years, the gallery has played a significant role in our art arena. The gallery represented six contemporary Bangladeshi painters - Kamal Kabir, Sadhona Islam, Tajuddin Ahmed, Syed Iqbal, Jahangir Hossen and Anisuzzaman.
At the exhibition, Tajuddin's works mostly focus on themes like urban nature, nostalgia and his mode of expressions is abstract expressionism. The painter also scrupulously developed the patterns with architectural lines and forms in his paintings.
Kamal Kabir particularly concentrates on the underwater world. Fish is the predominant aspect of his works. His canvas has a space where rich texture and thick colour merge into one another. Sometimes, the fish on his canvas seem to be placed at varied angles.
Anisuzzaman is well-known printmaker for his superb woodcut prints. At the exhibition, his prints focus on urban architecture in varied angles. The woodcut prints highlight geometrical and structural elements where one can easily comprehend the printmaker's passion for the architectural lines and compositions.
At the summit, Saju Gallery displayed the works of Abdus Shakoor Shah, Abul Barq Alvi, Kanak Chanpa Chakma, Mahmudul Haque and Mohammad Eunus.
Abul Barq Alvi's formal arrangement with forms and compositions are noteworthy. He draws inspiration from nature and its various aspects. His compositions appear smooth and are engrossed with geometrical forms. The painting features azure, white and pale yellow shades, creating a kaleidoscopic vision.
Mohammad Eunus' modes of expression are pure abstraction and abstract
expressionism. His displayed painting carries his sweeping style. His individuality lies in his freedom of action; in the spontaneous movements in which the thick brushstrokes are applied in reddish, yellowish and bright colours, giving shape to various broken and amorphous forms.
At the summit, Galleri Kaya showcased three painters' works - Murtaja Baseer, Ranjit Das and Ashraful Hasan.
Murtaja Baseer's single linocut denotes the perspective of Language Movement and the participation of the mass people of that time in the movement. At the exhibition, Ranjit's figurative work has a touch of realism but a bit of a gruesome look. Tiny forms, scribbles, arrows and broken lines enrich the painting. The image has a realistic attachment with horizontal and vertical lines. The painter is now devising the figures, visages and various parts of the forms.
Ashraful Hasan is one of the brighter painters of his generation, and has made a strong impact on the recent Bangladeshi art scenario. His single painting feature detailing with meticulous depiction of wounded nature and composition of figurative and non-figurative expressions.
Gallery Cosmos represented Monirul Islam, Kalidas Karmakar, Biren Shome, Alakesh Ghosh, Afrozaa Jamil Konka,
Nagarbashi Barman and others.
Biren Shome's acrylic work delves deep into pure abstraction. At the exhibition, his composition is neatly organised, demonstrating soothing tones and aesthetic arrangement of space. Shome also likes to show a certain romantic concern for lively hues. The painter feels that nature appear in his works through his personal observations.
Alakesh Ghosh is a veteran watercolourist who focuses on riverine landscapes pastoral splendour, Old Dhaka and historical places. At the exhibition, his "Welcoming Borsha" portrays several boats floating on the river. The both sides of river depict scenic rural beauty. He meticulously uses the brush. Adding a watery effect to the work is another common trait.
Nagarbashi Barman’s print depicts the agony and ecstasy of fishermen. It's evident from the details that the artist is searching for perfection. He brings in subjects like fish, fishing tools and boats.
Gallery Twenty One displayed the paintings of Monirul Islam, Mohammad Eunus, Khalid Mahmud Mithu, Kanak Chanpa Chakma, Mohammad Iqbal, Maksuda Iqbal Nipa and others.
Monirul Islam is mainly recognised as a printmaker. However, currently he has
focused more on painting. At the exhibition, his application of paint is intense and the forms are more minimised; colours seem to be bold and vivacious. The oil piece simultaneously displays technical finesse and intellect.
As a pure abstract expressionist, Khalid Mahmood Mithu's painting feature pure forms and compositions. His colours are subdued and the forms are not well defined. He has made a great attempt to produce some alien features through his paintings. Space has played a vital role in his works where varied form movements are observable.
Mohammad Iqbal paints the visage of the children, whom he regards as overlooked and often uncared for. In recent times, he has portrayed many children's faces in approximately the same disposition. Through the ova) shaped faces, the artist seeks to convey children's dreams, yearnings and the artist focuses on eyes. Their eyes are the predominant aspect of the paintings.
Athena Gallery of Fine Arts represented three artists - Jamal Ahmed, Kanak Chanpa Chakma and Md Tokon.
At the Athena booth, Kanak Chanpa Chakma's "Path of the Enlightenment", an acrylic piece depicts many monks slowly ahead with spiritual contemplation. This large-sized painting is interesting for its soft red colours and smooth textures. The artist has given substantial amount of time to making the ground.
Bangladeshi expatriate painter Md Tokon is deeply into abstract expressionism. At the exhibition, the artist has used flat colours and creates several textures and forms on the canvas. Colours and amorphous forms are obvious features of his paintings. His compositions reveal rough texture and sensuous arrangement of space.
Institute of Asian Creatives represented only single painter - Wahiduzzaman. The artist is greatly inspired by Pop Art and his works denote social, political and cultural dilemmas. At the summit, his conceptual mixed media works denote the struggle of women is reflected through the abstract expression of human hair, and the fictional glamour that the market economy presents, allowing the viewer to search for objective reality through subjective perspective of the Readymade Garments Industry in Bangladesh.