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SERENADING SUCHITRA

Through the eyes of Bangladeshi artists

Staff Correspondent
A conglomeration of 32 artists took place at the Shilpangan Gallery in Dhanmondi on April 6, with their own rendering of the legendary actress Suchitra Sen - who passed away recently, but left her memories to be gathered by doting Bangladeshi artists.
About 60 artworks are on display at the exhibit, where Suchitra has been focused on in myriad ways. Most of the painters have portrayed her contemplative mood and eternal smiling face. Participating painters have captured her keen eyes and meditative mood on their canvas. Through their inquisitive eyes, artists have captured the strong personality of Suchitra in her most distinguished moments. A number of painters have experimented with her visages in different techniques. Artists have worked with varied mediums like oil, acrylic, pastel, charcoal, watercolour, mixed media, collage and prints in different genres. It is noticeable that most of the artworks have been copied from different photographs of the legendary actress.
Participation of painters who emerged in the early 70s, 80s, mid and late '90s is quite noticeable at the exhibition. The objective is to assemble artists belonging to different age groups, working in different mediums but focusing on a particular subject.
Gulshan Hussain brought a huge cake for the occasion, and all artists, young and old, were gathering for the event in their fineries -where the event celebrating Suchitra's 83rd birthday, was going on. Eminent writer Selina Hossain, media personalities Sara Zaker and Pijush Bandapaddhay, MD of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation were there to speak on the occasion.
Although Suchitra fully bloomed as an actress in the 50s and 60s, and there are many stories about her sudden seclusion from the public eye, yet she lives on in the memory of men as an icon of the modern woman.
At the group exhibition, Hanif Pappu, has put colours in traditional art manner. Suchitra has a red sari, and in the other one the actress is dreaming. Shohag Parvez has made a picture in water colour, where the heroine has a grey sari. Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury has done ink drawing. In black and white that seem moving indeed.
The next is pastel by Ujjol Ghosh in which charcoal has been used for her eyes and lips. Ivy Zaman has done an acrylic, where all around, the main picture is burnt sienna and gray. She appears as if taken aback by something unusual - and so it appears unusually dramatic.
Amjad Akash's "Sesh Boshoto" is half yellow and the other half red. She is wearing gorgeous earrings in one, and posing as a movie actor in the other. Gulshan Hussain has her portrait in royal blue as elegant as her own would be.
Proshanto Kormakar has done his prints in children's slates. Her eyes and teeth speak of who she is, although she is dressed up in a red flowered top and in yellow trousers. In the
painting a synchronized effect. One of them is green and red and the other seems like images have been torn and pasted, in which we have flowers and bamboos.
Rashid Amin's work in dry point is very realistic. The others are impressionistic. It is her eyes and lips that give her away. Hamiduzzanman Khan's impression of her is indeed a moving one. Jamal Ahmed's has eyes, lips and hair done in blue, brown - the painting almost speaks to you. In his other piece he has used burnt umber and pale pink to animate the image. Her earrings in blue and red are certainly eye-catching.
Biren Some's "Tahader Kotha" are certain scenes from her pictures, and we can make
other one by Proshanto, a negative is shown with a red "teep". Sohail Rana has done a watercolour. Her eyes are huge and so are her lips. Her "teep" and earrings give her away as the legendary actor of all times. Anukul Majumdar has presented her in woodcuts with graphic realism. One is greenish and the next black - both being true to nature.
Alaptagin Tushar painted a young face and body of the actor. Her hair appears like leaves and the rest of her are converted into roots --and finally merging with earth. Kanak Champa Chakma has many images of her films. At the bottom there are elephants. At the two sides are leaf patterns to give the
out who the protagonist is by the eyes and lips. Ahmed Shamsuddoha's presentation -which is on the cover of the book by Shilpangan - is in an unusual angle and yet appears moving and realistic. It is done in charcoal. Sheikh Afzal Hossain has mixed-media, with water colour and charcoal has all the mediums put together. It is simple but striking. Krishna Chattopaddhya shows Suchitra as leaning against a wooden panel. Rezauddin Nabi makes his portrait as unusual as possible. Kazi Rakib and Syed Iqbal have their own manners of presentation.
The exhibition ends on April 19.