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Group prints exhibition at Shilpangan

Zahangir Alom
A 14-day (June 21-July 4) group etching and aquatint prints exhibition is now on at Shilpangan gallery, Dhanmondi. Titled "Shadow of Concave", the exhibition is an outcome of a 10-day etching-aquatint workshop conducted by Dr. Rashid Amin. Bornika Art Studio organised the workshop participated by 12 promising artists. The show is a joint initiative of Bornika Art Studio and Shilpangan.
Etching is the art of engraving with acid on metal, with many variations in technique. Soft-ground etching produces similar effects to those obtained by pencil or crayon drawing, while aquatint produces the effects of wash drawing. Aquatint is often combined with hard-ground etching, as is drypoint.
Shilpaguru Safiuddin Ahmed is a pioneer of printmaking movement in Bangladesh. Though he earned international repute in wood engraving, he created a number of etching and aquatint masterpieces. Later, eminent artists - Mohammad Kibria, Murtaja Baseer, Monirul Islam, Abul Barq Alvi, Kalidas Karmakar and Rokeya Sultana carried forward the legacy of the Shilpaguru, but practice of the media has waned recently.
Dr. Rashid Amin has been working and teaching on the media for many years. Lines engraved from etching may be compared with the illusion of classical music, according to the artist.
"The workshop was an effort to revive and popularise etching and to diffuse the media among artists. I have tried to convey in-depth idea, features, techniques, and aesthetics to the participating artists," said Rashid Amin.
Among the participating artists, Shantwana Shahrin Nini and SM Upama Shirin have MFA degrees in Printmaking from Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, India while Tania Sultana has the same degree from University of Development Alternative (UODA).
Nini’s etching and aquatint titled “Calling
Rain-2" calls for taking on a refreshing shower in the rain. Upama's untitled work seems to be themed on a Tagore painting. The artist has depicted image of several trees through which a beautiful hilly landscape can be seen. Tania has portrayed a distorted face adorned with floral and aquatic elements. Elizabeth Bass, a Russian-born artist has a work very similar to Tania's. Biswajit Goswami, an alumnus of Visva Bharati, has depicted a chair, titled "Waiting".
Md Sohel Rana Pranon has portrayed a landscape comprising hills, vegetation and a concave river. There is a bent date tree just on the bank of the river. The artist has displayed
his dexterity in the work. Md. Rezaur Rahman's "Water Lily-2" is a superb example of realistic work. Maria Mouri's untitled work is experimental in nature. Her work showcases the emboss effect coupled with generating several geometric forms and bold poetic lines.
Romana Zahan's depiction of nature is laudable with regard to using of warm yet mature colours with rhythmic scribbles. Shamina Anam Poly created city life; Arif Al Karim Bhuyan generated a resting female portrait in the nature and Moinuddin Moni, an alumnus of Rabindra Bharati University (Kolkata, India), depicted "Happiness-1".