The current and former students of fine arts department of University of Development Alternative are displaying their artworks for the first time at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
The eleven-day exhibition was inaugurated by the eminent artist Qayyum Chowdhury on September 17 and was arranged by the university to celebrate twelve-year anniversary of the department.
Around six hundred artworks of different categories and mediums are on display at the exhibition which includes paintings, drawings, photographs, graphics, sculptures and installations.
As the exhibition houses a big number of young artists, any visitor will firstly be entertained with variety of artworks categorised in different themes and colours schemes.
Many of the works are capable to captivate the visitors’ attention. For example, Khing Shi Mong’s oil painting titled Mro Woman brilliantly portrays a larger than life depiction of an aged Mro (indigenous) female. It is impossible not to notice the details of an aged upland woman’s face which reflects the hardships of the rough upland.
Another appealing painting is Suborno Sil’s Abolombon. Done in acrylic, the piece shows two fragile hands of an aged woman firmly holding a stick. Two eyes, frightened but resolute, are also prominently depicted on the canvas.
Saifullah Bin Asad’ charcoal drawing titled Far Cry is another eye-catching piece. Four figures in different postures are shown on the piece as if they are being tormented.
The piece looks like the inferno of Dante where the cry of the sufferers always remains far and unheard.
Jayanto Sarker John’s acrylic work titled Shoisob Ebong Bastobota, done in acrylic, is an impressive artwork. Childhood and harsh reality have been beautifully projected on canvas through three children playing on the one hand and chaotic background with weapons on the background.
Among other charming works is Mamunur Rashid’s photograph titled Impish Children showing a number of children having fun; Shawon Albert Gomez’s photograph Dream Build Up portraying a spider making its web.
Amir Foysal Ruso’s installation titled Abar Asibo Fire is an interesting work. A number of human faces are made with wet clay upon which sprouting seeds are spread to indicate the cycle of life as said in poet Jibananondo Das’ poem Abar Asibo Fire.
The students of fine arts department of UODA expressed their satisfaction for having the chance to get their artworks displayed at the National Art Gallery of BSA.
‘It is of great pleasure to be exhibited at BSA. Our department arranges exhibition on campus every year, but it is more encouraging to have the exhibition at BSA’, said Mamunur Rashid, a student of UODA.
‘I am very happy that the department has arranged such a big exhibition’, said Jayanto Sarker John, another student.
‘Exhibiting at BSA is prestigious and convenient as well. We will try to arrange exhibition at BSA in future’, said Shahjahan Ahmed Bikash, chairman of Faculty of Fine Arts of UODA.
-With New Age input
