Painting landscape is one thing, and painting mindscape is another. Similarly seeing through the physical eyes is one thing,
and seeing through the mind’s eyes is another.
Expatriate artist Azmeer Hossain has showcased 59 paintings of the two series- Mindscape and Through the mind’s eye- in his first solo exhibition titled Emotion Recollected in Tranquility at the Bengal Gallery.
The paintings from both series are predominantly abstract and expressionist. Azmeer’s series titled Mindscape, that is, the reflection of landscape on mind required abstractionist outlet, and his series Through the mind’s eye demanded abstraction.
Most of the 31 paintings of the Mindscape series display the artist’s emotive grasp of places and natural elements. Azmeer shares the background of his paintings with New Age. He says, ‘The impression of Atlantic from the Coney beach and of Brooklyn Bridge on my mind have greatly inspired my work.’
What is noticeable in this series is that Azmeer has recollected the waves of Atlantic and raindrops amazingly in layers of watercolour washes. These paintings range in various hues of red to blue and grey to black.
His other series-Through the mind’s eye- has 28 paintings in monochromatic grey, mostly in mixed media. Each of the paintings of this series recreates an image of a door, broken and fragile.
The artist does not speak of any overt fascination with doors, but his works articulate that there might be some covert emotion that led him to engage with painting doors significantly in an abstract way.
Eminent artist Rafikun Nabi praised Azmeer’s works. He remarked, ‘Azmeer’s artworks are promising.’
Swandipan Biswas, a visitor, said, ‘The Mindscape series is really catchy and appealing.’
The exhibition was inaugurated on May 3 and will remain open from 12pm to 8pm till May 16.
-With New Age input
