Two artists from outside the capital are displaying a number of landscape paintings featuring the harmonious relation between man and nature set against the backdrop of the rural Bangla at the duet exhibition at
the Bengal Art Lounge in Gulshan.
As both of the artists are from the agricultural rich southwest part of the country, Samir Majumder from Narail and Mozai Zeevan Safori from Jessore, logically they have glorified the contribution of the agricultural labours.
The direct disciples of the late master artist SM Sultan, both Samir and Mozai, have painted working class in midst of nature in their oil and acrylic paintings.
Human images on the foreground of landscapes by Samir and Mozai appear as ornament as found in the Sultan’s earlier works done till middle of the last century.
The show titled When Silence Eats Sound showcases over 50 artworks in different mediums such as oil, acrylic and pen ink. It also features a wood sculpture by Samir depicting the three-dimensional images of rural women standing in different postures to resemble their daily life mingling.
All of the displayed paintings and drawings also feature tranquility of life. But, Zeevan gives more emphasis on the facial expressions on the foreground while Samir concentrates more on depicting the natural beauty on the background.
A special aspect of Mozai Zeevan Safori’s colourful 32 paintings is the depiction of glittering eyes of the characters, which reflects the confidence of the working class to overcome the odds.
The viewers get detailed depiction of the facial expressions of the rural people like the peasants working hard at the different process of harvest in Zeevan’s oil paintings such as Before Disappearing, Courtyard, In the Yard, Part of Dwelling Compound and Homestead.
He has also articulated the struggles of the other rural communities like milkman and lathials in oil paintings such as The Race, Lathial and Milking in interesting manner. ‘I have glorified the life of ordinary people through their physical images,’ Zeevan told New Age.
With the delicate use of vibrant colours like red, blue, green and yellow, Samir has depicted the working people in different seasons in his spectacular 21 landscape paintings. The household chores of the rural women get life his drawings such as Peasant Family, Milkmaid and The Mother and Cow Boy.
His depiction of the romantic season autumn in drawings such as Autumn, the Autumn Maid appear more vibrant for the portrayal of the real life activities like harvest and women plucking water lily from a sailing boat.
He also depicts life of the rural bauls of the region in interesting manner.
‘With care and honesty I seek to describe the story and beauty of my country, land and tradition in visual language’, Samir said.
The fortnight show was inaugurated on October 30 by German ambassador Albrecth Konejy.
One of the satisfied guest Salimullah Khan on the opening day said, ‘Sultan’s influence is powerfully present in the displayed works. But, these [works] are not copy, rather have originality. When Sultan’s works portray images larger than life people, Samir and Zeevan have painted real life images.’
-With New Age input
