<\/a>Different aspects of women issues have been displayed through artworks at a nine-day art exhibition which is now going on at Dhaka Art Center in Dhanmondi in the city.
\nOrganised by Shako, an association of women artists of Bangladesh, the group exhibition titled \u2018Celebration\u2019 marks the 100th years of International Woman\u2019s Day. Various aspects of women\u00a0issues such as women\u2019s inner journey, their struggles and status in society are portrayed in the 26 artworks by 14 participants, nine from Shako and five guest artists including one Dutch artist.
\nEminent artist Farida Zaman\u2019s two acrylic paintings titled Remembrance-1 and 2 depict contradictory experiences in women\u2019s life. Dominated by crimson colour, in one of her figurative paintings she portrayed an intimate scene of a male and a female while her another work, dominated by black colour, portrays a picture of a lonely woman.
\nSenior artist Naima Haque\u2019s one painting titled \u2018Nari O Muktijuddha\u2019 symbolically presents the oppression and agony of women who were tortured in the concentration camp during the War of Independence in 1971 by the picture of caged birds surrounded by catapults.
\nFareha Zeba\u2019s \u2018Shadow-5\u2019, one of her two acrylic paintings at the exhibition, depicts woman body as the means of reproduction. Women\u2019s suppressed emotions and hope are presented in a surrealist way on the canvas, which draws visitors\u2019 attention.
\nWith the inclusion of vibrant colours, Shulekha Chowdhury emphasises on the sufferings of Birangona (women victims in the war) in her two paintings titled Hariye Geche Sonar Meye-5 and 6.
\nThe other participants at the exhibition are Nasreen Begum, Farzana Islam Milky, Kanak Chanpa Chakma, Kuhu, Joya Shahrin Huq, Maksuda Iqbal Nipa, Farzana Ahmed Santa, Rebeka Sultana Moly and Vadreshu Rita.
\nThe exhibition will remain open from 3pm to 8pm till March 27.<\/p>\n

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