A five-day group art exhibition, titled 'Portrait of Time', opened on November 19 at Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA), on Dhaka University campus.
Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University, AAMS Arefin Siddique, inaugurated the exhibition as chief guest. Renowned sculptor Hamiduzzaman Khan, artist Lalarukh Selim and Dean of FFA, Professor Matlub Ali, were present at the inaugural.
Five of the six participating artists were MFA (second part) students -- Ashim Halder Sagor (Ceramics), Gopal Chandra Saha (Oriental Art), Maharunnessa Nipa (Crafts), Uma Mandal (Printmaking) and Forhad Uddin Masum (Drawing and Painting). Shyamal Chandra Sarker was a freelance artist who also completed his MFA from the Department of Sculpture, FFA a few years back.
Twenty-five artworks in various media including woodcarving, watercolour, raku, serigraph, acrylic, and etching aquatint are on display.
With his sincere commitment to the research-based and thematic exploration of ceramics, Sagor showcased his three new works, titled “Catharsis-2” (raku), “Me & My Myth-6” (white glaze with enamel paint), and “Searching Reality” (terracotta) at the exhibition. The life that represents present and the time that is flowing is the ultimate expression of Sagor's work. Sagor is also passionate about capturing the incongruence of society through his works.
Gopal wants an accident free life. The sound and stack of broken pieces of glass on roads haunt him as these shatter dreams. Yet people want to see their reflections on glass again. His watercolour, “Man of Light”, portrays the image of a melancholic Mother Teresa. Geometric shapes dominate his light golden and azure mingled watercolour. Deft use of colour symbolises his artistic subtleness.
Masum believes that time and space always generates chaos and conflict among men. His artworks tell the story of life, time, space and broken dreams.
Nipa, coming out of the conventional configuration, displays experimental works. She uses her own portrait in several of her serigraphs where spectacular Arabic calligraphy is to be found. Diversity in subject, use of colour and expression of thought are apparent, incorporating her adolescence and spirituality.
The theme of Shyamal's works has been inspired by our National Poet: “The best of the creation -- half accomplished by women and half by men”. She showcases three semi-abstract woodcarvings (man, horse and dog) that delineate beauty with dexterity.
“All is unending to the eye of childhood. We grow up learning in a socially constructed confined ambiance. The days of flying kites and throwing tops gradually lead a child to harsh reality. The young ones constantly learn from nature and the experience of drawing lines, success of recognising letters, showing of dominance and jilted feelings of ignorance remain afresh in her/his subconscious mind. I tried to depict that feeling of a child in my series called 'Boyhood',” said Uma.
The exhibition ended on November 23.
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