Dhaka – A group painting exhibition titled জলজ 2/ Aquatic 2 has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française, Dhaka. The Inaugural ceremony of this exhibition was held on Saturday, December 17, 2016. Eminent sculptor prof. Hamiduzzaman Khan attended the inagural ceremony as the chief guest.
Water is ubiquitous in Bangladesh. To the untrained eye, layers and layers of bricks and concrete, man-made mundane monuments of melancholy may seem arid or “waterless”, but beneath it all, water flows, cascades, swirls and streams and calls out to every person — to wet their feet in it. Even the indolent ones cannot help but respond to that call when rainy season happens, when a limpid pond as if by magic emerges amid greenery, or when thousands and thousands of rivers of Bangladesh make it almost impossible to not embrace water and its lustral beauty.
জলজ ২, Joloj 2 (Aquatic 2), the second edition of the 2015 exhibition Joloj, embraces this essence of water in Bangladesh and will feature artworks by artists Al-Akhir Sarker, Bishan Bhakta, Golam Moshiur Rahman Choudhury, Md. Azmal Uddin, and Sadek Ahmed.
Golam Moshiur’s paintings show the struggle of life. The agony of human being which he portrays in his artworks may make a long impact to the visitor’s mind. Bishan’s artworks are deeply attached with the nature. He usually paints his thought and likes to expose what he loves. Al- Akhir Sarker wanted to dig out his inner feelings, very personal and free feelings, at the same time the very traditional feelings of Bengali people in his paintings. Sadek always want to express his emotion with light and shade and lost city is the subject of his painting. Md. Azmal Uddin enjoys exploring duality( the internal and external feeling of human being) in his painting.
The exhibition will be open to all till 29 December 2016 in La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka. Visiting Hours: Monday to Thursday from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Friday and Saturday (9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm). Closed on Sunday. – News Desk
