Shohag Parvez’s subjects are often the toiling, simple workers of Bangladesh and Nature. The artist has captured details of the Marma, Tripura and Chakma communities. Apart from the hilly region, he has also brought in the fishermen and the boatmen of the flatlands. Cow-boys tending the cattle and goats the cows and buffaloes ; gypsies in boathouses ; the elements of Kalboishaki and cyclone also provoke his artistic inclinations .
The young artist admits that his favourite media is watercolour combined with Indian ink and pen. He says that he is most inspired by the paintings of Zainul Abedin, SM Sultan and Qamrul Hassan. He also greatly admires Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh and Salvador Dali.
Acrylic also fascinates him—he loves the effect of putting layers upon layers.
The young artist admits that his favourite media is watercolour combined with Indian ink and pen. He says that he is most inspired by the paintings of Zainul Abedin, SM Sultan and Qamrul Hassan. He also greatly admires Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh and Salvador Dali.
Acrylic also fascinates him—he loves the effect of putting layers upon layers.
Nowkar Ghate
When the artist was in Class eight, he got the National Child Award for art. He has been successful in establishing art schools at Bheramara and Meherpur. In 2000, he was admitted to the Department of Fine Arts, with Hashem Khan as his main teacher. At the end of the first year, he fell very sick with typhoid ad jaundice. Life in the hostel really affected him badly. He, however recovered in Kolkata.
“When I was well in 2004, I began painting again , with book illustrations which brought me fame. In 2013 I was lucky to get the ‘Agrani Bank Shahitto Purushkar’. Side by side, I exhibited overseas—in India, Japan, and the US,” the painter says.
“When I was well in 2004, I began painting again , with book illustrations which brought me fame. In 2013 I was lucky to get the ‘Agrani Bank Shahitto Purushkar’. Side by side, I exhibited overseas—in India, Japan, and the US,” the painter says.
Apart from the five solo exhibitions, he has participated in 15 workshops and 42 art camps.
Among the water colour washes in ‘Banglar Ru’ there is Kal Boishaki , with boats and humans turning the hanging on against a dark , ominous sky. The demonic sky above has sweeps of amber, mixed with flamingo pink. The main subjects are sketched out delicately with the pen and ink. The horizon sees bars of burnt amber with sap green. The water is brought in with streaks of mauve, chrome yellow and white. The masterful strokes are confident and laid on without any hesitation.
Among the water colour washes in ‘Banglar Ru’ there is Kal Boishaki , with boats and humans turning the hanging on against a dark , ominous sky. The demonic sky above has sweeps of amber, mixed with flamingo pink. The main subjects are sketched out delicately with the pen and ink. The horizon sees bars of burnt amber with sap green. The water is brought in with streaks of mauve, chrome yellow and white. The masterful strokes are confident and laid on without any hesitation.
Marmar Ghore Fera
In ‘Murongpara’ the artist has brought in each clump of tree-leaf with précision. Olive green has been used for the restful leaves. The house of bamboos has young faces peeping through each window. Women, in orange garb, are in the forefront. The areas left blank, add to the delight of the brown and green creation.
‘Marmar Ghore Fera’ has tiny people, with back-packs making their way on a circular road. Houses and leafy trees are brought in the back as well as outline of houses in shades of pink. As the eye travels further at the back are tree-covered hillocks. The contrast between the blank spaces and the colours for brown and sap-green lend neatness to the creation.
Yet another wash of water-colour that catches the eye is ‘Nowkar Ghate’. This brings in barges with buoyant patched sails, big and small. With cattle and humans on the shore, looking on Shohag Parvez’s solo exhibition began 13 September 13 and ends after two weeks. The location is the Dhaka Art Centre at Dhanmandi, at the hub of the city. This is the artist’s fifth solo.
A student of Hashem Khan and Nasreen Begum, he studied for eleven years at the Institute of Fine Arts, DU. His other instructors and guides included Shishir Bhattacharya and Sheikh Afzal—who are both known for their eye for detail.
‘Marmar Ghore Fera’ has tiny people, with back-packs making their way on a circular road. Houses and leafy trees are brought in the back as well as outline of houses in shades of pink. As the eye travels further at the back are tree-covered hillocks. The contrast between the blank spaces and the colours for brown and sap-green lend neatness to the creation.
Yet another wash of water-colour that catches the eye is ‘Nowkar Ghate’. This brings in barges with buoyant patched sails, big and small. With cattle and humans on the shore, looking on Shohag Parvez’s solo exhibition began 13 September 13 and ends after two weeks. The location is the Dhaka Art Centre at Dhanmandi, at the hub of the city. This is the artist’s fifth solo.
A student of Hashem Khan and Nasreen Begum, he studied for eleven years at the Institute of Fine Arts, DU. His other instructors and guides included Shishir Bhattacharya and Sheikh Afzal—who are both known for their eye for detail.
No comments:
Post a Comment