Theatre is alive and kicking in Bangladesh. The lack of theatre infrastructure and other impediments have not been able to hold back theatre groups and they have consistently displayed burgeoning diversity and a firm commitment to theatre Theatre critics and others involved with the theatre pinpoint Drama Circle as the pioneer of the theatre movement…
Theatre is alive and kicking in Bangladesh. The lack of theatre infrastructure and other impediments have not been able to hold back theatre groups and they have consistently displayed burgeoning diversity and a firm commitment to theatre Theatre critics and others involved with the theatre pinpoint Drama Circle as the pioneer of the theatre movement…
The National Exhibition organized by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is the annual showcasing of the most recent work done by Bangladeshi painters and sculptors. This year the panorama of 246 works by some 200 artists at the National Art Gallery in Dhaka has been a good harvest but not without raising questions about the choice…
Between October and December 2004, Dhaka staged a series of impressive art exhibitions. From the inventive and manically playful work of Tayeba Begum Lipi to the cool meditative serenity of Iftikhar Uddin Ahmed’s creations to the intense Freudian images of Ranjit Das, rendered in glowing sensuous colours, and the myths and legends and rituals of…
Over the past three decades the domain of art has widened globally both in terms of forms and materials. Perhaps what best characterises recent art is its tendency to elude our attempts to categorise it. Artists are bending rules and reinterpreting traditional concepts of form and space to give the artistic frame of reference a…
Monsur Ul Karim’s canvas celebrates what Kandinsky calls the ‘inherent spiritual value of colour,’ and by extension the spiritual value of everyday life. Born in 1950 at Rajbari, Monsur Ul Karim did his Master of Fine Arts from Chittagong University in 1974. He has 12 solo shows and over 20 international exhibitions to his credit.…
Abdur Razzaque, one of Bangladesh’s senior artists, is known for his work in several mediums. He was born in Shariatpur, Bangladesh and educated at the Dhaka Government College of Arts and Crafts and the State University of Iowa. He has travelled extensively, capturing the details of cityscapes worldwide. The colours and shades, moods and passions…
