Poetic imagery on canvas

Human beings' journey from cradle to tomb incorporates numerous experiences -- joys and sorrow, comfort and complexity, creativity and deconstruction, ideas and thoughts, fun and fantasy, dream and reality, conscience and coherence and so on.

Noted painter Asem Ansari's fourth solo exhibition, “Less is More”, is on at Gallery Chitrak, and will continue till January 31.

Ansari renders his poetic feelings and imageries, artistic contemplations and conscience into canvases portraying the subtle essence of life and literature, saga of realism and surrealism and the romantic aura of mystique.

Evoking the aesthetic nuance and creative allusions of bards, masters and legends like Tagore, Jibanananda, Baudelaire, Picasso, Matisse, Paul Klee, Rothko, Arshile Gorky, Zainul, Quamrul, Kibria, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Bob Dylan, Asem Ansari portrayed his own paintings in a rather poetic style.

Jibananda lovers will excavate the cruxes of his poems “Haye Chil”, “Aat Bochhor Ager Ekdin” and “Kuri Bochhor Por”, in the paintings by the artist. Ansari attached titles to all his displayed paintings in a poetic way.

The artist adorably depicted the diverse facets of life and multitudes elements of nature belonging to Bangladesh. The artist's use of sober colours, aesthetic texture, tiny scribbles, lyrical compositions, magic of light and shades and some rare non-objectifying elements together with thought-provoking subjects and presentation is a harmony and serenity of Bengal's idyll, life and essence. The cornucopia of romance and nostalgia reigns supreme in his works like “Shower in the green moon shadow” and “Like a Deja vu!!” His paintings (watercolour, acrylic, oil and mixed media) also speak of the serenading fallen leaves and the music of untainted nature.

The exhibition, dedicated to Loretta, Teea and Charu, was inaugurated on January 15 at the gallery premises with internationally reputed artist Monirul Islam as chief guest. Azizur Rahman, director, Pubali Bank Limited, attended as special guest while eminent artist Samarjit Roy Chowdhury presided over the event.

Asem Ansai completed his BFA from Govt. College of Arts and Crafts in 1972. He also has a penchant for filmmaking and photography.