Artistic energy unleashed

Nazia at work in the Global Art Village, Delhi

Clearly the time spent in the sylvan surroundings of the Village worked wonders for Nazia's career. In the course of her stay, she did 25 paintings in Delhi. A gallery from Mumbai took all the paintings for a solo exhibition and she brought three back home to Dhaka. Another solo in Mumbai is next on the agenda in December.

The group of 15 artists from different parts of the globe, such as Australia, UK, USA, Poland, Lativia, Serbia Montenegro and Argentina and Bangladesh, also ventured further afield than Delhi---places such as Chandigarh, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, Golden Temple in Amritsar, Jaipur, Udaipur, Shimla and Kulu-Manali.

"The meditative aspect is reflected in my works," says a reflective Nazia. Along with her counterparts, she would paint in the open air studio amidst the dazzling greenery of neatly manicured lawns. She points to one of her works, Meditational Motifs (oil on canvas). This semi-abstract piece uses Indian motifs and depicts the circle theory of Hindu mythology: basically the concept that we begin life at one point and end at the same point. Thanks to her productive stay in Delhi, says Nazia, she has attained a heady sense of freedom. In her words, " There is more freedom and flexibility in my work now; earlier my works were rigid."

Another spin off of the meditative practices is that she has learnt to work in different environments. "I am in this room far from nature but it won't hamper my creativity because I get inspiration from where I am. So I don't have to be in the midst of nature," says Nazia.

The 31-year-old Nazia, who did her Bachelor of Fine Art and Master of Fine Art from the Institute of Fine Art, Dhaka University, has had an eventful artistic career. Among her recent solo exhibitions are in USA, Tokyo and Dhaka. On the group exhibition front, she has displayed her work in Kolkata, Dhaka, Tokyo, UK, Sri Lanka, while in India her work has attracted viewers in Delhi and Kolkata.

Nazia is receptive to the concept of digital art. Having done computer design for the last nine years, at one point she decided to go in for the increasingly popular new technology of digital art.

Clearly Nazia's career is on the roll. And art lovers can look forward to seeing more works of this talented artist.