Bangladeshi paintings in Tokyo

flying by Sabira Shahinur

These included the works of Abul Khayar, Gulshan Hossain, Lafiza Najmin Annasha, Naznine Akhter Naz, Pintu Chandra Deb, Sabira Shahinur and Uttom Kumar Roy.

In Abul Khayar's work one saw a portrait of two boys, done in mixed media. This was in red, brown, black and blue. Gulshan Hossain had simplified geometrical bars and stripes to form The old window, done in oil on paper. Lafiza Najmin's Nature-1 dealt with abstract images in sap green and watermelon pink. The green suggested nature and the backdrop had cubes and rectangles of beige. Naznine Akhter Naz's Society included images of weeping and distorted faces along with hands, and other scenes taken from everyday life.

Emdadur Rashed Sukhon's Just today, in mixed media, had angry bloodshot faces and other semi abstract images, like graffiti on walls, which included faded portraits of politicians. Pintu Chandra Deb's oil on canvas Relation brought circles and sweeps of lines and colours in blue, red and white. Sabira Shahnur's Flying in acrylic had human images floating through space, as if they were birds on wings. Uttom Kumar Roy's oil on paper Dreamy way had a row of oval pink and gray shapes on a reddish bar set on a bluish yellow backdrop. Farzana Ahmed Urmi's water colour and cut in gray-blue and white was mystifying too. Dilip Kumar Kar's History had a modern representation of a war scene with horses and warriors, done with simple lines and economic use of colours.

The avant-garde works were eye-catching and worth pondering over. Showcasing their works overseas is praiseworthy indeed, this being the 7th contemporary young artists' exhibition from Bangladesh.