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Bold black and white sketches

Anukul's solo prepares for a bigger exhibition in future
4 June 2004, 18:00 PM
LIFESTYLE
By Fayza Haq
4 June 2004, 18:00 PM
Anukul Mojumdar, in his solo exhibition at Cafe Mango, has chosen images of angels and fairies from his imagination, whom he has dressed in drapings of bygone days, bringing an out-of-this-world element to his drawings and sketches. The subject of women being visited by an angel has been repeated in his exhibition. He has also continued with the theme of the mother and child, which for him, has spiritual value. His other drawings bring in the idyllic countryside with women playing with their domestic animals that they look after. Children have also been portrayed along with these animals. The lines are easy and flowing, ushering in the age-old theme of nature and man. Figures and portraits of mature women have also been included in the exhibition.

Asked why he had chosen black and white for his works, Anukul says, 'I've used pastel on paper for most of my works here. For some, I've added a few strokes of muted colours in a mother and child theme and in others, bringing in a romantic relationship between man and woman. I wanted to play up line drawing in this specific show. For me, emotions and feelings are important and in my works I've not only tried to show the beauty of human figures but also the importance of human feelings.'

Anukul's figure work has been influenced by SM Sultan, Quamrul Hassan and Zainul Abedin. He has also kept in mind the strokes of Matisse and Picasso. Inspired, as he has been, by the masters, he has tried to form a style of his own, where lines are repeated and women are the main themes. In order to bring in the softness of the dark complexion of the average Bangladeshi women, Anukul says that he has used repetition of his black lines. At times yellow and red have been used to offset the dark shades.

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He says that the drawings are the base of a bigger exhibition with a larger vision in future. He has selected 12 from a collection of 1000 sketches of pastel.

Earlier, Anukul has had two solos and has taken part in important 20 joint shows in Bangladesh and in France.