Javed Jalil merges dreams with reality
Subsequently, he studied at the Los Angeles School of Art for a while and then went back to working on fine arts. He got to know some artists who helped him in different ways. These included Granados and Haskins who inspired him greatly. "More than that, my inspiration came from nature; drawing and painting gave me solace," he says.
Later on he did workshops with David Hockney and delved deep into the works of Goya, Rembrandt and Picasso. "I liked Goya's intensity and Picasso's ability to penetrate the deeper source of life," he says. He experienced joy and satisfaction in creating a world of his own in art. Asked if any Bangladeshi artists influenced him, he says that SM Sultan's lifestyle attracted him as well as Quamral Hassan's diversity of subjects and somewhat Matisse-like style. Among the senior fellow artists that he gets along well with, are Abdus Shakoor and Hamiduzzaman Khan.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "I find the human figure very interesting," elaborates Javed, when asked about his subjects. "I can identify myself in their twists and turns. I often combine nature and animals with human figures. As for the media I like to go in for oils as I enjoy how it plays on the canvas and the luminous effect it has. I also love its fragrance. In my recent works I've used Chinese brush with ink with the surface ground building up in oil. So the work is a combination of painting and graphics. I like the strong sense of line for which I use the brushes, using a chemical to see that the oil doesn't merge with the lines. I take images around me and try to create a lyrical composition. My imagination also works on the figures to form the composition structures in which I aim at symphonies."
He sometimes does straightforward drawings with different types of pens. Then he graduates on to the canvas and after some hours he proceeds on to a water-colour, as the mood takes him. After a break he goes on to painting again. While working, he listens to classical music such as Bach, Chopin and Vivaldi. He says that the music helps him focus. As the sound affects his nerves, he moves his fingers. Incidentally Gallery Shilpangan is like his second home where he has addas with his fellow artists.
Javed has exhibited his works in Los Angeles and Dhaka.