Young art enthusists recognised

Engrossed, cement by Tejosh Halder Josh won Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Gold Medal

Tejosh Halder Josh who won the Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Gold Medal had three figures in black and gray cement. These brought in three barely clad youngsters hard at work with their books. Two were seated and one was leaning over. All had their heads bent over their books. In drawing the media award went to Md Minuddin and he had a middle aged man seated on a wooden stool. He had nothing but a lungi tied up at his waist and drawn up from his thighs. The details of his body and face were presented with photographic details. Equally realistic was Shougat Shee Shovo's Composition-1 in pencil. This showed sections of machines and tools.

The Oriental award had been taken by Wazmun Nahar Runty and brought a delightful collection of orange, red and yellow flowers peeping from the folds of a cactus plant complete with its stems and thorns. Md Razaul Sadat got the best print making award with his presentation of an old, dilapidated car, with over grown ferns and grass, seen next to a building. Kazi Miraj Imtiaj Rubel's Composition-1 in wood, presented a female figure in the nude. It was simplified and exaggerated and reminded one of the figures of goddesses in ancient times as in Mohenjo Daro and Harappa. This won the best sculpture award.

Water colour award winner Chandan Kumar Barman had a room littered with furniture. Dilapidated desks, chairs and a table had been presented with sweeping strokes of brown, beige, blue and green. Azman Uddin had won the graphic design prize. In his brown and blue poster print, with lettering in yellow and red was the presentation of musical instruments in an offbeat way. Tania Sultan Bristy had won the pen and ink award with his presentation of a discarded car done in shades of black and gray, called Abandoned. Another best prize, this time in drawing and painting, was awarded to Maizuddin Liton and his work, Waiting for disorder presented an old, broken jeep.

The Shahtab Memorial Award went to Farida Sultana's still life in acrylic. This presented a melange of old empty bottles, packets of cigarettes, books and blue jeans. Farhana Tabassum won the Junabul Islam award. This was in pen and ink landscape and depicted the front of a village cottage with creepers and curtains. The depiction of the roots of Peepal Tree won Maturan Chowdhury a Syed Shafiqul Hossain Memorial Award. This presented simple aspects of an old tree, complete with creepers and their leaves. Nature was also the subject of Mazharul Haque Shopon's Study in watercolour. This captured ferns and pansies outside a wooden verandah.

In ceramic, the best award had gone to Sagar Chandra Das, with his Family in stoneware. His four twisted jars with their lace-like fronts stood for a family of four. The face of a bull done in bits of metal sheets or patina won the craft award. This was done by Mahjabin Rahim.