A group exhibition titled Water Rhymes 2 is being held at Gallery Kaya and will remain on display until May 7. The first series of Water Rhymes was held in 2012 with 16 artists at the same venue. The exhibition Water Rhymes 2 is displaying 65 artworks of 10 veteran and young artists including sculptor Hamiduzzaman Khan, Alokesh Ghosh, Jamal Ahmed, Kazi Rakib, Ranjit Das, Shishir Bhattachajee, Goutam Chakraborty, Kamaluddin, Shohag Parvez and Md Shahanoor Mahmud. The range of paintings on display will surely capture the interest of onlookers.
The watercolour medium is very popular among Bangladeshi artists and has been further popularised by famous artists including Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, Patua Quamrul Hassan and Aminul Islam who have significant works done in watercolour.
About his works displayed in the exhibition, Hamiduzzaman Khan said: “My painting has a reflection of water, which is transparent. An innovative composition, I portrayed a bright side of a river to a more darker side. The imaginary painting has depth.” A celebrated sculptor of Bangladesh, Hamiduzzaman Khan’s mastery in the field is not limited to sculpture only. His brilliant watercolour pieces enhances him as a versatile artist.
Miniature specialist Goutam Chakraborty displayed Charlie Chaplin on the wall. “I have been portraying Chaplin for over a decade. I prefer to choose a character which is relevant in today’s time. Chaplin’s movie The Great Dictator and Modern Times and many others are applicable in this contemporary time.
“Mother Teressa’s contribution in the society is immense. Her submission and dedication towards the society will always be an icon for us. The painting on Mother Teressa is a homage to her selfless caring for people,” he adds.
Jamal Ahmed’s landscape portraying a woman in a red sari with wet hair is about the sensual and serene beauty of rural Bangla.
With a simple expression and using watercolour, Ranjit Das has painted Angor Wat, the world’s largest temple complex, a dreamland that Das has recently visited. Promising artist Md Shahanoor Mahmud’s City Rain is on display. “ The medium watercolour has an intense relationship with rain. The mixture of water and colour creates a magical element for painting. Watercolour and rain are both aesthetic and intimate in nature.”
The works by the ten artists can also be viewed online on www.artitude.com.bd. Samarjit Roy Choudhury graced the inaugural ceremony on April 26.
