A unique and modern display of masks is organised by Gallery Kaya. The exhibition titled “Mukh O Mukhosh 4” is the fourth exhibition of the series and started on May 31 at Gallery Kaya. The event is open for all and viewers can experience the ethnic while modern work of arts daily from 11am to 7.30 pm till June 11.
The display of masks at the exhibition is an astounding 106 brilliant pieces of work by 19 contemporary artists, Tarun Ghosh, Kazi Rakib, Masuda Kazi, Saidul Haque Juise, Faruk Ahamad Debashish Pal, Rajaul Islam Lovelu, Md Abdul Momen Milton, Bishwajit Paul, Khandakar Nasir Ahmed, Dulal Chandra Das, Abdur Rahim, Pintu Chandra Deb, Debdas Malakar, Sandip Kumer Debnath, Kanok Kumar Pathak, Ananna Dey, Amit Kuch and Rituparna Dhar.
Mask as a work of art has been popularized by the carnival of Charukola that is held on the occasion of Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year).
Moreover papier mâché masks are seen in rural fairs and also used in classical dance.
Basically, the technique applied in creating the masks attracted the artists to the challenging yet satisfying task.
A wide array of masks such as tribal demons, symbolic gods, rural pottery motifs and human faces with certain expressions are seen in the variety. The artworks are made of different materials such as wood, metal, glass, papier-mâché, paper and pigment, appliqué and in many cases, mixed medium.
The previous exhibitions of this series were organized by the same gallery in 2005, 2009 and 2011 respectively.
