IMAGES OF INNER VISION

Two-week painting exhibition begins at AFD tomorrow

A two-week painting exhibition of artist Halimul Islam Khokon titled ‘Images of Inner Vision’ will begin at La Galerie of Alliance Française de Dhaka in the capital’s Dhanmondi area tomorrow.

Artist Shahid Kabir will inaugurate the exhibition as the chief guest on the gallery premises tomorrow, where Dhaka University’s Bangla Department Professor Sued Azizul Huq will be present as the special guest and artist and critic Mustofa Zaman will also join the inaugural programme as the guest of honour.

Halimul Islam Khokon is a seasoned ceramic artist who earned his MFA from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka and studied in Japan under the supervision of Professor Ryoji Koie, who is revered as one of the great masters of Japanese ceramics. After participating in more than 40 group exhibitions and four solo exhibitions, Khokon, now an enthusiastic painter, will present 40 paintings in this exhibition titled ‘Portrait of an Artist’.

These paintings, which can be categorised as experimental abstract art, take encouragement from his well-developed ceramicist artistry, which in itself takes inspiration from the Bangladeshi culture, tradition and history. The paintings also depict primitive cave art forms and different textural abstract forms. Khokon often focuses on the power of animal figures and shapes, or, among other things, brings patterns from moss-covered as well as paint-peeled walls or from glittering aqueous shapes.

The exhibition will remain open to all until August 2 and can be visited according to the following schedule: Monday to Thursday from 3 pm to 9 pm, Friday and Saturday (9 am to 12 noon and 5 pm to

8 pm); closed on Sunday.

Where: AFD, 26 Mirpur Road, Dhanmondi

When: Inauguration: 6pm, tomorrow 

IMAGES OF INNER VISION

Two-week painting exhibition begins at AFD tomorrow

A two-week painting exhibition of artist Halimul Islam Khokon titled Images of Inner Vision will begin at La Galerie of Alliance Franaise de Dhaka in the capitals Dhanmondi area tomorrow. Artist Shahid Kabir will inaugurate the exhibition as the chief guest on the gallery premises tomorrow, where Dhaka Universitys Bangla Department Professor Sued Azizul Huq will be present as the special guest and artist and critic Mustofa Zaman will also join the inaugural programme as the guest of honour. Halimul Islam Khokon is a seasoned ceramic artist who earned his MFA from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka and studied in Japan under the supervision of Professor Ryoji Koie, who is revered as one of the great masters of Japanese ceramics. After participating in more than 40 group exhibitions and four solo exhibitions, Khokon, now an enthusiastic painter, will present 40 paintings in this exhibition titled Portrait of an Artist. These paintings, which can be categorised as experimental abstract art, take encouragement from his well-developed ceramicist artistry, which in itself takes inspiration from the Bangladeshi culture, tradition and history. The paintings also depict primitive cave art forms and different textural abstract forms. Khokon often focuses on the power of animal figures and shapes, or, among other things, brings patterns from moss-covered as well as paint-peeled walls or from glittering aqueous shapes. The exhibition will remain open to all until August 2 and can be visited according to the following schedule: Monday to Thursday from 3 pm to 9 pm, Friday and Saturday (9 am to 12 noon and 5 pm to 8 pm); closed on Sunday. Where: AFD, 26 Mirpur Road, Dhanmondi When: Inauguration: 6pm, tomorrow