Kalidas Karmakar�s solo exhibition marvels art lovers

Internationally-acclaimed Bangladeshi artist Kalidas Karmakar’s solo exhibition titled ‘Alluvial Realization’ is currently ongoing at the Athena Gallery of Fine Arts in the city’s Pragati Sarani area. Like all other previous exhibitions of Kalidas Karmakar, this one also has successfully wondered the art lovers with all brilliant artworks.
Finance Minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhith inaugurated the exhibition as chief guest on December 4. Tasmima Hossain, Acting Editor of Daily Ittefaq & Editor of Anannya, renowned artist and Media Personnel Mustafa Manwar, veteran writer Syed Shamsul Haque were present as special guests on the occasion.
Artist Kalidas Karmakar (Born on 10 January, 1946) made his mark as an artist with a difference in his first ever-major solo exhibition held at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Gallery in August 1976. He has distinguished himself as an experimentalist then and remains one even today. He impressed all of us with his skill in Drawing, his adventures with the use of unorthodox materials and media, as well as his philosophical attitude to art. He is an accomplished graphic artist, especially in etching and mixed media technique. He specialises in the French multi-coloured etching (Viscosity process) and work with World famous artist S.W. Hayter who invented the Viscosity technique in 1930 at Atelier-17 Paris. Kalidas is such a versatile artist with no boundaries. Kalidas, one of the most internationally acclaimed artists of Bangladesh received Sultan Padak in 2015. He restlessly travelling from Poland to Paris, from Brazil to Beijing, from Turkey to Tokyo, is returning predictably on each occasion to his homeland, to pour out his passion. Kalidas Karmakar is indeed a very significant name in the world of modern art of Bangladesh. At 70 he is still very youthful and exuberant, creative person, an artist Par Excellence.
The exhibition is open to all every day from 10am to 8pm, until December 22.

Athena Gallery: AJ Heights, Cha-72/1/D, 2nd Floor, Pragati Sarani, North Badda.

 

Kalidas Karmakar�s solo exhibition marvels art lovers

Internationally-acclaimed Bangladeshi artist Kalidas Karmakars solo exhibition titled Alluvial Realization is currently ongoing at the Athena Gallery of Fine Arts in the citys Pragati Sarani area. Like all other previous exhibitions of Kalidas Karmakar, this one also has successfully wondered the art lovers with all brilliant artworks. Finance Minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhith inaugurated the exhibition as chief guest on December 4. Tasmima Hossain, Acting Editor of Daily Ittefaq Editor of Anannya, renowned artist and Media Personnel Mustafa Manwar, veteran writer Syed Shamsul Haque were present as special guests on the occasion. Artist Kalidas Karmakar (Born on 10 January, 1946) made his mark as an artist with a difference in his first ever-major solo exhibition held at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Gallery in August 1976. He has distinguished himself as an experimentalist then and remains one even today. He impressed all of us with his skill in Drawing, his adventures with the use of unorthodox materials and media, as well as his philosophical attitude to art. He is an accomplished graphic artist, especially in etching and mixed media technique. He specialises in the French multi-coloured etching (Viscosity process) and work with World famous artist S.W. Hayter who invented the Viscosity technique in 1930 at Atelier-17 Paris. Kalidas is such a versatile artist with no boundaries. Kalidas, one of the most internationally acclaimed artists of Bangladesh received Sultan Padak in 2015. He restlessly travelling from Poland to Paris, from Brazil to Beijing, from Turkey to Tokyo, is returning predictably on each occasion to his homeland, to pour out his passion. Kalidas Karmakar is indeed a very significant name in the world of modern art of Bangladesh. At 70 he is still very youthful and exuberant, creative person, an artist Par Excellence. The exhibition is open to all every day from 10am to 8pm, until December 22. Athena Gallery: AJ Heights, Cha-72/1/D, 2nd Floor, Pragati Sarani, North Badda.