Solo exhibition Beyond the Horizon begins at AFD tomorrow
DL desk
A ten-day solo painting exhibition titled Beyond the Horizon by young artist Parvej Hasan Rigan will begin tomorrow at the La Galerie of Alliance Franaise de Dhaka, Dhanmondi in the city.
Eminent artist Professor Samarjit Roy Chowdhury will inaugurate the artists first solo exhibition as chief guest tomorrow at 5:30pm, while Professor Syed Abul Barq Alvi, Department of Printmaking, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka and Professor Jamal Ahmed, Department of Drawing and Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, DU will attend the event.
Born in Barisal in 1988, Pervaj did his BFA and MFA from the Department of Drawing and Painting, University of Dhaka. The talented young artist prefers to work with oil paint and charcoal and have produced quite a few series. From the very beginning of his education, Pervaj has been inspired by the saying Art is the beautiful expression of sorrow of veteran artist Murtaza Bashir.
A total of 20 artworks will be displayed for onlookers to enjoy. His last three works all explored the position of humanity in the universe and the cosmic relationship of souls.
Among his many accolades, Pervaj scored the best drawing award and medium based award in 2010 and 2011 successively in the Annual Art Exhibition of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka. In 2012, he won the grand prize in the exhibition hosted in Japan by the Gloria Academy.
The exhibition will remain open to all, until May 24 and can be visited according to the following scheduleMonday to Thursday from 3pm to 9pm, Friday and Saturday (9am to12 noon and 5pm to 8pm). Closed-Sunday.
Where: AFD, 26 Mirpur Road, Dhanmondi
When: 5:30pm (Inauguration), tomorrow
