Art show �Manifestation of the Human� begins at AFD
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A solo drawing and painting exhibition titled Manifestation of the Human by artist Md. Mainuddin has begun in its La Galerie Galerie Zoom, Alliance Franaise de Dhaka (AFD) in the citys Dhanmondi area. Eminent artists Professor Rafiqun Nabi, Abul Barq Alvi, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka (DU) and Professor Nisar Hossain, Dean, Faculty of Fine Art, DU were present as guests during the opening ceremony on Saturday. Born in 1983 in Bhola, Bangladesh, Mainuddin did his B.F.A and M.F.A from Dhaka University and got first class first. He has received several awards, including Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Award (2013), Best Award in Painting in Bangladesh Young Artist Art Competition organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (2012), Grand Prize in Nowab Sir Shamsul Huda Painting Award (2011) and many more. Mainuddin had his first solo drawing exhibition titled Norobodhi Jonosrot held in Dhaka Art Centre, which drew a lot of acclaim from art aficionados and connoisseurs. Regarding his work, Mainuddin said, I want to experience the struggles faced by general people in their everyday life. I observe their turmoil and style of living firsthand, so that I can depict these emotions accurately through an empathic view point.
Charcoal is his favourite medium, because it is the most basic material and ideal for making large scale works. The main attraction of the exhibition is a massive 8ft by 75ft artwork that shows hundreds of human figures portraying different types of professions of the ordinary people in Dhaka marching according to the direction of a human figure on the backdrop of the images of steam train.
The exhibition will be open to all till 18 January, 2016, in La Galerie and Galerie Zoom, AFD. Visiting Hours: Monday to Thursday from 3:00pm to 9:00pm, Friday and Saturday (9:00am to12:00pm and 5:00pm to 8:00pm). Closed-Sunday.
