A medley of flamboyant paintings
Fayza Haq
The group exhibition at Radius brings together some fine works by upcoming experimental artists-- all of them being influenced by nature.Rajaul Islam Lovelu has sculpture in wood containing a deer, surrounded by birds and other animals in the forest. All around Bird and goat are motifs taken from the flora and fauna of nature. On top is a shining disc of the sun. The wood is carefully carved. Lady and a bird has flowers on her hair and jewellery for her ears and throat. Flowers and birds decorate the three dimensional background. A disc of sliver and bronze brings in the sun and the stars to complete the sculpture. Mahbubul Islam Baabu's painting depicts a human hand, running feet, an eye, along with flowers and fish is his charecteristic surrealistic fashion. Plants with roots, flowers and ladybugs form the decorative element of the painting. The motifs of the bubbles and insects are carried onto the frame. His Life circle brings in heads of two horses and the skull of a third. These are mounted on to a crescent shaped disc. There are bubbles of blue at the back and two tiny human figures in front. Birds-1 by Zahir Hossain Newton brings in exotic birds, flowers and sweeping multicoloured waves of a river. The swirls of blue, green and red gives a dream-like effect. His Birds and woman presents a female form, painted in brown, orange, gold and yellow. A bird is perched on her head and there are flowers all around her. Uttam Kumar Roy's Target brings in a blue and black form set on red, containing spiders and their webs. The head of the figure has geometrical motifs in it. The rest of the canvas has blue splashes. Syed Mohammed Shamim's Searching for peace presents abstract splashes in white and pink, along with a touch of yellow and texture work in black. Tiny figures intersperse the mixed medium work on canvas. His other painting with the same title has blue on one side, green on the other, with sweeps of white on the bottom and top of the painting. Md. Abdul Aziz's Lady with nature, water colour, introduces an intricately done portrait of a woman surrounded by leaves and flowers. His "Lady with a bird" is similarly ornate and decorative. The details of her eyes and lips are intricate. His Lady with the mirror, similarly has influence of Oriental Art. The paintings are buoyant and thought- provoking in their style.
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