A milestone for Maksuda Iqbal Nipa
Bangladesh National Museum (BNM) and Gallery Cosmos jointly organised the launching of a book on artist Maksuda Iqbal Nipa at the main auditorium of the museum on August 1. The book titled, “Maksuda Iqbal Nipa - Episodes of Her Gaze” was published by Cosmos Books. The launching ceremony also marked the inauguration of a 10-day solo painting exhibition by Nipa at the Nalinikanta Bhattasali Gallery of BNM.
Farooq Sobhan, President, Bangladesh Enterprise Institute; Ahn Seong-doo, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Julia Niblett, High Commissioner of Australia; and Javed Jalil, artist and art writer, jointly unveiled the book and inaugurated the exhibition as distinguished guests.
Song Go-eun played a violin score at the opening ceremony. Enayetullah Khan, Chairman, Gallery Cosmos delivered the welcome address and Faizul Latif Chowdhury, Director General of BNM presided over the programme.
Among others, ambassadors and consulates of Norway, Spain and Singapore, along with renowned Bangladesh artists Professor Nisar Hossain, Ahmed Shamsuddoha, Shishir Bhattacharya, Jamal Ahmed and Mohammad Iqbal attended the event.
Maksuda Iqbal Nipa, as a relentless explorer to the realm of art, has captured the beauty of nature, portrayed the multifarious aspects of human relationship and articulated the ecstasy of eternity in her oil paintings. The colour of nature gracefully serenades the forms and motifs in her search for solitude, introspection and contemplation.
Delicate lines, impressionable brush-strokes and lurid colours are evident features of Nipa's paintings. Her canvases are bountiful in abstract images. Thick and shimmering colours create volume and perspective in a poetic way.
The exhibition is open from August 1-10 daily from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, and from 2:30 pm to 7:30 pm on Fridays.
Maksuda Iqbal Nipa completed her M.Ed. in Fine Art (Painting) from Aichi University of Education, Japan. She has held numerous solo and group shows both at home and abroad, including the ones held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France; the Toyota Municipal Art Museum in Toyota, Japan; the Las Vegas Art Museum, USA and the Youngone Corporation in Seoul, Korea. She has been honoured by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad for her outstanding contribution to art. Nipa has received numerous awards and grants from Japan, China and Bangladesh.
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