Serenading ballads and songs of nature
Upcoming artist Zahangir Alom's maiden solo painting exhibition titled “The Uncaged” began at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) on December 1. Eminent artist Professor Rafiqun Nabi inaugurated the exhibition as chief guest. Professor Nisar Hossain, Dean, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka, attended the event as special guest while Editor and Publisher of The Daily Star Mahfuz Anam graced the inaugural ceremony as guest of honour. Professor Abul Barq Alvi spoke at the inaugural ceremony as distinguished guest.
Presided over by Bruno Plasse, Director, AFD, the programme was also addressed by Dr. Malay Bala, an Associate Professor at the Department of Oriental Art, University of Dhaka and the curator of the exhibition who is also Alom's guru.
A total of 40 paintings by the artist are on display.
A captivated Professor Rafiqun Nabi said, “Zahangir Alom has innate talent. He has played with watercolour like a seasoned artist. His draws inspiration from artworks by Rabindranath Tagore and this is reflected in his paintings.”
“Zahangir is dedicated to fine art, classical music and culture, and is a discerning art critic for The Daily Star. I wish him a grand success for his first solo exhibition and hope he will extend his artistic imagination on a larger canvas," said Professor Nisar Hossain.
Mahfuz Anam, Editor and Publisher of The Daily Star said, “I know the person Zahangir rather than the artist Zahangir very well. Earlier I didn't know about his diverse talents in creative fields. He is a poet and a very good singer as well. I admire his creative effort and feel proud of him as my colleague.”
The paintings displayed at the exhibit includes titles like “Midnight Melody”, “Singing for the Sun”, “Raga Malkanus”, “Raga Desh”, “A Song of Silence”, “Singing in Bliss”, “Dancing with the Divine”, suggestive of the artist's inspiration from classical music and dance.
The artist is also simultaneously taking part in a group painting exhibition titled “Journey Bangladesh to India” by Bangladesh and Kolkata artists, at Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India.
The exhibition remains open from Monday to Thursday from 3pm to 9pm and on Fridays and Saturdays from 9am to12 noon and 5pm to 8pm, and will conclude on December 15 with a closing ceremony featuring music and dance performances.
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