Portrait of a Cover Artist - Biplob Chakroborty

Photo: Sheikh Mehedi Morshed

At this year's Ekushey Boi Mela, Biplob has worked on the cover of 10 books, as well as complete illustration for 7 children's books including Bhoot Whale, Chitoi Pakhi, Haati O Idur Chana and more. Printmaking and watercolour are his primary fields of interest. He has participated in 10 group art exhibitions so far. His latest group exhibition, which was based on the streets of Dhaka, was well appreciated. He spoke about the hurdles in his line of work. “Every year, we as artists, face a common problem,” said Biplob.  “Often, we do not receive the exact payment that we deserve for our work, due to the relationship between the publishers and the artists. Yet, we continue to work, simply out of passion.” Especially when it comes to children's books, Biplob mentioned that it is the love for the work that drives him to continue every year despite the payment issues. Biplob Chakroborty won different awards for his work since the last two years. His latest one was at the International Watercolor Biennale, Bangladesh, held last year.