Sultan, SM (1923-1994) a renowned painter.On first looking at SM Sultan's paintings, one gets the impression of vastness and strength. His canvas is large, like a spacious stage where life's dramas are played out. The cast of the drama consists of agricultural labourers, fishermen, simple householders, and toiling men and women. The men pose an enigma, since their large muscular and sinewy bodies contrast oddly with the emaciated physique of real life farmers and fishermen wasted by hard labour and hunger. Yet, in painting after painting, mostly in oil, but some in striking watercolours, Sultan painted the same human figures, symbolically suggesting the possibility of a dream rather than reality. Sultan believed in an arcadia where happiness and contentment would reign, yet was acutely aware of the exploitation, violence and deprivation that were the daily fare of the life of the villagers. The tension between expectation and reality is a strong undercurrent in his paintings, sometimes ironising his contrasted studies of innocence and deceit. His strong bodied men fight with spears for a newly risen sandbank, or kill a fellow villager in a clan war yet, in moments of domestic repose, they revert to their roles of caring fathers or husbands. At times, they turn into thinking figures, as in Reminiscence. His men are drawn in the European Renaissance tradition while his women- supple-breasted and graceful- belong to the old Indian tradition. Instead of delicate lines however ...
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Life and Work of Painter Murtaza Baseer (DV Cam/ 20 min / 2005) Murtaza Baseer is one the pioneer painters of Bangladesh. The film shows his 55 years of works and his views in his work.
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A ten day long solo painting exhibition by Bangladeshi American Painter Ms. Monica Jahan Bose was inaugurated by Bangladesh Ambassador to USA HE Mr. Akramul Qader on May, 12 2011 at the Bangabandhu auditorium of the Embassy. This was the third solo painting exhibition in the last one year organized at the Embassy of Bangladesh. Born in Britain to Bengali parents—one Hindu and one Muslim, Bangladeshi-American artist Monica Jahan Bose has lived in England, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, the US, Japan, and France. An artist and activist, Monica Jahan Bose has degrees in art and law. She has been actively involved with several women's organizations, focusing on violence against women, the rights of immigrant women, and female literacy. She has exhibited her works in many countries including Bangladesh, France, India, Japan, and the US. In 2010, she was one of 12 artists invited to participate in the prestigious Prix Marin Exhibition, an annual exhibition showcasing emerging painters in Paris.
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Art project with children of international Schools in the world and artists to help 'street children' in Bangladesh to give them the opportunity to study
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Life and Work of Painter Murtaza Baseer (DV Cam/ 20 min / 2005) Murtaza Baseer is one the pioneer painters of Bangladesh. The film shows his 55 years of works and his views in his work.
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The schools of art do not well treat and give recognition to rickshaw art and artists. The nonacademic rickshaw artists excellently visualize the time, life, traditions, lifestyle with entertained motifs. The journey of this art in Bangladesh was started since 1940, when the European jute exporters living in Narayanganj and Netrokona, Mymensingh; had first imported cycle rickshaw from Calcutta for their personal use. Of that time, it was a vehicle of elites. The main difference Dhakai and Kalkata rickshaw is in wheels. In Kalkata still now two wheels "man rickshaw" (gin rickshaw -- primitive form) but Dhaka's one three wheels and decorative. Early time the new vehicle made attractions among the people particularly in Dhaka dwellers who were traditionally used to horse carriages, palanquins and city-canal boats. In 1941, the number of rickshaw was 37 in which number almost in two laces. Within short time, it become popular became main transportation of the country. Middle class and lower middle class now widely used rickshaw. Along with spreading the popularity over the country the rickshaw art also take diversity and individual motif in place wise. Dhaka itself becomes a city of rickshaw. With the increasing number of rickshaw, it is losing originality particularly in painting. One rickshaw polar incomes increase into 3-4 dolor per day. However, do not change the reality. Whole day hardship, fighting with poverty, racing with engine taxi and high rental price makes ...
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A collection of Shilpacharia Zainul's painting
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A collection of Shilpacharia Zainul's painting
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This project was run by Earth Identity Project in December, 1996. 13000 children participated in this event and drew the paintings on 10 square meter ( 1m x 10m) cotton cloth. There were 1000 pieces of the cloth prepared. Then, those were stitched and connected by 1000 mothers of those children.
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NEW YORK, September 16, 2011 — Asia Society President Vishakha Desai previews Rabindranath Tagore: The Last Harvest, opening at Asia Society Museum on September 9, 2011. (3 min., 04 sec.) Source: sites.asiasociety.org
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A collection of Shilpacharia Zainul's painting
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A Film By: Anwar Chowdhury, Mosharof Hossain Jamy Trailer By: Magic Lantern Foundation Noted Bangladeshi painter, Farida Zaman, analyses her own paintings and describes how childhood memories of boats, fishing nets, fishes, fishermen, water dots and other subjects reflect on her canvas.
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The Mobile Art Gallery &Tale of One RK Das (Beta SP/ 25 min/ 2002) RK Das the major rickshaw painter of Dhaka city is the protagonist of the film. His life, work, family and the present situation of the profession are the subject of the film. The film also takes a journey through the rickshaw paintings.
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The Mobile Art Gallery &Tale of One RK Das (Beta SP/ 25 min/ 2002) RK Das the major rickshaw painter of Dhaka city is the protagonist of the film. His life, work, family and the present situation of the profession are the subject of the film. The film also takes a journey through the rickshaw paintings.
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Sitarist Alif Laila's "I Am A River" Inaugural Program. During her performance at the Bangladesh Embassy, Alif Laila's classical music on sitar is intertwined with watercolor paintings, dance, and the sounds of tabla & cello. The theme of the concert was based on the album "I Am A River",the journey of life with the interplay of various elements of energy that we embody and which ultimately becomes 'One'.
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The Mughal Empire was one of the greatest empires and Royal Courts in history. They were great supports of the Arts, including great building, jewlery, poetry, paintings and much more. This came to an end in 1857, when the British finally defeated the Mughal Emperor. Although the British had defeated the Mughal's, the Mughal ideas continued to inspire the Princely states all over India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. This video is based on a Exhibtion that took place at he V&A Museum, London. Much of the collection now belongs the Royal Collection of Britain (Queen Elizabeth II). Books of interest: Treasury of the World: Jewelled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals by Manuel Keene and Salam Kaoukji, Pub. by The al-Sabah Collection. Video produced by The Luxury Channel Please sub my channel for new videos.
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Poet Nirmalendu Goon is also an amateur painter. There was an exhibition in Dhaka during July 2009 where various people visited to see & enjoy poet's works....
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A tribute to Painter Quamrul Hasan, designer of Bangladeshi national flag. The national flag of Bangladesh was a product which first came into idea of painter Quamrul Hasan. On the 3rd March 1971, ASM Abdur Rab the then VP of Dhaka University Students Union had the honor of hoisting the first flag of Independent Bangladesh at the Dhaka University premise popularly known as Bat-tala. It was Quamrul Alam Khan Khasru who hoisted the first flag of independence at the historical meeting at the then Ramna Race-course on the 7th March 1971 where Sheikh Mujib tacitly called for armed struggle against Pakistani occupation Army. For Quamrul Hasan, making and shaping of the flag needed several months to complete. Unique features of the first flag of Independent Bangladesh was absence of the crescent and star (as in the Pakistans flag) , symbol of the Islamic states. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Bangalees dreamed for the secular Bangladesh. The red circular disc with map of Bangladesh symbolizes blood of thousands of Bangalis killed by the Pakistanis since 1947 in the Golden Bangla. The green backdrop is, nevertheless to say, symbolizes the vitality, youthfulness, greenery and of course symbolizes also our green land. About theshow: PORICHOY is a bridge between two cultures, depicting real world life experiences of ordinary Canadians and Bangladeshi immigrants in Canada. The program airs every Sunday at 8:00 am and 9 pm (Dhaka time), on STV us which is the first Bangla satellite ...
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