Laila to participate in Spectrum Miami
Bangladeshi artist Laila Sharmeen will exhibit her recent mixed media works in December at Spectrum Miami, and at the annual international exhibition Salon des Baux Arts in Paris.
The five-day Spectrum Miami, to be held at Miami's arts and culture hub Wynwood Arts District, opens on December 5. On the other hand, Salon des Baux Arts' curtains will be raised on December 13 at the prestigious Carrousel Du Louvre.
Laila has 11 solos and over 60 international group shows to her credit. In 2011 she won a Purchase Prize at the prestigious 16th Space International Print Biennial held at OCI Museum of Art in Seoul, Korea. A permanent collection of her works can be found at many local and international organizations including National Museum of Bangladesh, Izmir Cultural Center, Central Bank of Bangladesh and leading telecom company, Grameenphone.
Her artistic concern has been "Shantih" or Peace. Her quest for "Shantih" reinforced by her readings of the ancient philosophical text "Brihadaranyaka Upanishad" containing Hindu and Buddhist concepts particularly the ones regarding three duties that each individual must perform. These duties are "Datta Dayadvam Damyata" meaning give, compassion and control.
The motifs that recur in her canvas such as hena, kash, lotus blossoms, hay stacks or ducks, are symbols of an innocent world of her childhood where she finds for her solace and peace in this world of deceit and chaos.
