'Life and the Narrative of Time-1' at AFD
Artist Prof. Dr Hira Sobahan's 3rd solo miniature art exhibition entitled 'Life and the Narrative of Time-1'has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Franchise de Dhaka.
The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition was held on Friday, 12 July 2019.
K M Khalid MP, the honorable state minister, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, People's Republic of Bangladesh attended the opening ceremony as the chief guest and Frank GRÜTZMACHER TÉCOURT, deputy head of mission to the Embassy of France to Bangladesh also attended the event as the special guest.
Famous art critic John Lumsden Propert writes in 'A History of Miniature Art',
'The Regent diamond, or the Koh-i-noor is small in comparison with the paving-stones on our highways and almost infinitesimal in juxtaposition with the boulder on the mountain side, but they are certainly not insignificant, and the power and light condensed within their small circumference may be justly compared with the force, life, and truth concentrated by the hand of a master on an inch or two of vellum, paper or ivory, bearing the same sort of relation to the larger panels and canvases that the gem does to the rock.'
For his third solo miniature art exhibition, Prof. DrHiraSobahan has brought about a narrative of the time employing oil pastel, pen ink and acrylic on newsprint. He is particularly conversant with modern approaches of art, namely concrete, semi-abstract and abstract.
His artworks depict the natural beauties of this country, the modern way of life, disasters, the various shortcomings of society, and social decadence, among others. The title of his exhibition is 'Life and the Narrative of Time-1'. Out of his 500 miniature artworks, only 101 will be in display for the exhibition.
Dr. HiraSobahan (Md. AbdusSobahan) was born in 24 May 1970 at the village Nandibari in Muktagacha of Mymensingh district. He is a well known print maker, painter, designer, researcher and writer. Currently he is a professor of printmaking at the Department of Painting Oriental Art and Printmaking, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Rajshahi.
The exhibition will be open to all till Thursday, 23 July 2019 at La Galerie, Alliance Franchise de Dhaka. Visiting Hours: Monday to Thursday from 3:00pm to 9:00pm, Friday and Saturday (9:00am to12:00 noon and 5:00pm to 8:00pm).
