Muktijoddha O Naisargik Bangladesh
A 12-day solo oil painting exhibition titled 'Muktijoddha O Naisargik Bangladesh' by painter Akhtar Mahmud Kajal is defined start at the National Art Plaza of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in Segun Bagicha of the administrative centre.
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) chief prosecutor advocate Golam Arif Tipu will inaugurate the exhibition tomorrow on the gallery premises. Presided over by BSA Director General Liaquat Ali Lucky, noted artist Samarjit Roy Chowdhury will be there as special guest.
About the exhibition, Akhtar Mahmud said, "I do have no academic qualification in art. Through the Liberation War of the country, I was a school going student and I've witnessed the torture of Pakistani army. On the other hand, I was raised in a village and I had to visit around the country because of my father's profession. So, I depicted all these things in my own paintings."
"Though I have already been focusing on oil painting since last 40 years, this is the first time that I am showcasing my works in a formal exhibition," he added. The exhibition will remain open to all each day from 11am to 8pm and 3pm to 8pm on Fridays until March 11.
