Sheikh Arif Bulbon :
A twelve-day solo sculpture and drawing exhibition titled ‘Gentle Grass’ by Anisuzzaman Faroque began at the La Galerie of the Alliance Francaise de Dhaka (AFD) in the capital’s Dhanmondi area on August 19.
During inaugural ceremony of the exhibition eminent sculptor Professor Hamiduzzaman Khan, Professor Lala Rukh Selim, Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka and Professor Manosh Chowdhury, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Science, Jahangirnagar University were present as the special guests on the occasion.
S M Saha Anisuzzaman Faroque was born in Moheshkhali, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh in 1993.
An emerging visual artist who has mastered himself as a sculptor, his representation and portrait-modelling clay is one of his outstanding skills.
In his practice, line drawing plays a vital role which he picks up from the urban lifestyle which he incorporates in his creation of post-modern sculptures.
He received his Bachelor’s degree in 2015 and his Master’s degree in 2018 from the Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Art, and University of Dhaka. His sculptures and artworks generate an aura that leaves the spectator spellbound.
As his specialty, the sculptures are flawlessly crafted from different materials; and paintings with charcoal tell a different story. Anisuzzaman’s work depicts nature and has the ability to create a completely different atmosphere.
While talking about the artist’s artworks, Professor Lala Rukh Selim, Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts of DU, said, “Anisuzzaman Faroque’s works oscillate rhythmically in water and air. The sensuous timing of metal sheet shapes and textures with rhythmic curves brings about the feeling of the sea and its waves and air. The lines and shapes create a flawless balance. The interaction between nature’s forces and organic structures is presented in Faroque’s work in a rhythmical manner. The fineness and sensitivity in the use of materials are distinctive features of Faroque’s sculptures. These sculptures have been crafted through metals. With that, the paintings done with charcoal reflect the intuition of his work.”
The exhibition will remain open to all from 3:00pm to 9:00pm (Monday to Saturday), until August 30. Sunday is closed.
