Entertainment Desk :
The 7th solo art exhibition by seasoned artist Bipad Bhanjan Sen Karmakar titled Swadhinata is going on at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the capital’s Segunbagicha area, said a press release. The inaugural ceremony of the 15-day exhibition was held on the gallery premises on June 13 where State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid was present as the chief guest. Presided over by BSA Director General Liaquat Ali Lucky, Director General of Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) Zafar Wazed was present as the special guest on the occasion. irector of Fine Arts of BSA Syeda Mahbuba Karim delivered the welcome speech. Artist Bipad Bhanjan Sen Karmaker was born in a family of jewellery artists in a village and was influenced by his mother who used to draw Alpana (traditional designs) at the time of Laxmi Puja while his father drew flowers on coloured papers for ornamental designs. This is how his parents nurtured his inspiration for painting. He then went on to study fine arts at the University of Dhaka.
His artistic thoughts were deeply influenced by his childhood memories of an ideal village, where he grew up in the midst of the river, canals, green fields, schools, temples, mosques, playgrounds, and peaceful coexistence between Hindu and Muslim communities. The exhibition will remain open to all from 11:00am to 8:00pm (Saturday-Thursday), 3:00pm to 8:00pm (Friday), until June 27.
