Sheikh Arif Bulbon :An art camp titled Sublime Beauty of Lands and Rivers was coordinated by Queenies Art at Bishwo Shahitto Kendro from November 14 to November 16, 2015. Artists Abdul Mannan, Nasim A Nadvi, Nasima Khanam Queenie, Laila Sharmeen, Shameem Subrana, Ashraful Hasan, Uttam Kumar Roy, Azmeer Hossain, Anisuzzaman Mamun, Reza K Chowdhury, Istiaque Talukder, Abdullah Al Bashir, Shohag Parvez, Shahnoor Mamun, Md Mehedi Hasan, Zahangir Alom, Sultan Istiaque, Sourav Chowdhury and Fahmida Khatun participated in the art camp. With their paintings a group exhibition titled Sublime Beauty of Lands and Rivers was held at the La Galerie of the Alliance Française de Dhaka in the city’s Dhanmondi area from July 15 to 20.Former member of the National Parliament and also chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Prof Abdul Mannan, eminent artist Prof Jamal Ahmed and eminent sculpture Ferdousi Priyavhashini jointly inaugurated the exhibition. In the exhibition, the artists focused on natural beauty, six seasons, landscape, mountain-scape, rural beauty and greenery, magnificence of nature, serene environment, cityscape, unprivileged people of different professions, varied features of bucolic, urban and riverine life as well as more. They also portrayed many themes which have a close touch with the articulation of study period. The participating artists are an intense observer of their surrounding ambiances and they meticulously projected them. Their paintings are refreshing and provide the spectators with a sense of pleasure. Their depictions are lively and vigorous. n
