Farida Zaman’s solo exhibition in Kolkata
March 11, 2010
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (Kolkata) and Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts have jointly organised a twelve daylong solo exhibition of Bangladeshi painter Farida Zaman. The exhibition, titled “Nature and Life”, is now being held at the Jamini Roy Gallery, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, Kolkata.
A noticeable feature of the artist’s works is the depiction of riverine life in Bangladesh. Her works movingly articulate the lives of fishermen and women.
Cats, fish, birds, fishing nets and dusky women are other recurring subjects in her paintings. She usually uses crimson, blue, yellow, orange, brown, black and other bold hues. Her line drawings are one of her main traits, and the lines, dots and various familiar forms are inspired by Bangladeshi folk elements.
Her works truly document the everyday joys and woes of the fishermen community and rural life.
Farida Zaman was born in 1953. She had studied in Dhaka and Shantiniketan (West Bengal). The artist has held five solo exhibitions and participated in many group exhibitions at home and abroad.
The exhibition in Kolkata ends on March 20.
Source: thedailystar.net
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