A view of the exhibition titled ‘Compatriots’ at the Safiuddin Shilpalay in Dhanmondi, Dhaka on Tuesday. — New Age photo
Five women artists displayed their artworks at a six-day exhibition titled ‘Compatriots’ organised by Safiuddin Shilpalay on its premises in Dhanmondi, Dhaka.
The exhibition showcased 53 artworks comprising watercolour, acrylic and oil paintings, prints and tapestries.
The artists depicted nature, rural life, the War of Independence, the architectural heritage of Bengal, patterns inspired by nature and the food chain in reverse order.
Alfa Begum, Jyoutsna Mahbuba, Nazlee Laila Mansur, Saeeda Kamal and Suraiya Chowdhury participated in the exhibitions.
They studied together at the Dhaka Art College, in the early ‘70s.
Alfa Begum’s oil on canvas artwork titled ‘Autumn’ showed hilly rivers and blue sky.
Jyoutsna Mahbuba’s acrylic on canvas work titled ‘Fight for Motherland’ showed a green tree with red flowers on a dark background.
Saeeda Kamal’s water colour painting titled ‘Good Wood 1’ showed a wetland inside a forest.
Suraiya Chowdhury’s Braided Jute Fibre tapestry titled ‘Concrete Jungle’ showed vertical structures in urban areas.
Nazlee Laila Mansur’s acrylic on canvas series titled ‘Hunter and Hunted’ depicted the food chain in reverse order.
Her artwork titled ‘Tiger and Deer’ showed a deer hunting a tiger.
‘The participating women artists are senior and renowned artists of the country. Saeeda Kamal is well known for her soft watercolour paintings while Suraiya Chowdhury has been creating tapestry for a long time. Besides, prints by Jyoutsna Mahbuba have received good responses from visitors. I hope they will continue their artistic journeys,’ said the exhibition’s curator Shamim Ahmed.
The exhibition, which began on March 7, ended on Tuesday.
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