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Sheikh Arif Bulbon

"To me art is an everyday experience of life, from the time we wake up to the time we go to bed. Because human being looks for perfection we don't realise that every move we make art is involved. Basically our own style is art to me. In this exhibition I worked with lines photographs and painting nature," Kaniz Azad Shaon, a student of art history and studio art in Queens University of New York, said this at the inaugural ceremony of her art exhibition titled 'Freedom' at the DRIK Gallery in the capital.

The exhibition was inaugurated on August 22 and was concluded on August 25. Some 35 art works of Shaon were displayed in the exhibition.

She said, "My line works show that how a simple line makes so much difference to our eye depending on how we see it or bend it in different direction and create a whole new world. Even in my painting and my photographs there are lines involved from brush strokes to light rays from the camera."

Shaon presented a good number of paintings, sketches, line-works and photographs in the exhibition. Most of her artworks portrayed scenic beauty of nature and caught the changing scenes.

The artist said, "In freedom, I think this is my own freedom. I want to express my freedoms and wishes through my drawings or works."

The artist also depicted different moods of human beings through her line works. She had also created other natural beings using lines.

Her paintings of landscape and seascape were very lively presentation of nature. Her inner joys and pathos also came out through her paintings. She painted both the gloomy and brighter views of nature.

Most of her line works were abstract but she very appropriately outlined the faces of humans and other living beings.

Like paintings, the artist's photographs also presented landscape and still life.

Shaon said, "My line works show how a simple line makes so much difference to our eye depending on how we see it or bend it in different direction and create a whole new world."

She always tries to express something in simplistic way. Simplicity is her own character, which expresses in her drawings and also in photographs.

"In New York, I did few shows in 05||6 in Nassau won few awards in 2007 I did the same show I am doing here in Bangladesh called Freedom. That was held in Philadelphia. I always wanted to do something for my country and so I thought this will be a great opportunity for me to start something here in Bangladesh.

In her work titled 'Deep Blue Sea,' she presented ice, which was storage in New York. But its expression was so artistic.

In her work titled 'Angry Face,' she found the reflection something anger atitude of the human being through expressing natural abstraction.

Shaon left Bangladesh in 1991. She studied there. During visiting Bangladesh the exhibition was held. At present, she is working on her degree as an art historian and in studio art

Cultural Reporter

Laser Vision, an audio production house, released two audio albums on Hamd and Naat in the market due to holy Ramadan. Two albums are - 'Shahe Madina' and 'Allah te Jaar Purna Iman.'

SHAHE MADINA:

Genre: Audio songs on Hamd and Naat

Total songs: 12

Music Direction: Abdul Latif

Songs: 1) Sobhan Allah Alhamdu Lillah, 2) Tumi To Shahe Madina Tomake Salam, 3) Allah Tumi Baro Meherban, 4) Ei Sundar Phool, Ei Sundar Phal, 5) Soda Mon Chahe Madina Jabo, 6) Allah Tomar Meherbani, 7) Alllah Allah, 8) Allah Tomar Namti Amar, 9) Amare Toraiya Loyogo, 10) Banshi Bajere Hrido Mondire, 11) Mohoromer Dosh Tarikhe, 12) Andhar Rate Poth Harake.

ALLAH TE JAR PURNA IMAN:

Genre: Audio songs on Hamd and Naat

Music Direction: Salauddin Ahmed

Total songs: 11

Songs: 1) Allah Te Jar Purna Iman, 2) Tawhideri Murshid Amar, 3) Roj Hashore Allah Amar, 4) Ami Jodi Arab Hotam, 5) Mohan Allah'r Dorbare, 6) Cholre Kaabar Ziarate, 7) Tran Koro Mawla, 8) Ya Mohammad Khodar Rasul, 9) Ei Sundar Phul Sundar Phal, 10) Tora Dekhe Ja Amina Mayer Kole, 11) Dayal Tumi Kemon Khela Khelcho.

Lyrics and composition of songs titled 5,8 and 11 are by Sabbir Ahmed Chowdhury.

Cultural Reporter

Artist Mohammad Iqbal's solo art exhibition titled Distant Skies (Atiter Aakash) started at Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts on 4 September. H. E. Mr. Masayuki Inoue, Ambassador of Japan in Bangladesh was present at the inauguration ceremony of the exhibition.

Mohammad Iqbal did his M.F.A. in 1989 from the Institute of Fine Arts, Dhaka University. He got several awards at home and abroad including Young Artist Award 1998 (Grand Prix) at 10th Young Artists Art Exhibition organized by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Special Prize in the International Triennial Competition of painting, Osaka Triennial 1993, Osaka Japan; City Mayor Award Maebashi Art Competition Live 2005, Maebashi, Japan; Grand Prize, The 14th Memorial Exhibition of Aoki, Bridge Stone Art Museum, 2005, Japan.

Bushra Rahman

Farah Ruma acted in many dramas. Her success in the previous dramas made her become more sincere in acting. Ruma is now acting in a new drama serial titled 'Rod brishtir Shohore' The drama is writen and directed by Shumon Anwar. Farah Ruma said, 'in the drama I am playing the role of a character who works in a private company. I have a very good relation with one of my colleagues. But our good relation turns into love after some days. I am a very jolly-minded person and I like to mix and talk with people. But my lover sees all and hurts by this. He even starts suspecting me. This is how the plot of the drama serial runs. Recently, Ruma acted in some one-episode dramas. They are: Dewan Nazmul's Bhara Kora Bor, S Q Peter's Bhara Bivrat, Animesh Aich's Freme badha Prem. Among them she acted in an interesting character in Bhara Kora Bor where her grandfather wants her to get married but she does not want As a result her grandfather become depressed. Ruma feels sad when she sees that To make her grandfather happy she borrows a husband.