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Aniruddha’s 1st solo exhibition

Art & Culture Report

“I haven't tried to portray conventional series. For this reason, I painted character separately. Series of paintings usually make us bound to think the same thing under a particular form without trying to create new intellect.

Thinking new is an inspiration of art. As a result, in the same structure, just putting limited new forms, I do not try to make art sterilised," said self expression of the art works of promising artist Aniruddha Kar at his first solo painting exhibition titled 'My Silent Manuscript' at Zainul Gallery of the Institute of Fine Arts of Dhaka University.

The exhibition was ended recently. It was inaugurated on July 1.

The collection of paintings showed a number of popular contemporary influences, particularly those of many Indian artists.

The themes were also definitely common, particularly the repeating the motif of a mourning woman, though Aniruddha said that he has tried to be as original as possible.

He himself pointed out 'magician' as representative of all the ideas of his works.

He said, "I have tried to invent what makes people to work, what force them to do anything that he or she cannot avoid even if he or she wants sincerely. I have searched the catalyst between the working and non-working activities. Sometimes I found the catalyst is nothing but 'time', sometimes it just a 'man' himself."

Aniruddha's primary colours came out boldly. This made the images striking and at times impressive. It did not confuse or capture anybody's attention, but it certainly left food for thought afterwards.

He said, "I have tried not only to represent my feelings, but also to portray the feelings of those that belong to others.

I have also tried to see the outer world from outer point of view - from their values and concept that exist. For this result, the individuality came out and portrayed on my canvas, on my colour. My emotion, enjoyment, sorrow, vulnerability, confliction of feelings, my revolution and even my cruelty."

Aniruddha, only 24-year budding artist, has completed his Bachelor Degree from the Department of Drawing and Painting from the Institute of Fine Arts of Dhaka University in 2007.