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Art & Culture Report

A week-long group art exhibition of former four female students of the Institute of Fine Arts of Dhaka University was held at the Zainul Gallery in the city recently.

The participant artists were Kamrun Nahar Tandra, Mafruha Begum Beauty, Rawjatul Jannat Champa and Afroza Anjum Rosy.

One of the specialities of the exhibition was that the participant four artists were students of the 80's at the Charukala (Institute of Fine Arts). Now all of them are working in different organisations.

Kamrun Nahar Tandra said, "We have passed our academic career in this institution. Now I am working at Proshika as Graphic Designer and Senior Programme Coordinator. After many days we have decided to arrange a group show, which will be our get-together also."

"We believe present artists will get opportunity to see our works and can realise our expression of works."

A total of 45 art works on display at the exhibition. It was inaugurated on October 23 and ended on October 29.

While addressing Mafruha Begum Beauty said, "At present I am working at the SAARC Agricultural Centre. As a result, I find very little time to draw something. But when I get opportunity I start to draw something as a passionate artist. I love Jibanananda Das. I get inspiration from his creative works on nature and it always reflect on my art works."

In works of Beauty she emphasised on river. She focused on it as her works. Here also Jibanananda Das also inspired her.

In works of Afroza Anjum Rosy, now working as graphic designer in Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council, she focused on her childhood. There was also a series named 'childhood' in the exhibition. Childhood expressions and emotions were vividly described in the series.

Another participant artist Rowjatul Jannat Champa, designer and proprietor of Ambory and also teacher of SFX Greenherald International School, said, "I want to survive with my paintings. It helps me to get relief from any kind of bad action. When I start my work I find nothing is going to be happened. But I continue it recklessly. As a result, I can create something. This my working style." In her works, titled 'Destruction' could

represent her phenomena.