The New Nation - Internet Edition

Sheikh Arif Bulbon

It is well known to everyone that art refers to a diverse range of human activities, creations, and expressions that are appealing to the senses or emotions of a human individual. Art is created by people and sometimes neglected by people. Art can change the life.

Chobir Hat, an online art club, which works to develop and improve the relationship between people and art. It wants to make a platform for the Bangladeshi artists and also want to spread our fine artwork through this group.

As a part of continuation of the activities, Chobir Hat has organised a group painting show titled '2nd Friendship Art Exhibition' at the Shilpangan Gallery in Dhanmondi in the city.

The week-long group art show was inaugurated on November 10. Eminent artist Jamal Ahmed, Professor of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dhaka University, inaugurated the show as chief guest, while Srabanti Datta, Head of Marketing of ABC Real Estate Ltd, was present as guest of honour on the occasion.

Mohammad Zakir Hossain Pulak, Coordinator of the exhibition, said, "Facebook 'Chobir Hat' is now well known among artists and art lovers, who use Internet in our country. This exhibition is the second step to get these artists and art lovers together. From the very first arrangement we had crossed the boundary of this country. This time, several artists from USA, UK, Denmark, Switzerland and India have taken part in the exhibition. The many from inside and outside our country have wanted to know why we are arranging only painting exhibition? Actually, we were very anxious whether we would be able to arrange a bigger exhibition."

A total of 108 paintings of 43 artists are on display in the exhibition. Of the participating artists, seven are from abroad - two artists from USA, two from the UK, and one artist each from Denmark, Switzerland and India.

Speciality of the exhibition is that sizes of all paintings are in common format (6 inches X 6 inches) that makes a new dimension in the show.

Fatema Abedin Nazla, one of the administrators of Chobir Hat, said, "I hope all our group members will stay with us in this never-ending journey through colour. We just want to create a relation between artists, their works and art lovers. And Chobir Hat is our first step to make this relationship."

The participating artists are - Md Mejanur Rahman (Dewan Mizan), Sunil Kumar, Olivier Peltier (Denmark), Rob & Rahman Dewan Syed, ASM Rashedul Alam (Manik), Md Jahangir Hossain, Aminul Islam Akon, Mohammad Zakir Hossain (Pulak), Farzana Ahmed Urmi, MM Maizuddin, Md Sadrul Amin (Litu), Sharmin Zaman (Snigdha), Anu Annam (USA), Jonathan Sanchez (Switzerland), Rekha Sameer (UK), Gail Grass (USA), SM Shohel Rana, Mazharul Islam, Palash Datta, Mehedi Hasan, Naymun Nahar, Pijush Talukdar, Masuma Islam Kochy, Md Farhad Ali Khan Rubel, Shabnam Siddique (Shuva), Sumana Biswas Tanu, Sutama Saha, Nuruzzaman Babu, Morshedul Quayyum Maraz, Bipul, M Tasdik Hasan Dip, Pradeep Ahirwar (India), Nahid Rokhsana (Ananna), Taufiqur Rahman, Mehedi Anjuman, Md Maidul Islam Khan, Mahfujul Islam Rubel, Md Ashraful Arefin, Rajkumar Paul, Sharmin Gias Sarna, Rajib Sarkar, Nusaiba Naim and Sidratul Montaha.

The exhibition remains open from 10:00am to 1:00pm and 5:00pm to 8:00pm till November 16.