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Art & Culture Desk

The fifth solo art exhibition of Bangladeshi artist Mokhlesur Rahman is being held at the Dhoomimal's City Gallery in Delhi in India. It was the show of recent works of the artist.

The exhibition was inaugurated on December 23. The exhibition inaugurated by very renowned artist Prof Niren Sen Gupta, former principal of Delhi Government Art College. More other renowned artists like Harish Srivastava, Prem Singh, Principal of Chandigarh Art College, Puja Sharma, Indian art critic, Ananda Banarjee, Apurba Choudhury were also present there. Ruhul Alam, Minister of Bangladesh High Commission and Shah Asif Rahman from Bangladesh High Commission were also present on the occasion. All of them appreciated the artworks of Mokhlesur Rahman.

Artist Mokhlesur Rahman is one of the most creative printmakers in Bangladesh. After a break, the artist is having the solo exhibition in New Delhi. Luminosity and simplicity are the characteristics of his prints. His mysteriously booming prints are cerebral and profound. His images are pensive and implore the viewer to ponder.

Country's noted artists like Shafiuddin Ahmed, Mohammad Kibria and Rafiquan Nabi are prime figures in the woodcut medium in Bangladesh. Mokhlesur Rahman is one of the capable followers of these eminent artists. The exhibition will end on December 29.