‘Ode to Beauty’
Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Shama Shaiom did her B.F.A. in Drawing and Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Dhaka and completed her M.F.A. from the University Of Development Alternative (UODA)....
Art & Culture
Radiant Bonsai Society’s annual exhibition
Art & Culture Report :Country’s leading bonsai association, Radiant Bonsai Society organised a three-day bonsai exhibition at WVA Auditorium in the city’s Dhanmondi area recently.Environment and Forest Minister Anwar Hossain Manju inaugurated the exhibition...
Threads of Testimony
Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Threads of Testimony, a three-week solo exhibition on painting, drawings, installations and video-works of Chittagong-based artist Dilara Begum Jolly, is going on at the Bengal Art Lounge in the capital’s Gulshan...
Artist Niamul Bari talks at Bengal Shilpalaya
Art & Culture Report :Expatriate artist Niamul Bari’s solo exhibition titled Momentary Histories is going on at the Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts in the city’s Dhanmondi area now. Marking the exhibition, the artist...
Jol Chhobi at Alliance Francaise
Art & Culture Report :The second solo painting exhibition of artist Md Shahnoor Mamun titled Jol Chhobi is going on at the La Galerie of the Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) in the city’s...
Mural: Relatively effective artwork
Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Basically a mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. A distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the architectural...
Rickshaw art: Peoples’ art
Sheikh Arif Bulbon :The rickshaw began as a 2-wheeled passenger cart, called a pulled rickshaw generally pulled by one man with one or two passengers. The first known use of the term was in...
Pop Art: A ‘material culture’
Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Pop Art is an art movement that emerged in the mid-1950s in Britain and in the late 1950s in the USA. It was the brainchild of several young subversive artists –...
Aarong launches online shop
Art & Culture Report :Country’s one of the leading fashion and lifestyle brands Aarong unveiled its new online shop at an inaugural event held at BRAC Centre Inn in the city’s Mohakhali area on...
SM Sultan’s art and philosophy discussed
Art & Culture Report :Master artist SM Sultan’s philosophy and artistry was discussed at a conversation at Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct in the city’s Karwan Bazar area recently. The discussion session was a part...
Priya Tumi Sukhi Hou’s premier show
Art & Culture Report :Premier show of movie Priya Tumi Sukhi Hou, directed by Geetali Hasan, was held at the Blockbuster Cinemas in Jamuna Future Park in the city recently. Managing Director of Impress...
UNFPA art competition on World Population Day
Art & Culture Report :About 600 children participated in the art competition organised by UNFPA Bangladesh, to mark the World Population Day 2014. In observance of the World Population Day 2014, United Nations Population...