City Desk :
The nation remembered the legendary artist Sheikh Mohammed Sultan, popularly known as SM Sultan, as the day marked his birth centenary on Saturday.
Globally revered as one of the pioneering Bangladeshi artists of all time, Sultan was born at the Machimdia village in the country’s Narail Sadar upazila on August 10, 1924, reports UNB.
On the occasion of his birth centenary this year, the SM Sultan National and International Birth Centenary Celebration Committee planned to inaugurate a two-year program at the National Museum on Saturday.
However, the grand event been cancelled considering the ongoing situation in the country and is scheduled to take place in November, according to Nasir Ali Mamun, the member secretary of SM Sultan National and International Birth Centenary Celebration Committee.
“Due to the current situation in the country, we are unable to organize the grand inauguration program on Saturday and decided to postpone the event and reschedule the ceremony for November this year. However, our plan of organizing various activities and programs for the two-year long Sultan Birthday Centenary Celebration will continue,” Nasir Ali Mamun told UNB.
Often widely considered the most unique Bangladeshi artist of his timeline in terms of many aspects, SM Sultan created a lasting impression in the country’s art scene and left many admirers who still remember the revered artist with utmost respect for his artistic brilliance.
Many of Sultan’s paintings are themed on nature and the rural landscape, and he is well known for his canvases populated with robust male and female peasants. His watercolour paintings, predominantly landscapes, are bright and lively, with vivid descriptions of Bengali rural culture and lifestyle – and his paintings never included urban elements or anything produced by modern technology, according to art historians.