“Poetry of Darkness” at AFD
Rashedul Huda's 4th solo painting exhibition titled “Poetry of Darkness” opened at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) recently. Eminent artist Monirul Islam inaugurated the exhibition as chief guest while renowned artist Bonizul Haque, Dr A M Shamim, founder and chairman, Labaid Foundation and architect and art critic Rabiul Hussain attended the opening ceremony as special guests. Bruno Plasse, Director of AFD welcomed the distinguished guests and presided over the ceremony.
Overwhelmed by the beauty within the mystifying dance of light, shadow and darkness, artist Rashedul Huda searches for the colour of life. For him, this oxymoronic reality is woven in the manner dreams are woven. The darkness of evening creates layers of images, and life too seems to look for a meaning there as it goes on. Like a feather shed by a bird that has flown far away, there is a story conjuring up on every corner. Huda in his paintings moves amidst light, shadow and darkness towards the hope of a faraway light. He believes where there is warmth there is a new tale to be told and there is an untrodden path for the onlooker.
Huda's canvases focus on the joys and sorrows of human lives from the perspectives of natural light and darkness of the day-to-day life. Consequently, the fundamental nature of light and darkness as well as the vintage style are amalgamated to bring up relatable compositions.
Contemporary artist Rashedul Huda was born in Rangpur in 1964. An MFA from Institute of Fine Art, University of Dhaka, he has participated in many group art exhibitions, residency programmes and art workshops at home and abroad. In 2007, he had the third solo exhibition at Tokyo, Japan. The subjects of his painting are abstract and semi abstract.
The exhibition will remain open until March 7 from Monday to Thursday from 3pm to 9pm and on Fridays and Saturdays from 9am to12 noon and 5pm to 8pm.
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