BANGLADESH AND ME - Concludes at Drik

A solo art exhibition by Isabel Zaman concluded at Drik Gallery in the capital on February 26. The five-day exhibit, titled “Bangladesh en mis ojos e yo” (Bangladesh and Me), featured artworks by the Mexican artist.

Isabel, born and brought up in Mexico, is connected to Bangladesh through marriage. Like a Bangladeshi, she has deep knowledge about Bangladesh and her artworks clearly show her affection for Bangladesh, its people and natural beauty.   

Her artworks are usually acrylic on canvas, oil on canvas, pastel on paper, and mixed media on paper.

Starting from the red and green national flag of Bangladesh to a portrait of old man, her works mirror sub-continental elements and vividly capture their moods. Several artworks at the exhibition showcase a multiplicity of subjects: romance in its sensual form; celebration of feminine freedom; Bangladeshi folk musical instruments, golden fibre and vegetables and more.

In a canvas a woman stands tall in a black gown against red. Her shadow on the red depicts the essence of beauty, and eternal thirst for exquisiteness.   

Isabel does not follow any realistic art school, rather she tries to depict the geometry of the mesmeric spell encompassing the prakriti and purusha in composed strokes and colours. The exhibition upholds the bridge, blend and  styles of both the East and the West.