JOLOJ 2: Group painting exhibition at AFD

The second edition of group painting exhibition “Joloj” (Aquatic) is underway at La Galerie at Alliance Francaise de Dhaka (AFD). Eminent sculptor Hamiduzzaman Khan inaugurated the exhibit on December 17, where managing director and CEO of Trust Bank Limited Ishtiaque Ahmed Chowdhury, architect and artist Mustapha Khalid Palash and former-president of BGMEA Anwar-ul Chowdhury were present as special guests. CEO of Amada Real Estate Ltd Ferdous Khan was present as guest of honour.

“Joloj 2” embraces this essence of water in Bangladesh, and features artworks by artists Al-Akhir Sarker, Bishan Bhakta, Golam Moshiur Rahman Chowdhury, Md. Azmal Uddin and Sadek Ahmed.

Water is ubiquitous in Bangladesh. To the untrained eye, layers and layers of bricks and concrete, man-made mundane monuments of melancholy may seem arid or “waterless”, but beneath it all, water flows, cascades, swirls and streams and calls out to every person. Even the indolent ones cannot help but respond to that call when rainy season arrives, when a limpid pond as if by magic emerges amid greenery, or when thousands and thousands of rivers of Bangladesh make it almost impossible to not embrace water and its lustrous beauty.

Golam Moshiur's paintings show the struggle of life and the agony of human beings. Bishan's artworks are deeply attached with the nature. He usually paints his thoughts and likes to expose what he loves. Al-Akhir Sarker also digs out his inner feelings in his works, at the same time the traditional feelings of Bangalees in his paintings. Sadek looks to express his emotions with light and shade and the 'lost city' is the subject of his painting. Md. Azmal Uddin enjoys exploring duality (the internal and external feelings of human being) in his paintings.

The exhibition will continue till December 29. Visiting hours of the exhibition are 3-9pm from Monday to Thursday, and from 9am-12pm, and 5-8pm on Friday and Saturday.