Art Shop!
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep
- Scott Adams
Art is an act of expressing feelings, thoughts, and observations. Art has had a great number of different functions throughout its history. Previously there were not many art or stationery shops in the capital. Only a few specific ones were located in New Market and Nilkhet. Everyone starting from art students to school children had to travel from far and near to New Market to buy stationery. This was both inconvenient and time-consuming for consumers who needed to travel from afar to purchase a simple sketch book or a pencil.
However prospective customers need not worry anymore; an art shop has recently opened at Nizam's Shankar Plaza. The shop will not only benefit art students but also students who are studying fashion designing, architecture, even graphics.
Sagar Sengupta, the proud owner who himself was a student of fine arts, always felt that there are no art shops in Dhanmondi and his attraction towards art materials helped him open the shop. "It's not only a shop, it's a place where you can sit and talk about your ideas" said Sagar. The shop has everything an artist would need, starting from a simple sketch pencil, to paint brush, to colours, to text books on fine arts, etc. "You name it we have it. I tried to stock up all art materials possible from canvas, easel, different sizes of sketch pads, note pads, oil pastel colours, acrylic colours, water colour, etc. keeping in mind that people shouldn't have to travel far to buy materials. We also provide home delivery services to people who like outside Dhaka and across the country at a low rate," says Sagar.
All these materials are being checked and stored in the shop by Sagar himself. He makes sure every product is of good quality so he himself buys many of the materials and makes sketch paper, canvas, etc. "I personally make the canvas coating keeping the quality in mind. Canvas coating is very important to preserve paintings. Due to low quality products, painting might get spoiled after some time." he said.
All these good quality art materials are available at very reasonable prices. Visit the shop yourself and experience the joy of experiencing art. You can also share your artwork with them. They might help you sell your piece.
Contact: Nizam's Shankar Plaza, 1st floor, Shop #218, 72 Satmosjid Road, Dhaka. #01714359826, 01830377080.
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By Mehnaj Kabir
Photo: Sazzad Ibne Sayed
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