A launching pad for Bangladeshi artists
A studio-based workshop on drawing was inaugurated recently at Dhaka Art Centre (DAC), Dhanmondi. Noted painters Aminul Islam, Rafiqun Nabi and Monirul Islam jointly inaugurated the workshop. Sixty young painters are participating at the three-months long workshop.
“Drawings are a reflection of the thoughts and visions of an artist. An artist's drawings articulate his/her expressions. Drawing is the prime fundamental element to become a painter,” said Nisar Hossain, Professor, Drawing and Painting Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka. Hossain is one of the trustees of DAC.
DAC is a newly established foundation. Its main aim is to promote Bangladeshi art locally and abroad. The centre also seeks to reshape our present art scenario. DAC also has plans to open a library complete with detailed information, biography, published books, catalogues and essential information on Bangladeshi painters. Regular exhibitions, discussions, workshops and curetting will also be vital part of the centre's activities. There will be a permanent place for printmaking as well.
At the centre, painters, critics, reviewers and collectors can get together under one roof. The centre will also invite well-known critics, historians, curators and painters from all over the world as part of its varied activities.
“We want Bangladeshi art to stand out in the present world context. We want to establish a proper and methodical system,” said Anis Moquit, trustee of the centre.
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