Inner conflict articulated

Paintings by Anukul Chandra Majumdar.

Anukul Chandra Majumdar's paintings depict motherhood, the six seasons with their impact on nature, childhood and rustic ambiance. As an experimental painter, Anukul portrays figures and articulates inner conflict through his uncanny paintings. Facial expressions and different parts of the human body often get the focus.
Anukul's solo painting exhibition, titled “Tales of Dreams-2”, is now on at Nordic Club, Gulshan-2, Dhaka.
The exhibition clearly demonstrates that the painter's strokes are unpolished, with lots of curves and twisted lines. His paintings often feature bold, brutal and horrifying imagery. He does not hesitate to draw what's conventionally considered “ugly”. Unattractive appearance, obese figures, languid eyes and unshapely forms are noticeable features of his paintings. People running towards an unknown destination, embracing figures, sleeping women, awe-inspiring forms, nature in an unadulterated state, broken rickshaw and foliage in abandon are other recurring subjects in his paintings.
Anukul hails from a very remote area of Bagherhat. He reminisces on his childhood with the paintbrush on canvas. Compared to the village, the city seems dull and inanimate to him. The city did not offer him serenity. So he created a language for his paintings, where he focused on struggles, pain and isolation.
Anukul has used acrylic, oil, mixed media, pastel and charcoal -- portraying human emotions. Figures in motion and incomplete human forms are noticeable elements in his works. His subjects have a semi-realistic and surrealistic quality about them. Incomprehensible forms articulate whimsical imagery. He also marks coarse lines with his fingers with the intention to make it look more poetic. Dominating colours are blue, yellow, black, vermilion and crimson.
At the exhibition, one of his paintings, “Passionate Woman”, depicts detailed visages of women. The work also features smooth ground and carries varied tones on different parts of the canvas. The painter has taken considerable time to create the foundation of this piece.
“Love and Affection” reveals some twisted figures in black. One part of the painting is elaborate with numerous curves and blurred shapes.
“Baul” features an unshapely human figure with some lines against a blue backdrop.
The exhibition will continue till February 8.