Limning aesthetic images
Childhood-1 (left) and Childhood-16 by Babul Mahmood.
Bold colours, novel technique, meticulous adherence to brush stroke, subtle expression of spirit and clear perception are the main aspects of Babul Mahmood's paintings. He is one of the budding painters and has identified himself inextricably with the cultural heritage of Bangladesh. Babul's experimentation with technique marks the beginning of a timeless voyage of an innovative exploration.
Babul is a true narrator of our social, cultural and natural milieu. He is among those promising artists of Bangladesh who has developed a distinctly individual style.
Babul Mahmood cherishes childhood nostalgia, when life was carefree and anything could be done. Spinning latim and flying kites were part of that passion. A poet once said that what a child “is”, foreshadows what he will accomplish in future. Consequently, it is clear those days can surface in an artistic work, blending truth and beauty in a sensational manner that can invite us to bask in the enjoyment of such exciting creative expressions.
Babul has concentrated on the theme of childhood and has tried to capture the theme in different forms, colours and shapes. Adroit application of light and shades are evident accomplishments, besides restless curves, round-square forms, rectangular-triangular lines and broken lines. This is because playing with forms is a foremost part of Babul's works. His application of paint is also singular and distinctive.
Use of bright colours is another unique feature of Babul's paintings. In his use of colours, Babul frequently goes for vital colours from our natural world. It is not a rare sight in his paintings to find the original forms being split and summoned up in a new garb, an interpretation that permits working over a wide range of themes. Some of his paintings blissfully project the serene ambience of nature of Bangladesh. The colours involved are azure, scarlet, black and emerald green, representing Mother Nature in torrential colours and scenic depiction. Babul has taken the simple and general subjects of our surroundings and presented them in uncommon style that gives a deep expression of semi-abstraction and abstraction.
As a painter, he thinks he has some responsibility to the motherland.
Babul Mahmood's solo painting exhibition will begin soon in Toronto, Canada.
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