Off the Beaten Path
A collage of artworks on display at the exhibition.
Twenty artists from five South Asian countries -- Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan -- are participating at the group exhibition titled "Off the Beaten Path."
Organised by Britto Arts Trust, a platform of artists from different corners of the globe, the exhibition began on September 2 and continues till September 9 simultaneously at three venues -- Galleri Kaya, Bengal Shilpalaya and Drik Gallery.
Artworks by Alak Roy (Bangladesh), Anura Krishantha (Sri Lanka), Sujan Chitrakar (Nepal), Susanta Mandal (Mandal), Taiyaba Begum Lili (Bangladesh) and Wasim Ahmed (Pakistan) are on display at Galleri Kaya. At Bengal Shilpalaya, works by Shishir Bhattacharya (Bangladesh), Ahmed Nazir (Bangladesh), Amirul Rajiv (Bangladesh), Abu Naser Robii (Bangladesh), Imran Hossain Piplu (Bangladesh), Kabir Ahmed Masum Chishti (Bangladesh) and Roohi Shafiq Ahmed (Pakistan) are on display. The exhibition at Drik Gallery includes works by Thisath Thoradeniya (Sri Lanka), Mahbubur Rahman (Bangladesh), Nilufar Chaman (Bangladesh), Nisar Hossain (Bangladesh), Dr. Paula Sengupta (India) and Sunil Sigdel (Nepal).
The exhibition is an output of several residential workshops at which these artists participated over the last few years, informed Shishir Bhattacharya, one of the founder members of Britto Arts Trust.
"Contemporary artists of these countries can exchange ideas through such exhibitions and workshops," he added.
The title suggests the novelty, uncertainty and difficulty of the paths that these artists have taken in their respective journeys.
Artists have addressed contemporary urban issues surrounding them through a modern approach to art including paintings, installations, video installations and photography.
Wasim Ahmed and Sunil Sigdel presented live performances to express the themes of their innovative works.
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