Depicting figures and designs frosted and cut on the plain surface of glass and mirrors, the artworks at the display are quite interesting. The very first attraction is of course the curious use of glass and mirrors as the canvas of the abstract and semi-abstract artworks. Looking at the pieces, one is sure to wonder how the artist has created all these fascinating artworks.

"There are chemicals that can eat up glass and create frosty surface on it. After doing that, I have used another acid to slice off thin surfaces of glass to create the different reflective zones on my canvas," explains Rakib. He has often used glass paint to colour the figures and motifs that make up the intricate designs on the glass and mirror pieces. Sometimes, colours have been used while frosting the glass surfaces.

"Light is the first wonder out of the mother's womb," believes Rakib. And glass is the most transparent filter that "accentuates the play of light." Rakib says he has been "fascinated with the beauty of light" since birth and this is the prime reason he has finally chosen to work with mirror and glass as his mediums.

Earlier, in the late 1970s, Rakib first ventured into the field with a friend. "But that was an unsuccessful foray," he says. Later, he learned the art of etching on glass from a technician in Kolkata and started experimenting with the new medium from around 1995.

Rakib's glass and mirror pieces do not reflect any strong philosophical ideology; they rather express the artist's sense of aestheticism and balance. Female figures, natural elements--the flora and fauna, clouds, the sky--and geometrical figures abound in his canvases.

The exhibition is open from 11 am to 8 pm till February 7.