Exhibition
Little fingers use paint-brush for a cause
Cultural Correspondent
Children's art, uninhibited and joyous, is gaining popularity in our country. A large number of children now participate in the numerous local and international art competitions. This enthusiasm is not only limited to the urban children, the young ones from rural areas are also becoming involved in art. Art comes naturally to children. The young ones paint because they enjoy colours. Through art, they also can express their innermost feelings. Child artists recently participated at the Children's 4th Painting Exhibition at the Drik Gallery. Artist Md Abu Salim organised the exhibition starting from February 25 to March 1. The unique selling proposition of this exhibition was that it was for a philanthropic cause. These paintings were sold at Taka 500 each and all the proceeds would be donated to Dhaka Shishu Hospital. This exhibition has been devoted to Shilpacharya Zaniul Abedin, who once said "I often say a colour is stunning but a face is lovelier than that; more beautiful than a pretty face is an untainted mind or character. Appreciation for and involvement with art are necessary for nurturing character and mind." Many parents nowadays are adhering to this belief and encouraging their children to draw, sketch and paint. This trend is becoming perceptible even among the middle and lower-middle class families in our country. The age of the participants in this art exhibition ranged from 4 to 16. Subject-wise these paintings and sketches were pretty diverse, such as Dhaka City by Shafat Rahman Sad, Victory Day by Alveera A. Momtaz, Autumn by Faiza Ibrahim and My Village by Abrar Rahman. Some of these paintings dealt with sensitive and poignant issues like the atrocities during the Liberation War in 1971, working children and natural calamity, such as Genocide '71 by Syed M. Aleef Hassan, Child by Humyra Haroon and Flood '04 by Tashifa Tasneen.
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Liberation '71 by Azwad H.Syed |
