Done in the expressionist forms Rony's works are definitely thought provoking and cater to the taste of semi-abstract lovers. With wide sweeps of vibrant colours the artist combines imagination with reality in his exposition The Endless Mystery.

In Boat of Peace one sees a large boat in blue, with red flags, and vermilion sketched in figures. The water in front is in swirls of indigo and black, touched with white. The sky at the back is done egg-yolk yellow. "This is a cry for hope of peace in the universe," says Rony. Black Rhythm inside the City has multi-storeyed houses, a tower, along with human forms done in squiggles of black and grey in the backdrop of orange, yellow and white. Station of Calculation is a scene from a railway station with the signals on focus. There is depiction of discarded machinery in the backdrop of fiery red. Symbols of crosses and dashes add to the mystery.

The Boats Came Back depicts three returning boats floating on a purple strip of river. The composition includes a house, trees and cliffs, all done in dark tones and rapid strokes. In Trip to Earth, a mixed-media work of oil, acrylic and collage, playing cards, religious flags, and a full moon, are found. In this work scientific progress is combined with mysticism. Meditation brings in a Buddhist monk, seated cross-legged in a cave. Before him a top goes whizzing by without any strings.

Three faces are seen in a collage, positioned in different angles. One of these faces is like a rectangle, another a triangle and the third is a profile. This is in black, white and vermilion.

As the young artist wanders about in the streets in his spare time, even a packet of puffed rice becomes an object of interest and he includes it in his painting. "I wanted to do some surrealistic work but ended up doing expressionist paintings," says Rony.

A dotara is seen complete with its strings in another entry. Purple and blue sketches form the backdrop. This is placed next to the installation work of a stick with bells and seashells, wrapped in vivid orange, black and red cloth. Unity is a collection of keys seen in a key ring.

Rony, who has just completed his honours at the Institute of Fine Arts, DU, is fond of the works of S.M. Sultan, Abdul Razzak and Monirul Islam. He is also fascinated by the paintings of his teachers Rafiqun Nabi and Shishir Bhattacharya, along with those of Nisar Hussain and Farida Zaman.

The exhibition is on till August 7.