A week-long solo water colour exhibition titled “Collage Poetry” is on at Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Art (FFA), University of Dhaka. Promising water colourist Suman Baidya has demonstrated his talent in portraying oriental expressions.

The artist's work focuses on images of Buddha, feminine grace in natural settings, portraits of great personalities and untainted natural beauties.

He also depicts female visages symbolising various aspects of dreams, desires and beliefs. Warm colours, technical detail and mellow textural intensity are common traits of his works.  

The onset of the monsoon appears in several works like riding rickshaws, hilly rivers, landscape of Bandarban and boats on a rainy river. Several visages of Bangabandhu constitute the subject of another painting by the artist. Several of Baidya's works denote serenity and natural grace.

His water colours have a sense of sophistication and tranquility about them. The works are elegant with striking female figures and varied symbolic representations. His works assume a somber look, with predominant colours of red and yellow.

Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique, Vice Chancellor of University of Dhaka inaugurated the exhibition as chief guest on June 24. The exhibition remains open from 11am to 8pm till June 30.