My ARTISTIC MANIFESTO

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Bruised petals

Like the bruised petals, we all somehow have smashed our desires by our own hands or let others do it! Today, I am not going to lecture anyone with an inspirational speech. Small brooks separate and then join all together in the Big Sea; likewise I believe to dare and to dream big. It's alright if we fail to join the big sea, at least we tried. There is no harm in trying or trying to standout in the crowd. Bringing change in life and being prominent among the masses of today’s world, it’s quite admirable.

"Try hard to stand out with good works"-the pears are standing out from the rest (one of my old oil pastel works )

One of my favorite artists work - French artist Edgar Degas

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Call For Humanity

My painting on acrylic and collage of newspaper writings

Are all diseases diagnosed? What happens when someone’s mind is infected with fear? Is it possible for people to chop off part of their minds exactly the way doctors remove cancer or operate on infected area of our body?

We have been so busy earning money, fame and name that we have forced ourselves to shroud the humanity inside to compete in this rat race. I am not accusing anyone for being competitive or being best in their professions. Please take a moment and see who are around you! Is there anyone who needs your helping hand or just a smile of yours that could momentarily ease their pain? I’m sure you have heard people giving example of your five fingers to compare your life with others.

How many times you have seen a person crying while you have passed by? How many times you seen a man beaten to death while you were a spectator among the crowd? How many times you watched a young girl being teased or molested and waited for NGO or police to do something about it? Nobody is asking you to behave like Mother Teresa or asking you to raise your voice but today I’m requesting you to put a step forward and ask the victims the three words “Are you OK?” or “You need anything!”. Please do not think how the victim will react or what will the next person beside you think about you! Just be the first person to take the initiative for asking a simple sentence with these 3 words. We should try to understand that not everyone is strong enough to fight for his/her rights; I am great believer of people’s greatness and believe that one simple smile or a greeting can give the next person a little solace.

“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. Every coin has two sides, likewise evil and goodness coexist. We only need the path of righteousness to reunite humanity against evil.

Friday, June 13, 2014

Lost words

It's hard to believe that it took me 4 yrs to write back in my blog. I was avoiding myself and I made sure that I was away from my art work. But I am back writing in this blog! Firstly, I would like to thank my three teachers (Mr. Saifur, Mr. Nadir Shahriar, Mr. Shahidul Mamun) who inspired me, and lastly my student and her mom ( Tasfiah Rahman and Mrs. Salina Rahman ) who encouraged me.

We all have our favorite Disney Characters and we even dream to have happy ending like them in our real world. Today, I have decided to write about a Disney movie and its characters which lately grabbed my attention. I hope this piece of writing helps my students and others.

In a conventional fairy tail, the happily ever after scenes end with two lovers’ kiss. The film “Frozen” (2013) has presented the devotion and sacrifice of two sisters as the act of true love. Any character in a movie plays a vital role. Audiences’ attentions and all sorts of emotions are captured by the characters in the movie. Each person has to adopt a significant route in life. Anna, one of the protagonists in the movie “Frozen”, is a strong example of the reality that life can take reverse detour. All the other characters in the movie performed exceptionally well but I am amazed by the character “Anna”. In the entire movie I found her with variation in her individuality.

Anna’s only friend was her elder sisters, Elsa. When they were children, they enjoyed playing and making snowman. Elsa kept her away to protect her from her magical powers, but Anna was unknown to this. In the beginning of the movie it was clear that she was desperately seeking for her sister’s love even though she shut her out. Unlike usual princess, Anna is not very graceful nor does she inherit superpowers like Elsa. On the Coronation Day, her character takes a full turn. She claims herself as ordinary but she can do anything to bring her sister back to the kingdom. She was keen to stand by her and stand up for what was right. Before going on a perilous journey, she said “She didn’t mean any of this. Tonight was my fault. I pushed her. I’m the one who needs to go after her. Elsa is not dangerous. I will bring her back and make this right.” (Vecho, 2013)

On the way to retrieve Elsa, she gets help from an underemployed ice salesman, Kristoff. She was heavy criticized by him as she was overly optimistic, impulsive and naive; she easily trusted strangers. While they were struggling with the wolves, he refused to take her help. He said, “No, I don’t trust your judgments. Who marries a man she just met?” (Vecho, 2013) Later she proved herself as more courageous than elegant. The way she believes that her sister is not a monster and her faith to save her kingdom and her sister is truly inspirational.

Apart from all the descriptions which show her attempt to be a good sister and caring person, the transformed character of Anna shows her attempt to trust Hans brought her own doom. The only flaw in her character is that she instantly fell in love with Hans and believed he was her true love. She had a low viewpoint on herself, when she concluded “I am completely ordinary” and “it’s just me” (Vecho, 2013). The climax of the movie significantly moved me, where Anna sacrifices her life and uses love as her secret weapon. Anna saves Elsa from Hans’ sword, even though she knew she would certainly lose her life.

Anna’s character shows us that life does take unpredictable detour. On the whole, it seems that Anna has turned out to be a diverse character despite her flaw. The ending touched my heart; it was not the usual fairy tail’s ending.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

my new experience

Two of my school’s students work on “recycling of waste materials”, for this project I’m working as assistant of my school’s head teacher of Art and Drama, Mr. Shaiful Islam.

Hanging pots made with tissue paper and painted with poster colors.

Umbrellas made with tooth picks and muffin papers.

My work on sari which was sold in a boutique named “Rong-er Chooa”.

Part of one of my sari’s designs

Color used: fabric paint and permanent marker

Type of fabric: Silk

My sari’s designs for a customer on her old sari

Color used: fabric paint

Type of fabric: cotton

My sari’s designs which was hand stitched by me

Color used: fabric paint

Type of fabric: cotton

A workshop organized by the students of Fine Arts Institute of Dhaka University before the final day of Bengali New Year.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Do you feel the warmth of colors?

For me, it is captivating to see colors playing in the nature.I belong to a small ethnic community in the south eastern Bangladesh and we have our own distinct culture and tradition and different way of living. To love colors and to amaze at the lines of beauty of color – these had always been with me since childhood. I see myself as a moon-driven human who loves bright, fascinating deep colors.