News Desk:
Dhaka, Aug-24,
To celebrate the glory
of femininity, Begum Gallery is hosting a virtual reality exhibition
"Femininity is for Love," featuring 13 renowned international artists,
throughout August.
The online exhibition
has been dedicated to revered Islamic Sufi preachers Hazrat Boropir Syed Abdul
Qadir Jilani (RA) and Hazrat Deewan Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaz Moinuddin Chishti
(RA), according to artist Shaila Simi Nur, managing director of Begum Gallery.
About this special
exhibition, she said: "Instead of loving women and respecting femininity,
today's society and communities are using women as commodities. Let's change
the attitude towards females and femininity, which is our motto behind the
exhibition. Femininity is a tree that keeps everyone under the shade of love,
and it has become a mountain that holds the stability of today's world."
"In this event, we
are also remembering Hazrat Ahmed Shafi Maqsood (RA) and Mother Taslima Begum
(RA)," Shaila added.
While introducing the
participant artists, she said: "We've Bishwajit Goswami, a famous
Bangladeshi artist and educator. He is an assistant professor at the drawing
and painting department of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka and
also a visiting faculty at the architecture department of both BUET and Brac
University. Two of his artworks are now on display: Kingdom of women 1 and
2," she said.
Polish artist Olga
Zehaf's artworks are also being showcased at the exhibition.
"Olga Zehaf is no
longer with us on this Earth. She was a very popular personality in Poland and
Bangladesh. She is living with us through her artwork. Her husband gave us two
works to show in this exhibition," Shaila added.
Iranian artist Zahra
Hamze and Pakistani artist Imran Zaib's artworks are also being displayed at
the exhibition, showcasing a unique and predominant representation of
femininity from their works.
Besides the
international artists, the exhibition is featuring paintings of several renowned
Bangladeshi artists, including Samar Majumder, Jamil Akbar Shamim, Maidul Islam
Khan, Tania Sultana Bristy, Sadia Sultana Rana, Mohiuddin Ahmed Mohim, Sohel
Pranon, and Shaila Nur Simi, alongside photographer Kallol Karmakar's
photographic works
Art enthusiasts can
enjoy this virtual reality exhibition till August 30 by visiting the event's
link.
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