商品簡介
The first volume in this series dedicated to the great artistsof Bangladesh, previously unknown to most Western audiences.The genesis of the modern art movement inBangladesh traces back to the partition of India(1947) and the establishment of the GovernmentInstitute of Fine Arts in Dhaka in 1948. This pioneeringgroup of artists included, among others, Zainul Abedin,Safiuddin Ahmed, Anwarul Haque, and Quamrul Hassan.This book explores Safiuddin Ahmed’s extraordinarycontribution to Bangladeshi art and society, in a seriesof drawings, paintings, woodcuts and etchings, withmore than 200 beautifully illustrated colour and blackand white plates.A special invitation to explore a life entirely devoted to art, at 89 years of age.Ahmed’s sophistication, deep love of music, and strong inclination to literature have always influenced his unique visual language.
作者簡介
The Bengal Foundation in Dhaka was established by art connoisseur Abul Khair in the late 1980s, as a private trust dedicated to the promotion and development of art and culture in Bangladesh. Its aim is to encourage a regional exchange of ideas and practices and to present Bangladesh’s cultural heritage to the world. The Foundation is currently building the largest private arts museum in South Asia on the banks of the Bangshi River in Bangladesh. Its own Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, regularly showcases the works of this country’s great masters and contemporary artists. Rosa Maria Falvo is a writer and curator specializing in Asian contemporary art. She curates exhibitions of the work of a variety of contemporary artists from this region.