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Bangladeshi creative impressionist artist and painter Mahfuzur Rahman has recently been positioned as one of the semifinalists in the ‘Artist of The Year’ art competition, organised by the United Kingdom-based art organization The Artist Lounge.
His painting, titled ‘Ancestors’, secured him this prestigious position at the first-ever edition of this competition and the artwork is now being exhibited in the virtual exhibition.
The competition called for artists worldwide, from June to July 2021, to share their best creations, offering 14 awards with artworks being entered in 12 different categories.
“We are absolutely delighted with the overwhelming number and quality of entries - the standard was outstanding (with applications from 26 different countries) and it certainly made it very hard for our curators to shortlist the artworks moving forward to the next phase,” the organization stated about the competition.
Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh and currently residing in Dubai, UAE, artist Mahfuzur Rahman shared his feelings and excitement over this achievement to UNB.
“By the grace of almighty Allah SWT and the kind prayers of my family and dear ones, my painting ‘Ancestors’ took place in the Semi-Final at ‘Artist of the Year’ contest arranged by “The Art Lounge, UK” and this selected painting is currently exhibiting online for the global art admirers. My sincere gratitude goes to all of our family members, friends and team Obscure (an independent artistic group, initiated by Rahman himself). It’s an honour and also an opportunity for me to represent the country,” he said to UNB.
A Master in Business Administration graduate who is currently working as a corporate finance professional in a reputed multinational company, as well as pursuing his dream in painting as an emerging Bangladeshi impressionist artist, Mahfuzur Rahman believes that passion is the key behind his success.
The announcement of finalists in the competition will be notified to the contestants on September 15.
