‘Self and Others’ begins at AFD today

A solo exhibition titled ‘Self and Others’ by Hasura Akther Rumky will begin today at Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD), Dhanmondi in the capital.

In the presence of eminent artist Shahabuddin Ahmed, and actress Shomi Kaiser the inaugural ceremony of the exhibition will be held on today at 5:30 pm on the premises of AFD.

People are the main subject of Hasura Akther Rumky’s paintings. The characteristic of her anthropomorphic paintings can be understood in the light of the adage of Da Vinci, “A man’s face is the window to his/her soul”.

Skilled in pastel, acrylic, charcoal, and other mediums, Rumky did not draw superficially familiar subjects; rather, she has wanted to touch beyond form, the invisible world and in the painting there lies, illusion and longing for human connection.

In her works based on ‘Rickshaw and Rickshaw Puller’, the dialectical formula that we find in the bond or conflicting presentation of blackness and colour, ultimately reveals the essence of life.

The exhibition will be open to all every day from 3 pm to 9 pm till February 1.