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Kazi Ghiyasuddin Born in 1951 at Madaripur, Bangladesh Education 1970 : BFA, College of Arts and Crafts (presently Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka), Bangladesh 1972 : MFA, Chittagong University, Bangladesh 1979 : Master of Fine Arts in Education, Tokyo National University of Liberal Arts, Japan 1985 : Ph. D. in Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Japan Solo Exhibition 1970 : East Pakistan Arts Council, Dhaka 1977 : Mochizuki Gallery, Tokyo 1979 : Mitake Gallery, Tokyo 1980 : American Club, Tokyo 1981 : Mitake Gallery, Tokyo 1982-86 : 4 Exhibitions, Marunouchi Gallery, Tokyo 1985 : Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, (Shiryo Kan) Japan 1986-04 : 5 Exhibitions, Miyuki Gallery, Tokyo 1986 : Oishi Gallery, Fukuoka 1987 : Shinseido Hatanaka Gallery, Tokyo 1987-94 : 2 Exhibitions, Gallery Amboll, Hokkaido, Japan 1988-01: 3 Exhibitions, Seibu Takanawa Art Gallery, Tokyo 1988-97 : 5 Exhibitions, Kyobi Gallery, Tokyo 1990-94 : 2 Exhibitions, Gallery Saira, Okinawa 1991 : Dove and Love Gallery, Tokyo 1991-97 : 3 Exhibitions, Hanshin Gallery, Osaka. 1993 : Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka 1993-00: 4 Exhibitions, Nabi Gallery, Kanazawa 1994 : La Gallerie, Dhaka 1995-02 : 3 Exhibitions, Gallery Art salon II, Chiba, Tokyo 1996 : Takashimaya, Tokyo; Gallery Kokto, Kyoto 1997 : Art Gallery Ohashi, Tokyo 1998 : Seibu Art Gallery, Shibuya, Tokyo 1999 : A. Jain Marunouchi Gallery, New York 2000-03 : 2 Exhibitions, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka 2006 : Gallery Chitrak, Dhaka 2007 : Nagai Gallery, Tokyo 2008 : Mituki Gallery, Tokyo; Gallery 89, Paris 2009 : Gallery Aakriti, Kolkata, India 2009 : Gallery and Café Fukushima 2009 : Galley Yasuri, Saga 2010 : Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka Important Group Shows 1971 : Birla Art Gallery, Calcutta 1973 : Contemporary Art of Bangladesh Show, India 1995 : Third Triennal, India; National Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy 1978 : Niki Art Exhibition, Tokyo 1979 : Niki Art Exhibition, Tokyo 1982 : Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, (Shiryo Kan) 1983 : Mynichi Contemporary Art Exhibition 1984 : Contemporary Asian Art Show, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo 1985 : Second Asian Art Show, Fukuoka 1987 : Yasui Show, Seibu Art Museum, Tokyo 1992 : Asian Contemporary Art Show; Saitama Contemporary Art Museum, Tokyo 1993 : Asian Art Biennal, Dhaka 1997-03 : NICAF International Contemporary Art Festivals, Japan 2002 : Japan Bangladesh Cultural Bridge in Pictorial Art, Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka 2002 : Japan Contemporary Water Colour Exhibition, Shoto Museum of Art, Tokyo 2005 : KIAF Korea International Art Festival, Korea. Public Collections Bangladesh National Gallery, Dhaka; Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka; Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Japan; Fukuoka City Art Museum, Japan; Gyuhama Building, Tokyo; Hanshin. Department Store, Osaka; Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan; Bengal Foundation, Dhaka. Painter Kazi Ghiyasuddin has an intense connection with nature. At the age of 15 he became a student of the Art College. In his adolescence he felt that he had heard the music of nature, which till today inspires him to paint in quest of peace and experiment with natural sounds which are then transformed into art. In his view, nature transmits messages through its 'music' at different points of time: dawn, day, night and so on. Kazi Ghiyasuddin's solo exhibition, titled “A Pilgrimage For Peace”, is now on at Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts in Dhanmondi. Renowned artist Mohammad Kibria inaugurated the show on January 29. Among others, Harumitsu Hida, Charge d'Affairs, Embassy of Japan and Matiur Rahman, editor Prothom Alo were present as special guests at the inaugural. The Tokyo-based Ghiyasuddin is influenced by Japanese heritage, culture, art and philosophy. About 20 years ago, he adopted a new style. At that stage he erased his earlier canvases by painting over with white, light grey and light blue. This exhibition contains his paintings of this period. This fondness for white and whitish shades, in quest of peace or serenity, is a Japanese trait. This exhibition features 47 of his recent pieces. Sometimes it takes the hardworking Ghiyasuddin four to five years to complete a piece of art. During this span of time he often pauses to enhance his maturity of expression. The oil paintings of the series, “A Pilgrimage For Peace”, reflect peace and harmony. The painter says he is concerned as peace wanes in the urbanised part of the world. As a nature lover he believes that nature is the ultimate destination for peace. He tries to articulate the music of the moonlit light. The artist is adept in both oils and watercolours. “Myth 3”, “Myth 4” and “Sound 2” are excellent works on display at the exhibition. In these paintings Ghiyasuddin has used light blue shades. On the surface he has drawn lines, dots, squares and small figures to create texture. Ghiyasuddin's genre of work is abstract but he finely sketches figures or objects on the canvas. Sometimes he has taken a realistic theme but expressed it through abstract, for instance “Beside the Park” and “Beside My House”. His other noteworthy works are “Sound of Rain”, “Story” and “Nature”. Some of his works are on handmade papers, and that creates a further dimension. The artist stays six months of the year in Bangladesh. He has a studio in Savar, where he can devote himself wholly to his art. Ghiyasuddin's exhibition at Bengal Gallery will run till February 11. Article about Kazi Ghiyasuddin's work in quarterly art critic magazine DEPART |
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Solo Exhibition
Sumana Akter
Nasima Khan
Group Exhibition
Amity of Our's
Kibria Printmaking
Fair, 2012
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Sayeed Siddiqui Rumi
Babu Ahmed
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Book Drive
2011
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Farhana Islam
Sanjib Datta
Ali Akbar
Dravid Saikot
Mustapha Khalid Palash
Minufar Nasrin
Naimul Bari
Mohammad Eunus
Mohammad Salim
Anwar Hossain
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Crossover, 2011
Angina
Express Yourself
The Country of Rising Sadness
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Master and Apprentices
Paintings by Childrens
Rejoice
Jago Antore Momo
Workshop
Rickshaw Painters
Photography
Anwar Hossain
Plays in Light
Globalization: A Bipolar Story
Nafis Ahmed Nadvi
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Liberation War
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K G Subramanyum
2010
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Jamal Ahmed
Monica Jahan Bose
Ferdousi Priyabhashini
Wakilur Rahman
Showpon Choudhury
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Tree & Roots
Drawing Exhibition
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15 August 2010
Balu Chaya
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Seiji Shimoda
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