A view of the exhibition titled Stain under way at the Gallery Chitrak at Dhanmondi in the capital. — New Age photo
Artist Tutul Ahmed has depicted human experience in complex surroundings in a solo painting exhibition titled Stain under way at the Gallery Chitrak at Dhanmondi in the capital.
The exhibition, which began on May 28, is displaying 62 paintings created with colours extracted from tea leaves and black acrylic paint.
Asaduzzaman Noor was present as chief guest while Khushi Kabir was present as special guest at the inaugural ceremony, which was presided over by Ataur Rahman.
‘I created a painting with colours extracted from tea leaves in 2004 and submitted it to the 16th National Art Exhibition. I received positive feedback from art critics and started experimenting with colours extracted from tea leaves. I have displayed a few of my artworks that were created after 2004 in this exhibition,’ Tutul Ahmed told New Age.
The artist decided to name the exhibition Stain because in his childhood days he often got stain on his clothes.
‘Children used to get stains on their clothes as they often play with different materials, including toothpaste, tea or ink. When I was a child, I observed that the stains on my clothes seemed to be telling me different stories. Among the stains, the tea stains left a lasting impression on me,’ he said.
‘I have depicted different incidents that happened to me and my family. Besides, I have portrayed nature, environment, society, politics and others in my paintings,’ he mentioned.
Tutul also added, ‘In the past 18 years, I have been experimenting with colours extracted from tea leaves and creating different shades from the same material.’
The artist has displayed many artworks created with dots of different sizes in the exhibition.
‘I have created many artworks using dots. In the womb of a mother, life starts as a dot. An unborn child is unaware of its social and religious identity. I started playing with the idea and created many paintings by connecting dots,’ said Tutul.
The artworks displayed under the title Story of Nocturnal Emission feature dots of different sizes. The bottom of the canvas is dominated by long structures while the top of the canvas is filled with small and large dots.
The artwork titled Belief and Believer is a compilation of eight different artworks, each depicts a unique face. All the faces are decorated with different designs created with dots.
Two artworks in the exhibition, namely, Rohingya and Jashore Road, depict mass forced evictions. Both paintings show people fleeing to save their lives leaving behind their homes.
Another artwork titled Brahmanbaria shows two groups of people fighting each other with local weapons in a rural setting.
The artist has also diaplyed a number of artoworks comprising human faces under the titles Story of Stain and Covid-19 in the exhibition.
The exhibition will end on June 11.
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