Innovations in Bangladeshi Arts.

Seedra Kalim and Shafquat Rahman, ULAB.

17^th Asian Art Biennial Bangladesh (AABB) has successfully unveiled the extraordinary concept, “Art and The City" by expressing urbanization and technological advancement in art works of Asian artists.

Existentialism. Photo credit: Mahmuda Binta Imam

Child marriage, fanaticism, globalization, urbanization, decay of human body, fashion, sexism, dream, forgetting the past, traffic and many such other concepts are presented as an important message to the human race in this art exhibition.

"The main focus of AABB is to reflect on awareness of material changes as technological advancement, expansion urbanization rather than the political and ideological themes that separate nations," Sabina Alam said, one of the organizers of AABB.

People from various corners of the world have visited  and participated in AABB for the first time and also they are astonished by the progress of Bangladeshi artists.

"I am amazed observing the artistic expressions Bangladeshi artists have shown," said an artist from Australia."I have visited Melbourne, Singapore and other countries but what I saw here, really impressed me," he added.

"I am participating for the fifth time and I only visit Bangladesh for to participate in AABB," Musa Omar said, an artist from Oman.

Also he mentioned, "I am impressed that Bangladeshi Artists are working very hard and they should not be disheartened if they are not getting prize for it because they will find a lot of platforms to prove themselves so they should keep moving forward."

Art is a passion and a profession as well but its real motive is one, to serve the human race.

"Art is a passion, Art is the oxygen for an artist and the main motive of art is to do well for the human race," Niyazuddin said, a Sub-Inspector (Ramna Thana) and an artist himself in his first visit in the 17^th AABB. 

All are  actually forgetting their past and moving fast to keep pace with the technological and materialistic changes in day-to day life was also important theme. 

"Everybody forgets the past, only running behind modernity , where the respect has gone?," Musa added.

Believes and superstitions. Photo credit: Nabiba Tabassum.

A Chinese woman feels excited after seeing the creativity of Bangladeshi artists."I am feeling very much excited after visiting the AABB and astonished how the artists have expressed themselves through their exceptional work," Yoyen Yoyen said. "I would like to visit Bangladesh again," Yoyen added.

Another man from China who visited Bangladesh for the first time told that he could feel and see his imagination in the Artwork of Bangladeshi artists.

"The Bangladeshi artists have discovered my internal feelings and put it into Art form,"Tang Zhi Kang said. "I doubt whether the Chinese artists will be able to understand and do the same," he added.

Child marriage is a big concern in Bangladesh. One of the art shows the concept of child marriage, as girls aged 12–17 are married and within a short time they are being pregnant that is affecting their mental growth and health.

They also have to earn in order to raise their children and ultimately they are becoming widows at a very young age. It also signifies the lurk people of the society who are always thinking to take advantages from those helpless women.

The above mentioned Artwork gains the Honorable mention award worth Taka 300,000/= (three hundred thousand), done by a Bengali female artist.

Edited By: Ahmed Imtiaz Mohammad.