A six-day exhibition titled Exhibition on Delft Ceramic ended at the Zainul Gallery of faculty of fine art, University of Dhaka on Thursday.
The Netherlands embassy in Dhaka, Art Bangla Foundation, and the DU鈥檚 ceramic department had jointly organised the exhibition featuring 72 works of ceramic based on the Dutch ceramic tradition Delft Blue.
Curated by artist Harun ar Rashid Tutul, the artworks of the exhibition, created by the ceramic department鈥檚 six faculty members and 29 students, portrayed the country鈥檚 cultural heritage.
The artworks also reflected local traditions and international heritage, portraying folk designs, motifs and symbols of the country.
Most of the artworks were utensils, including jars, plates, ornament boxes, mugs, flower vases and kettles.
Some ceramic sculptures also portrayed the recent student-led mass uprising, War of Independence and the beautiful nature of the country.
Inaugurated by ambassador of the Netherlands in Dhaka, Andre Carstens, acting dean of the FFA AAM Kawsar Hasan, senior policy adviser at the Netherlands embassy in Dhaka Namia Akhtar and chairman of the ceramics department Chinmayi Sikder Popy, among others, attend as guest at the inaugural ceremony of the exhibition on December 7.
Artists, among others, Md Azharul Islam Sheikh, Md Robiul Islam, Swapan Kumar Sikder, Debashis Pal, Chinmaye Sikder and Md Subbir-Al Razy have displayed their artworks in the exhibition, which is an outcome of a weeklong workshop held in November.
鈥楾he exhibition displays a beautiful collaboration where Bangladeshi artists and students have reimagined this iconic art form by weaving in their own traditions and narratives,鈥� said Andre Carstens.
鈥楾hese works represent a dialogue between history and modernity, local and global, and art and innovation. It is truly inspiring to see such talent and collaboration comes to fruition,鈥� said Harun ar Rashid Tutul.
