Artist Shreshtha Saha has depicted tradition and contemporary issues through his works of ceramic sculpture, pottery and installation art in his first solo art exhibition underway at the 3DArt Gallery of Military Museum in the capital.
The exhibition titled Journey to the Way of Clay is featuring 30 ceramic artworks based on vases, pitchers and sculptures created in the past eight years. 聽
The event, organised by 3DArt Gallery, is also its first public art exhibition. 聽
Artist Shreshtha Saha completed his studies in the ceramics department at the faculty of fine art at Dhaka University.
The artist is working in his own creative space, focusing on creative ceramics. The exhibition is featuring some of his recent works, along with a few experimental pieces created during his student life.
Shreshtha Saha has a particular fondness for pottery with stoneware including experimental elements and a blend of form and aesthetics in his creations.
鈥業 primarily focus on reflecting tradition, contemporary issues, and geographical elements through pottery, sculpture, and installation art. I enjoy researching firing techniques, particularly high-fire stoneware. In most of my works, I use the Japanese 鈥淣erikomi鈥� process, inspired by Shoji Hamada,鈥� said Shreshtha Saha.
A terracotta artwork titled Mass Murder which symbolises recent killings of protesters during the student-led mass uprising. 聽
A ceramic sculpture titled Bumble Bee Hive shows a hive with different patterns and layers of clay.
A terracotta sculpture titled Ruins of Ukraine War shows wounds to the wall by Russia鈥檚 attack on Ukraine.
A ceramic sculpture titled The Thinker shows a person watching nothing but thinking.
The 12-day exhibition was inaugurated by Dhaka University drawing and painting department emeritus professor Rafiqun Nabi on October 5 while renowned artist and sculptor Mohammad Hamiduzzaman Khan and artist Ivy Zaman were present at the inaugural ceremony as special guests.
The exhibition will end on October 15.