Bangladesh Artists Visit Pakistan
SOON AFTER A contingent of retired Indian army officers and their wives returned after a goodwill visit of Pakistan, it was time for cultural visitors from Bangladesh.
Five artists arrived in Pakistan in mid-May with their artwork in tow. The newly-opened Kunj Art Gallery in Karachi displayed the work of Jamal Ahmed, Mahbubul Amin, Aminul Islam and Masuda Rashid Chowdhury.
Aminul Islam, a painter of vibrant abstract compositions, is one of Bangaldesh´s most celebrated artists. He was well known in Pakistan in the 1960s. Mahbubul Amin, who had the largest repertoire of paintings, depicts local life and people with a strong ethnic flavour, which found favour with many of those present. Jamal Ahmed is one of Bangaldesh´s most dynamic younger artists, and his creations included landscapes and figurative paintings. Masuda Chowdhury—a painter, print-maker and art critic—brought her ethereal watercolours to Karachi. When not painting, she is involved in the promotion of women´s art in Bangladesh and abroad.