This 1983 tapestry is one of the many great works of Rashid Chowdhury. He was the pioneer of tapestry in this country and the finest artists of this particular genre to date. He successfully blended our tradition with modern western art and introduced tapestry to us.
He searched for fresh themes and presented them with an honest approach. The artist established his uniqueness , particularly in terms of design and color composition. The thickness of colors, geometric compositions, and aestheticism distinguish his works. This style helped him to hold his position at the forefront of the Bangladeshi art scenario.
In this artworks, he used azure, white, black, crimson, green, brown, and more. Inspired by varied organic forms, like vegetation, flowers, and plants, he created something that meant something to him, to a era he was living in. Rashid made a great attempt to present the synchronization of colors in his works.
Rashid Chowdhury
Rashid Hossain Choudhury was a Bangladeshi second-generation artist, sculpture, writer, and professor. Choudhury was born on 1 April 1932, at Haroa, Faridpur District (now under Rajbari district). His education started in a primary school in his village. Later he studied at Rajanikanto High School, Alimunzzaman High School, and Park Circus School in Kolkata. He gave his matric examination in 1949. He used to be friends with Enamul Haque Choudhury then, who used to be friends with Zainul Abedin and Quamrul Hassan. Later after the suggestion given by Enamul Haque Chowdhury, Rashid enrolled in The Art College, which is now known as the Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka. He graduated from the BFA examination in 1954 getting a first-class. He died at the age of 54 on 12 December 1986.
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In the Indian subcontinent, he was prominent as a 20th-century tapestry artist. Besides tapestry art, he also worked on oil painting, tempera, water painting, and various other mediums. At home and abroad, he worked on many tapestry arts on both governmental and private buildings. For outstanding contribution to the tapestry industry, he received Ekushey Padak in 1977 which was the highest civilian award in Bangladesh back then. He also received the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Award in 1980.
His Tapestry was featured at the Met museum in New York City.