Category: Painting
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The Role of Art in Challenging Times: Worldwide Insights
Discovering Realism and Gustave Courbet In 2011-12, during my second year at the Institute of Fine Arts of the University of Chittagong, I encountered the realism art movement through an art history class. This was when I discovered the works of Gustave Courbet, a French artist renowned for his dedication to depicting life as it…
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Mystical Shuttle: Reflections on a Celestial Journey
The Unforgettable First Ride When did you first get on a bus, rickshaw, taxi, or boat? Can you remember? I can’t. The memories of my first rides on various modes of transportation are lost to time. However, I vividly remember my first train ride in 2006 to Chittagong University. The shuttle train was unlike any…
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Village to Museum: A Material and Architectural Exploration
An Architectural Journey: From Bangladesh to France I am originally from Bangladesh, where I lived for 26 years, mainly in a village within a large family. From a very young age, I observed with fascination the objects, materials, ways of dressing, architecture, and lifestyles around me. These early impressions deeply influenced my artistic and cultural…
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Innovative Heritage: The Fusion of Tradition and Modernity
Cultural discovery and student engagement On my first visit to Rennes, the half-timbered buildings immediately captivated me. Perfect embodiments of the fusion between tradition and modernity, these structures are very different from what I know in my country, Bangladesh. Highly decorated and colorful, they particularly appealed to me, offering a striking contrast to the modern…