New paintings inspired by the golden Bengal
Having spent some weeks in Bangladesh, I ventured to closely observe the folk motifs in Bengali art. I had always admired the simplicity and the colours of these powerful lines. With my new-found passion, I am daring to use bits of this style.
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Beautiful indeed. i must say with such short trip you have absorbed quite a lot and reflecting it back wonderfully in your paintings.
i liked the freshness of ‘Melting Meghna’ and the composition maja of the ‘Dhaka Colours’.
will be eager to check back the ‘Meghna and Me’ once its complete.
cheers!
Comment by MysticSaint — June 4, 2007 @ 2:39 am
my dear, you have the makings of a great artist. keep painting and youll get there. allah kare zore brush ho aur ziyada, sadia dehlvi
Comment by sadia dehlvi — June 4, 2007 @ 5:50 am
I can lace your paintings with a poem. Your talent unfurls with every conquest, Raza Rumi Sahib.
SONARGAON
The connotation of flood
remains unchanged,
whether your delta
drowns or mine.
Back then, we could
have used ferries
to abridge doubts.
Your currency could prevail
my capital could move,
spring could come
at December’s fall.
We could even
share the blood bath.
Now at the mercy
of our cyclones
and not even feeling wet for each other,
bites hard on the times
that you nor I can roll.
1 December 1998
Dhaka/Bangladesh
Comment by Hafeez — June 4, 2007 @ 6:14 am
raza, good attempt, simplicity is the key in your paintings.
i like the faces in mehgna and me, and the vivid colours in melting mehgna, keep painting.
Comment by nabila ahmed — June 4, 2007 @ 7:17 am
I was touched to see you using Sahab’s line: Dil Jalao keh Roshni kam hai…my mum would be happy to see this painting
Comment by Shaista — June 4, 2007 @ 7:48 am
beautiful i must admit
Comment by priya — June 4, 2007 @ 11:40 am
A lovely line, “light your heart, as it is getting dark,” and it goes perfectly with the beautiful painting. Alhamdulillah! You are a real folk artist with a very expressive and spiritual style
Ya Haqq!
Comment by Irving — June 4, 2007 @ 2:05 pm
yaar tum set aadmi ho…har fun mowla…painting bhi gazab ki ker lete ho !
Comment by mystic — June 4, 2007 @ 10:36 pm
Raza
I like your expression, which is, undoubtedly,very earthly and innate. The line ‘dil jalao ke roshnee kam hai’ reminds of the melancholic verses of Fayyaz Hashmi for film Dayvar Bahbi:
Na Aye Aaj Bi Tum Kiya Ye Bae-rukhi Kum Hae
Di’yae Khushi Kae Jale Phir Bi Roshni Kum Hae
Tumhain Yeh Kaysay Bata’oun Kay Ahle Dil Kay Li’yae
Gham-e- Hayat Zaya’da Hae Aur Khushi Kum Hae
Kati Hay Sham-e- Tammana Ajeeb Uljhan Main
Khila Poohl Koyee Arzoo Kay Gulshan Main
Tumhain Khabar Naheen Roke Hain Mayn Nain Woh Ansoo
Jo Sholay Bun Kay Barsastay Kisi Kay Daman Main
Chiragh-e-Dard Jalaou Kay Roshni Kum Hae
(Duet by Mala and Ahmed Rushdi (picturized on Rani and Waheed Murad, film Dayvar Bahbi-1967)
Comment by Sheraz — June 5, 2007 @ 6:08 am
Raza: “Art Naive” does not do justice to the rich Bengali landscape. Please go back to your own instincts. Need more substance and less style.
Comment by Alvi — June 5, 2007 @ 12:58 pm
I’m so happy that you’ve made the discipline to keep expressing yourself in a visual language. Make the painting your poetry!
Comment by Meghan — June 6, 2007 @ 3:51 am
Raza really liked the Meghna and Me composition. I am glad that Bengal has brought out the artist in you. Look forward to seeing more of your works.
Comment by Naina Subberwal Batra — June 7, 2007 @ 6:04 am
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