After more than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, we are still largely confined to the four walls of our homes. But for painters, by and large, this has always been the case. They have to negotiate with their mediums from their rooms or studios. Keeping this in mind, we caught up with distinguished artists from Bangladesh to know more about their journey with art during these trying times.
Eminent artist Kanak Chapa Chakma considers herself lucky to not have to face any personal loss, when so many people near and dear to her have lost people they love. I still remember the initial days of the pandemic when I would stay at home, hungrily observing the suddenly empty world from my terrace, she says. Even though the artist finished a few paintings in the first wave of the pandemic, quite a lot of them were developed much earlier. She fed street dogs and cats frequently, and donated paintings to organisations that sold them and distributed the money to artists and film production
Bodrug has been the BDC s artistic director for more than a decade, and prior to that she was a performer. When I circled back to the business, it was about honouring [her work], but on some level putting my own stamp on it, bringing the two ideas together of what she created and what I experienced.
As Bodrug continues to run her family s business, her mom remains a trusted adviser to the studio.
Learning how to paint
Magdalene Johnson sees painting as a gift from her mother. She also views it as a therapeutic release.(Magdalene Johnson)
Magdalene Johnson grew up watching her mother, Jola (Maria) Misiak, paint.
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PICTURE BOOKS
The Rock from the Sky
Jon Klassen
Candlewick Press/Penguin Random House Canada, April
Jon Klassen is back – not that he really went away. It’s just that it’s been four years since he released his last solo work, the final book in his bestselling Hat trilogy. (
This Is Not My Hat was the first book to receive both the Caldecott and the Kate Greenaway medals.) Since then, he’s only done collaborations, illustrating books with his friend and author Mac Barnett among others. Recent standouts include the chapter book