A solo art exhibition Mythical Mind by artist A R Rumy has begun at La Galerie in Alliance Française de Dhaka. The Inauguration of the exhibition was held on August 16.

State Minister for the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Agrani Bank Limited chairman Dr Zaid Bakht, leadership consultant and researcher Arvi Ahmed, and Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry director Shameem Ahsan were among the distinguished guests present in the opening ceremony.

Mythical Mind

Our tormented and turbulent society is going through an agonised phase. It lacks wisdom, direction, vision, morality, and humanity; whereas our past holds our experiences, knowledge, inspiration, and profundity. The artist sees himself as a lonesome diver into his scarred soul and from there he creates and dissolves the unreal boundaries between past, present and future. Rumy likes to portray a reality with which the viewers may joyfully infuse themselves and would achieve the ability to see the completeness and openness between the boundaries of division, diversion and diversity.

A R Rumy believes love is the central voice which has been transformed from a path of pain, cruelty, brutality, absurdity. The mythical mind holds all the knowledge but it has the soulful intention to discover and reveal what is true and worthy. It is imbued with the beauty, puzzle and mystery in one hand; yet open to introspect, examine and question in and outside, on the other. Our storms are real, but it is to be dealt with passion, courage, tears, sweat, and fire. Following that Rumy would like to open the gate of thoughts, questions and answers, deciphering the mythical mind with artworks that connect, unite, and can instil a serenade of universal echoes in the heart of any rebellion.

A R. Rumy was born in Natore in 1979. He did his BFA from Rajshahi University and MFA from University of Development Alternative. He is currently working as an assistant professor at faculty of fine arts, University of Development Alternative.

In 2006, he did his first solo at Chuwa Gallery at Tokyo in Japan. Besides, he also participated in a number of group art exhibitions in home and abroad.

The exhibition will be open to all until 2 September 2016.

Visiting Hours:  Monday to Thursday from 3:00pm to 9:00pm, Friday and Saturday (9:00am to12:00 noon and 5:00pm to 8:00pm), except for Sundays.