Impression of Time — the second solo painting exhibition by Md Abdul Guffar Babu has begun in La Galerie and Galerie Zoom of Alliance Française de Dhaka.

The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition was held on Saturday, 19 November.

President and CEO of Bangladesh Enterprise Institute Farooq Sobhan  was present on the occasion as the chief guest. Dean of Faculty of Fine Art of University of Dhaka Professor Abul Barq Alvi and Department of Drawing and Painting professor Shishir Vhattacharjee were also present during the opening ceremony.

Impression of Time

The impressions one gives to another could greatly influence how one is treated and viewed in many contexts of one‘s life. In psychology, an impression is an event when one person first encounters another person and forms a mental image of that person. Impression accuracy varies depending on the observer and the target (person, object, scene, etc.) being observed. These impressions can be nearly impossible to reverse or undo making those encounters extremely important, for they set the tone for all the relationships that follow. So whether they are in the professional or social life, it is important to know the dynamics of impression. Not only are people quick to form impressions of time, they are also accurate when the target presents himself or herself genuinely.

Artist Abdul Guffar Babu obtained his MFA from the Department of Print Making of University of Dhaka in the year 2008.  In between 2000 -2016, he has participated in many group art exhibitions, residency programs and art workshops in home and abroad.

Since 2000, he has been working with various media such as watercolour, oil colour, pencil, acrylic, charcoal, etching aquatint, dry point, woodcut, lithography, installation, public art, video art, sound art, book illustrations, book cover design and mixed media. The subjects of his paintings are often abstract and semi realistic.

The exhibition will be open to all until November 29, 2016 in La Galerie from Mondays to Thursdays (3:00pm to 9:00pm, Fridays and Saturdays (9:00am to 12:00 noon and 5:00pm to 8:00pm), except for Sundays.