Bangladesh Contemporary art
Tayeba Begum Lipi is a Bangladeshi artist and the co-founder and trustee of Britto Arts Trust. She has received Grand Prize at the 11th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh 2004. Lipi is a multimedia artist who has engaged in paintings, prints, installations and videos. Her works have been featured in notable group exhibitions, including the 54th Venice Biennale (2011) and Colombo Art Biennale (2012). She was also the commissioner for the Bangladesh Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale (2011).
Arun Bose was a prominent Indian artist born in Dhaka, then part of British India (now Bangladesh). He received his art education in Calcutta at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, graduating in 1955. Thereafter, he actively created and taught in Calcutta for the next seven years. In 1962, he travelled to the West where he learnt etching and studied mural techniques at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His many prints were made in aquatint and etching techniques with simultaneous colour printing. He later moved to New York, where he studied at the Pratt Graphic Centre and in 1968 received a scholarship from the Third John D. Rockefeller. He was also part of Robert Blackburn's workshop and taught printmaking himself at Queens College.
Arun Bose's paintings and prints are characterised by bright colours and abstraction, making his work unique and important in the art world.
