Page 6 - GENTLE GRASS by Anisuzzaman Faroque

Introduction

Gentle Grass a sculpture series presented here by Anisuzzaman
Faroque takes a frozen form of unspoken poetry, like spontaneous
melody they are free flowing. With a hard cold material: metal, he
tried to portray a soft sensitivity like elevating a lone blade of grass to
an icon. The mood of which can also be felt in the solid and delicate
positioning in his charcoal drawings included in the book. This series
tends to captivate that core element, like the piece ‘Underwater Iron
Plant’ – the form deriving from sea-washed nature where Faroque’s
formulative years were developed. In many stances, elongated limbs
influenced by surrealistic style can be felt in his both organic and
inorganic element pieces like, ‘Hanging Moon’ or ‘Very Complicated
Chair’. Forms often take kinetic movement developing naturally, like
‘Flying Iron Wings I & II’: where limited material is fashioned to give
a far bigger form. In some works, combination of metals are used to
bring out the character of the piece, such collaborations are seen
in few of the pieces like ‘Special Child I & II’ or ‘Orchid Flower in
Bird’s Beak’. Another characteristic can be noticed in his various
representation of grass, where instead of being presented in its full
glory, torn and distorted blades of grass is magnified to capture its
composition in the aftermath.

This publication comes as a presentation from ARTcon as a facilitation
to the promising journey of Anisuzzaman’s sincere and relentless
search and efforts to establish in formulating his own unique forms,
with the wishes for a long creative path.

Arham ul Huq Chowdhury

Arham ul Huq Chowdhury
Environment and heritage practitioner / anthropologist / artist
and advisor to ARTcon.
Drawing, Charcoal on paper, 57 x 37 cm, 2022

6 . GENTLE GRASS