Kplxtn, summer 2886 Drawing

Syed Muhammad Zakir is a visual artist based in Dhaka. He mostly likes to work in public places. General public and the environment are part of his work. The questions from the deep of our soul, desire, the universe and the cosmic journey are the subject matters of his work. Live act, performance art, installation art and wall art are his favorite media. Connecting with people using body movement, instant activity, and the tendency to make them think about his activities are visible in his work. From this angle, his work is satirical and philosophical. He is also inclined toward land art and landscaping. He likes to create art with materials that are easily available. He uses strong lines in his drawings. He likes to represent a different time and different forms and prefers simplified expressions. His imagination roams freely in his chosen forms and subjects. Bright and metallic colours are seen in his artwork. His art is mostly drawings. Zakir was born in 1975 in Rangpur. His art practice started when he enrolled in The Fine Arts Faculty of Dhaka University in 1994. He was academically trained as a sculptor. His first collaborative performance show was in 1996. After that he has performed in more than a dozen solo performances. He has participated in countless collaborative performance art shows. He has been working in street wall and wall art for a prolonged period. Besides that, he continues to create drawings.