Sultan Ishtiaque

My inspiration, technique and themes;

From my childhood, I am fascinated for drawing and painting. From the beginning, I have been working in pencil, watercolor and oil. Nature is always my focus. Over the years, themes of my works have been changed. Against beauty of nature, harsh reality of society, wrecked houses, historical buildings, large sized ships of the Buriganga River, labourers and their daily chores, waiting boatmen in the bright lights, downtrodden people and their regular lives, traffic jam of Dhaka city, wounded people under collapsed buildings are my subjects. This is my first solo exhibition. About 40 artworks in different mediums are on display. The exhibition’s title is Ultramarine which is my favourete color.
I am attracted to the beauty of nature and portrayed them on canvas. I feel attraction and admiration for painting with forgetfully. Once upon a time, it was like an obsession for me. In childhood, I engrossed with drawing in most of the time and my Mother always inspired and supported me. During that time, I was influenced by the paintings of famous painters. I raised in the city consequently I was very familiar to the metropolis and its people, surrounding atmospheres, different locations of the cit...

Study

Bachelor of Fine Arts [B .F. A.] Faculty of Fine Art ( Drawing & Painting)
Dhaka University, Bangladesh.
B.F.A Honours Examination : First Year 2011
G.P.A 3.71 on a scale of 4.00

B.F.A Honours Examination : Second Year 2012
G.P.A 3.97 on a scale of 4.00

B.F.A Honours Examination : Third Year 2013
G.P.A 3.84 on a scale of 4.00

Solo Exhibition

2014: “Ultramarine’’ first solo art Exhibition at La Galerie, Alliance Francaise de Dhaka, Bangladesh


Exhibitions
2015: “Taste of Light and Darkness’’ group art exhibition at Exhibition at La Galerie, Alliance Francaise de Dhaka, Bangladesh
2012: ”Voice of Time” art Exhibitions at Gulshan Art & Culture Center, Bangladesh
2012: “Welcoming Borsha” art Exhibitions at Gallery Cosmos,, Bangladesh
2012: 5th Friendship art Exhibitions at Shilpakala Academy, Bangladesh
2014: “Annual art Exhibitions” at Jounul Gallery,, Bangladesh
2014: “mohsin hall charukola group’’ group art exhibition,bangladesh
2013: “bohe kal nerobodhe’’ group art exhibition,bangladesh
2012: “Annual art Exhibitions” at Jounul Gallery,, Bangladesh
2011: Barger Young painter’s art Exhibitions, Bangladesh G
2012: Barger Young painter’s art Exhibitions, Bangladesh
2008: The 4th International Children’s Art Exhibition 2008, China,
Organized by CINA International Exhibition Agency, (Award: Special Gold)
2008: The 7th Niigata Biennial international Children Art Exhibition in JAPAN, (Award: Silver)
2007: National Exhibition of EGYPT,Organized by The National Center for Child’s Culture
(Award: Special Gold)

Art works...