Bengal Arts Programme is pleased to invite you to ‘Contemporary Etchings’, a 3-day exhibition of prints by Kazi Ghiyasuddin.
Kazi Ghiyasuddin openly acknowledges that etching is not a medium he practices often, yet he harbours a deep longing to explore its possibilities. Drawing inspiration from fragments of his own watercolours, the artist has translated their essence onto etching plates. As one observes these prints, the subtle yet profound.dialogue between form and surface becomes unmistakable.
We look forward to your kind presence at the exhibition. .

4 – 8 PM, 11 – 13 December 2025
Bengal Shilpalay, Level 7
House 42, Road 27, Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1209

The Imprint of Poetic Emotion
Ashfakur Rahman
Through a sustained practice in oils and watercolours, Kazi Ghiyasuddin’s canvases depict nature’s continuous flow. Various elements are freely dispersed across the spaces he paints, which profoundly resonate with the relationship between form and space. Even a minor, scattered dot on the canvas then becomes invaluable. Kazi Ghiyasuddin’s series of prints hints at nature in a constant state of flux.
The artist has himself stated that he is unaccustomed to printmaking. However, he had a strong desire to channel his creativity through it. He took fragments of his own watercolours as the source. And for this reason, the slow carving on the metal surface and the precise balance of acid have yielded a fascinating expanse. The plates of these prints reveal the metal’s discourse on the minute, deep connections between form and surface. These surfaces form a dual primordial bond between the concrete and the abstract.
Kazi Ghiyasuddin’s creative world is deeply linked to the environment of Bengal’s alluvial plains, formed by the union of soil and water. The mythical signals present in nature have inspired him, and it is these elements that have intermingled to produce works of deep introspection. With forms exceptionally condensed and lines freely wandering, this series of prints is a celebration of nature and our heritage. It is, as if, these are imprints of an eternal saga.