Atia Islam Anne

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Atia Islam Anne
আতিয়া ইসলাম এ্যানি
Born1962
Dhaka, Bangladesh
OccupationArtist

Atia Islam Anne is a Bangladeshi artist known for her work on women's regrets, needs, despair and frustration [1] and, more broadly, violence against women. Along with artists like Dilara Begum Jolly, Kanak Chanpa Chakma, and Fareha Zeba, Anne is part of a movement of women artists whose feminist work became more popular during the 1990s in Bangladesh. [2]

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Biography

Education

In 1982 Anne received a BFA in Drawing and Painting from Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and in 1985 received an MFA in Drawing and Painting at the same university. [3]

Career

Major themes

Atia Islam Anne's work has been cited as "testament to a newly awakening consciousness among the female artists of Bangladesh", particularly her "Women and Society" series as a satire on the dominant, male myth and simultaneously an attack on the patriarchal system, in which women are viewed solely as sex objects. [4]

Atia Islam Anne's works are surrealistic and have a touch of fantasy, tinged with irony and humour. [1] Her work highlights the tragic conditions brought on by misrule and abuse of power, with a clear message of social criticism running throughout. [5]

Selected exhibitions

Between 1981 and 2009, Anne's work was included in over 60 group shows in China, USA, India, UK, France, Myanmar and Bangladesh. [3]

In 2009, she held a solo exhibition entitled Inauspicious Time, at the Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, [5] described as " a satire on the dominant male myth and an attack on the hollowness of the patriarchal system where women are always sex objects." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Atia Islam AnneImages of women objectified". The Daily Star. 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Diaaalogue". www.aaa.org.hk. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Dhaka Art Center, Atia Islam Anne". www.dhakaartcenter.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Contemporary Art in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Optimism and Confusion - Qantara.de". Qantara.de - Dialogue with the Islamic World. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Depart Magazine|List Your Ad". www.departmag.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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