Hamiduzzaman Sculpture Park

Last updated
Hamiduzzaman Sculpture Park
হামিদুজ্জামান ভাস্কর্য পার্ক
Bangladesh adm location map.svg
Red pog.svg
TypeOpen-air sculpture park
Location Kaliakair Upazila, Gazipur District
Nearest cityGazipur
Coordinates 23°59′28″N90°20′20″E / 23.9910°N 90.3389°E / 23.9910; 90.3389
Area2 acres
Operated bySummit Gazipur 464 Megawatt Power Plant
StatusNot yet opened for the public

Hamiduzzaman Sculpture Park is a sculpture park located in Gazipur, Bangladesh. [1] Stretching over 2 acres of land, the park is within a power plant of Summit Group. The park displays sculptures, artworks and mural created by Bangladeshi sculptor Hamiduzzaman Khan. The park is the first open-air sculpture park in Bangladesh and it contains the longest mural of the country with a length of 340-feet. Sculptures and artworks at the park have been created on the overarching theme of fusion between art and industry. The artistic style of the sculptures at the park characterizes modernistic and contemporary genres. [2] [3]

Contents

History

The construction of the sculpture park began immediately after the completion of the Summit Gazipur 464 MW Power Plant. With the support and patronization of Chairman of Summit Group Muhammed Aziz Khan, sculptor Hamiduzzaman Khan began working on the sculptures for the park. As a tribute to the life and five-decades-long career of Hamiduzzaman Khan, the park has been named after him. The park is located in natural environment within the power plant premises, stretching over 2 acres of land. It was officially inaugurated in February, 2019. [4] [5]

Artworks and sculptures

Hamiduzzaman Sculpture Park contains around twenty sculptures. The overarching theme of the sculptures is fusion between art and industry. The park features the longest mural in the country with a length of 340-feet. It is titled Srom O Srishti (Industry And Creation). The mural highlights the importance of electricity on human civilization. It is constructed on a white longitudinal background with various geometric shapes including circles, half-circles and curvilinear lines. It incorporates forms based on mechanical and industrial equipment, i.e., turbine, wheel. The mural is made of stainless steel, marble and iron.

Some of the sculptures are placed on concrete surface, while some are placed upon grass with the grass keeping intact. The themes of the sculptures include Bangladesh War of Liberation, primitive language and vocabulary, birds, folk-culture, human face and history of Bangladesh. The artistic style of the sculptures reflects contemporary Bangladeshi modernity. They are predominantly abstract and semi-abstract. The sculptures contain both geometric and organic forms. The sculptor used iron, stone, steel, granite, cement and steel wire in these sculptural constructions. [6]

One of the sculptures is based on the theme of Bangladesh War of Liberation, titled Remembrance ’71. It portrays imagery of a rickshaw with the martyred figures of the puller and passenger. A sculpture titled Guest Of The Night shows a human figure in act of studying under a street-light. Another sculpture, titled Life And Lifeless, shows a wheel and an abstract of a bird, highlighting the contrast between vitality and inertia. The park displays artworks and installation works apart from sculptures. One of the installation works, titled Peace Bird, shows an abstract form of a bird, installed on an electricity pole. Other installation works include The Seed and Wheel Of Civilization. A mural, titled Signag, highlights primitive language and vocabulary. It is made of metal and installed on a wall of a building within the park. The building is planned to be an art gallery and it will display artworks by the artist. [2]

Related Research Articles

The year 2005 in art involves various significant events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gazipur District</span> District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

Gazipur is a district in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division. It has an area of 1741.53 km2. It is the home district of Tajuddin Ahmad, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh and has been a prominent centre of battles and movements throughout history. Gazipur is home to the Bishwa Ijtema, the second-largest annual Muslim gathering in the world with over 5 million attendees. There are many facilities available in this district as it contains numerous universities, colleges, the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park, Bhawal National Park as well as the country's only business park - the Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Rhodes</span> American sculptor and artist

Daniel Rhodes was an American artist, known as a ceramic artist, muralist, sculptor, author and educator. During his 25 years (1947–1973) on the faculty at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, in Alfred, New York, he built an international reputation as a potter, sculptor and authority on studio pottery.

Will Ryman is an American artist known for his large-scale sculptures and public art projects.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mrinal Haque</span> Bangladeshi sculptor (1958–2020)

Mrinal Haque was a Bangladeshi sculptor. Appointed by the Government of Bangladesh, best known for having created murals on the city streets of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Summit Group</span> Bangladeshi conglomerate

Summit Group is one of the largest Bangladeshi conglomerates. The industries under this conglomerate include communication, trading, energy and power, shipping.

Ailene Fields is an American sculptor and stone carving teacher known for her skills in stone, bronze and acrylic. Her subjects often call upon mythology and fairy tales for inspiration.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hatirjheel</span> Lake in Bangladesh

Hatirjheel is a lakefront in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Before 2009, It was a slum area that has been transformed into a recreation area as well as an alternate way to ease traffic congestion.

The electronics industry in Bangladesh is one of the fastest-growing industries in the country with great potential. Popular Bangladeshi electronics brands include Walton Electronics, Singer Bangladesh, Jamuna Electronics, Vision Electronics. Local companies such as Fair Group, Butterfly Group, Electra, Rangs Group, Electro Mart, and Transcom Group manufacture and assembles Electronics Home Appliances in collaboration with foreign brands such as Samsung, Whirlpool, LG, Sony, Gree, Konka, and Sharp.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nutibara Hill</span>

Nutibara Hill is a rocky hill formation located in the Colombian city of Medellin, in the geographic center of the Aburrá Valley and on the west bank of the Medellín River. It is one of the few ecosystems that is conserved in Medellín and is considered one of the city's seven "guardian" hills. The hill has a sculpture park, the open-air Carlos Vieco Auditorium, and the Pueblito Paisa a reproduction of the traditional Colombian township, amongst other sights. The hill is 80 meters tall and has an area of 333,300 m2. It is named after the indigenous Chief Nutibara.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hamiduzzaman Khan</span> Bangladeshi sculptor

Hamiduzzaman Khan is a Bangladeshi artist and sculptor. He is well known as a sculptor for his theme and form oriented sculptures, in particular sculptures on the theme of Bangladesh War of Liberation and birds. Following the introduction of modernity in sculpture in Bangladesh in the 1950s by Novera Ahmed, Khan was instrumental in the popularization of sculpture in the country through his distinctive form of modernity. Influenced by Alberto Giacometti and Henry Moore, his works manifest expressionism, minimalism, and a constant exploration of purity of material. He worked on both figurative as well as abstract genres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aziz Khan (businessman)</span> Bangladeshi billionaire industralist

Muhammed Aziz Khan, PBM, is a Bangladeshi billionaire industrialist, founder and chairman of the Summit Group, one of the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh, whose power projects generate nearly 20% of Bangladesh's electricity. Khan has led Summit Group from starting as Bangladesh's first private sector power producer to a diversified group with investments across power, energy trading, port, telecommunications, hospitality and real estate. He is the 42nd richest person in Singapore.

James Culleton is a Canadian contemporary multimedia artist and designer based in Saint Boniface, a city ward of Winnipeg, Manitoba. He specializes in blind-contour drawing and sculpture, and his work has been exhibited across Canada and into the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jan Kaláb</span> Czech artist

Jan Kaláb is a Czech visual artist, whose art features vibrantly colored, abstract designs of organic shapes in various formats, including paintings, sculptures, installations, and street murals. Having started as a graffiti artist, Kaláb's artwork has appeared in Albin Polasek Museum, the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, the MAXXI National Museum of 21st-Century Arts (Rome), and the Czech Radio. His art has been reviewed in art news media including Novinky.cz, Lidové noviny, Creative Boom, Aktuálně.cz, and iDNES.cz.

Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City (BHTC) is a business park in Kaliakair, Gazipur District, Bangladesh. Originally called Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park, after the municipality in which it is located, it was renamed in June 2016 to honor Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Many companies are invested in this sector.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bharat-Bangladesh Maitri Udyan</span> Memorial park

Bharat-Bangladesh Maitri Udyan in Chottakhola was one of the base camps of Bangladeshi Freedom Fighters from where they launched guerrilla warfare against the Pakistani army in Chittagong, Comilla and greater Noakhali.

<i>Rajosik Bihar</i> Sculpture made by Mrinal Haque

Rajosik Bihar is a sculpture of a horse-drawn carriage made by Mrinal Haque. It is situated in front of the Sheraton Hotel at the junction of Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue and Mintu Road in Dhaka city's Paribagh. It was erected on the theme of the regal tour of Dhaka city with the families of Nawabs and Zamindars. The sculpture was unveiled on 19 January 2008, as part of the beautification project to mark the 400th anniversary of the city of Dhaka, lead by city corporation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City railway station</span>

Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City Railway Station is a B class railway station in Bangladesh located on the western side of Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City in Kaliakair Upazila of Gazipur District. The station was inaugurated on 1 November 2018. It is regarded as a ghost station now.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Park</span>

Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Park, or in short Shahabuddin Park, is a park located in the Gulshan 2 area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. In 2008 the lake was named Shahabuddin Ahmed lake, around which the park was founded in 2020 on a 9.45 acres (3.82 ha) of land. The park was named Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Park after the former chief justice and president of Bangladesh, Shahabuddin Ahmed. The park houses a small gym, a bookstore, a prayer room and a cafe. The park was a part of the Green Dhaka campeign, in which the main pond was cleaned and various trees were planted; this renovation cost €500,000–2,000,000.

References

  1. ভাস্কর্যের পার্ক. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2020-02-08. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  2. 1 2 "Summit's 'Hamiduzzaman Sculpture Park' in the making". The Daily Star . 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  3. দেশের দীর্ঘতম ম্যুরালসহ গাজীপুরে ভাস্কর্য পার্কের উদ্বোধন. Channel i (in Bengali). 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  4. গাজীপুরে সামিটের বিদ্যুৎকেন্দ্রে ভাস্কর্য পার্ক উদ্বোধন. Samakal (in Bengali). 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  5. "Summit Group sets up a sculpture park on Gazipur 464 MW power plant's premises". United News of Bangladesh . 2020-02-08. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  6. হামিদুজ্জামান ভাস্কর্য পার্ক শিল্পের নতুন দিগুুন্ত. Janakantha (in Bengali). 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2020-04-11.