Profile of SHUBHO SAHA

SHUBHO SAHA Present Position: Visual Artist, Live and work in Dhaka, Bangladesh Founder Member, Back Art, Artist collective in Bangladesh. Place of Birth: Chittagong, Bangladesh. Place of Residence: Dhaka, Bangladesh. Phone: +88 01712509905 Email: artist.shubho@gmail.com Web: www.shubhosaha.wordpress.com Other URL: https://www.facebook.com/shubhosaha.visualartist/photos_stream?tab=photos_albums http://www.salinaartcenter.org/artists/currentresidency/ Skype ID: shubho.saha.anway Mailing Address: Back Art, 4axiz IT Ltd. House: 589, Flat: 4B, Avenue: 4, Road: 9, Mirpur DOHS, Mirpur 12, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.

Education on Fine Art : M.F.A. (2007, 2 years) from Department of Print Making, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka. 2005-06 batch. First class first position. B.F.A. (2005, 4 years) from Department of Print Making, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka. 2001-2002 batch. First class third position. Solo Exhibition: 1999 1

st solo show at Monon Academy, Chittagong, Bangladesh

2009 2nd

solo Printmaking exhibition at Art Club, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2012 3

rd solo Print Show at Safetypin Gallery, Central road, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2014 4th

solo show at Shangyuan Art Museum, Beijing, China. 2015 5

th Open Studio at the Warehouse, Salina Art Center, Salina, KS, USA.

Selected Group Exhibition/Projects: 2015 (October) ‘Pixelation-4’, Video art exhibition at Britto Space, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2015 (September) Today’s Silk Road, An International Invitational Art Festival, at Shanxi Province Art Museum, China. 2015 (13 June-30 August) Group art project show titled ‘Wild Legend' at the Junming Museum at Taipei in Taiwan. 2015 (June) ‘Ex Officina Nostra’ a printmaking show at Bengal Art Lounge, organized by Bengal Foundation, Bangladesh. 2015 (1-3 May) A public Art project ‘’Native Myth’’ organized by Back Art at Ichhakhali, Chandpur,Bangladesh. 2015 (April) A day long photography camp titled ‘Nature VS Technology’, organized by Back Art, Dhaka old city, Bangladesh.

2015 (March) 4 days Video workshop, organized by Back Art, at Back Art Studio, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2015 (21

st February) A performance art event ‘’ Songlaap’’ organized by Back Art at Faculty of Fine Art, University

of Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2015 (2

nd January) A public Art project ‘’1 Mile

2 ’’ at 400 years Old Dhaka, organized by Britto Arts Trust, Dhaka,

Bangladesh. 2014 (December) A public Art project ‘’Urban Hours’’ organized by Back Art, at Humaiun Sahab’s Complex (Rose garden), Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2014 (December) A public art project ‘’Environment’’ organized by Art Lab at Dhanmondi Lake side, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2014 (December) ‘’16

th Asian Art Biennale’’ at ‘Bangladesh Academy of Fine Art’, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2014 (November) Group Printmaking Exhibition, organized by Dhaka University, at ‘’Shantiniketon University’’, Kolkata, India. 2014 (November) Performance Festival 2014, organized by Chhobir Haat, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2014 ‘Exlibris’- Print Show, Bodio Lomnago, Italy. 2014 (October) 'Symposium' A group art exhibition of International Artist Resident 2014 at Shangyuan Art Museum, Beijing, China. 2014 (July) ‘’Urban Experience’’ Collagraph exhibition at Bengal Art lounge, Bangaldesh. 2014 (June)‘ National Sculpture Exhibition’, organized by Bangladesh Academy of Fine Art, Bangladesh. 2014 (January) ‘Then & Now’ exhibition by Athena Gallery Of Fine Art, Bangladesh. 2013 ‘Under Pressure’ Print making show by Bengal Art Lounge, Bangladesh. 2013 ‘ Love is in the air’ Artist Couples Exhibition by Athena Gallery of Fine Art, Bangladesh. 2013 ‘ Finding Voice’ 16 emerging artists’ by Athena Gallery of Fine Art, Bangladesh. 2013 ‘9

th annual print exhibit’ by Center for Contemporary Printmaking, New York.

2012 International small print show in El Minami university, Egypt, arranged by British Council.

2013 National art exhibition, by Bangladesh Academy of Fine Art, Bangladesh. 2012 ‘ 25/1’ Printmaking show by Bengal Art Lounge, Bangladesh. 2012 ‘Dhaka Art Summit 2012’ in Bangladesh Academy of Fine Art, organized by Samdani art foundation, Bangladesh. 2000 ‘Shanker’ Art exhibition in India. 1999 ‘Sichuan’ Art exhibition in China. Seleced Achievements : 2016 (May) ‘Individual Grant 2016’ to enable Printmaking research in USA at ‘Asian Cultural Council’ (ACC), Newyork, USA.

2015 (September-November) ‘’2015 International Fellowship and Residency Grant’’ at ‘Salina Art Center’ (SAC), Kansas, USA.

2015 (September) Invitational Artist in Residency at ‘Constellation Studios’, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.

2014 (August-September) International Artist Residency scholarship at ‘Shangyuan Art Museum’ in Beijing, China.

2014 (October) Selected Performance art in Venice Experimental Cinema and Performance Art Festival Performance Art.

2013 ‘Best Picture Book’ recognition by ‘Room to Read’ (R2R) in Bangladesh.

2013 Selected in a competitive process for international residency at ‘Venice Printmaking Studio’, Venice, Italy.

2012 Selected in a competitive process for international residency at ‘ACE’, Buenos Aires, Agentina. 2008 Best Award for Sand Sculpture by ‘Bangladesh Kite Federation’, Bangladesh. 2007 Academic year Best student stipends in ‘University of Dhaka’. 2004 Best Sketch Award by ‘Bangladesh Students’ Union’, Bangladesh. 2000 Divisional First Award in Chittagong, Bangladesh. 2000 Silver medal in Sankara Art Annual, India. 1999 Silver medal in Sichuan art exhibition, China..

Major Art Workshop Conducted: 2015 (November) Conducted Performance workshop at Defibrillator Gallery in Chicago, USA. Web Link: http://dfbrl8r.org/event/shubho-saha 2015 (March) Conducted Paper Mask Workshop on Local Motif with foreign students at International University of Bangladesh (IUB), Dhaka, Bangladesh. Major Art Workshop: 2015 (August) Video Art Workshop, organized by Britto Arts Trust, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2015 (March) Video workshop, organized by Back Art, at Back Art Studio, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2015 ‘'From Wool To Felt' textile workshop at Britto Art Trust, Bangladesh, Conducted by Textile artist Takada Kyoko, Japan.

2014 (June) Collagraph workshop, by American artist Andrew Shaftel at Safiuddin Bengal printmaking Studio, organized by Bengal Foundation, Bangladesh. 2013 (December) Performance Art Academy by Korean artist Gim Gwang Cheol at Britto Art Trust, Bangladesh. 2013 ‘Under Pressure’ printmaking workshop at Safiuddin Bangal Printmaking Studio, organized by Bengal Foundation, Bangladesh. 2012 ‘Non-Toxic’ etching workshop at Safiuddin Bangal Printmaking Studio, organized by Bengal Foundation, Bangladesh. 2011 ‘Wood Intaglio’ workshop, organized by Cosmos printmaking studio, Bangladesh 2010 SHAPE & FORM Workshop Conducted by John Aiken, England, at Dhaka University, Bangladesh; organized by State university of England. 2009 SCULPTURE Workshop at Dhaka University, Bangladesh; organized by British Council & Bengal Foundation. 2008 FOUND OBJECT Workshop, organized by British Council & Bengal Foundation, Bangladesh. Language Skill: Bangla (Mother Language), English (Good in all category), Spanish (Poor in all category), Hindi (Good in speaking and listening)

Artist’s Statement:

I am a visual artist and art activist, live and work in Dhaka, Bangladesh. I expose myself to celebrate life, live simply

and, travel light in my journey. I refuse to engage in consumerist lifestyle and work only for pleasure and self-

realization.

My artistic practice is engaged with the architectural and mythological history and the effect of consumerism on

urban landscapes. I have also produced site-specific artworks that examine and deconstruct the relationship

between spaces. The aim of my artwork is to discover the secret relationship of nature with its inner self.

Everything which exists in this world is a part of nature. In the point of natural aspect my artworks are emotional

and always carry logical views. The abstraction of the relation goes beyond the collaboration of energy sources.

The form of object which I use in my artworks plays its energy based on its vibration level. These forms are able to

covert to other forms of energy entity, which shows the imitation of energy conversion.

I believe an artist is a student of his surroundings. So I use to collect art food from my daily life leading steps. Social

issues touches me, I feel responsible for this. I feel responsible myself as an artist, to create something else

regularly. I realize I do art in every single second of my life, because I do believe I am an artist. Also I am able to be

contempt with my limitations.

Artworks:

1.

Detail of the work:

‘Memory reading and finding silver routes’ Scroll painting 41 feet x 41 inch, 2015

This Painting was done in my recent artist in residency in Salina, KS. I drew the route spontaneously,

(where I am from, my favorite places, my sorrow, etc) the routes which I can read easily from my

memory. So I tried to get familiar with new places and drew the path, connect them to each others,

added remarkable objects on the painting, which represent the specific memory and time.

2.

‘Impression of Self Actions’, Relief Sculpture, 14 feet x 6 feet, Silver Leaf, 2015

This Artwork also was done in my recent residency period. In this artwork, I focused on myself during my

stay in the residency. I tried to analyze myself, try save the impression of my emotions, action and

reactions.

3.

‘Reformation of a Culture’, installation, 14 feet x 14 feet, Wood and Bark, 2015

This artwork is also from my recent residency work. In this work I depicted the changes of culture in

generation by generation. I had chosen the wood and bark to create a natural aspect. The shape of the

triangle indicates the growth and the whole work shows a shape of woman organ, which represent our

land as our mother.

4.

In this performance art I represented the plant as a purity of our emotions, which should be saved.

Exchange of musical instrument and the music depicts the sense of cultural resource.

5.

Brick on Brick 1, this installation was done in 2015, in the old city of Bangladesh. I was inspired by the

architectural beauty and intended to restore them.

6. This Performance art was done in 2014 at Shanguyan Art Museum, China. My intention was to depict

the universal language of LOVE.

7.

This performance art was done in 2014, in the No Man’s Land between INDIA-BANGLADESH.

8.

Light vs Shadow, Installation, 2013

This is one of my artworks from the series of ‘Finding Natural Gesture’. I shape out forms from the

nature and incorporate my idea, which create a visual known surface.

9.

This sculpture was done in 2014 for the National Sculpture exhibition at Bangladesh Academy of Fine

Art.

10.

A Shape of Knowledge-1, 60x32 inch, Relief Process, SBPS, Dhaka, BD, 2015.

This art work was nominated for Asian Biennale 2015. We do not measure the limit of our

knowledge. Though there is a lot of exams and examiners to judge the quality of knowledge,

shape of knowledge, depth of knowledge etc. So the image Shape of knowledge represents the

BOGUS BOO of endless knowledge, where the knowledge is always being questioned by nailing.

11.

A piece of old memory, Installation of Found object, Salina Art Center, US, 2015

This Art piece represents the frustration and sadness of an old couple in Kansas, US. They always

miss their children, who do not stay with them. They hate the modern socialism.

12.

A Traveling old man – Installation, 12 x 4 feet, 2015, This work depicts the present family

structure.

13.

Run : Relax : Run, Video, duration: 3 minutes, Salina Art Center, US, 2015,

This Artwork represents my own sufferings, when an Idea is transformed into visual. I start

feeling the reflection of images on my visual projection.

14.

Photo Manipulation 2014

15.

Macket of Sculpture series :‘Intimate Energy”, 2013