Prof Rahiman's paintings mesmerise art lovers

February 11, 2012

Mangalore, February 11: An exhibition of paintings by artiste Bantwal Abdul Rahiman, organized at Prasad Art gallery here is mesmerising visitors.

The exhibition of rare solo art creations was inaugurated on Friday by Ananthkrishna, Chairman, Karnataka Bank.

This is the second solo exhibition by Prof Rahiman in which 24 recent paintings of the artist are being exhibited. His first exhibition was held in November 2011 in the city.

The paintings by Dr Rahiman are mostly Knife work and many of his paintings are observations of everyday simple objects. The artist has had a talent for drawing and painting right from childhood and he sharpened and developed his talent under the able guidance of B G Mohammed at BGM Fine arts Mangalore.

Rahiman presented his paintings for public view at different cities of Karnataka, as solo and group shows. He has participated in the artists camp by Karnataka Lalithakala Acedemy, Bangalore organized at Madikeri during 1990s. A number of his paintings are in private and institute collections, both in India and abroad. Being an athlete and sportsman, he has bagged several prizes at college level.

Some of his creations are made from only fingers and he uses different shades of the same colour in his work. He depicts 17th century works from Halls and Polard and has also shown the ruins of Hampi in some of his paintings.

Speaking about his talent Prof Rahman said: “My style can be described as impressionism and I usually look at landscapes and then imagine my own colours for it and make my creations. I use knives of different thicknesses and create paintings”

He said that he used mostly warm colours like red, yellow and cool colours for landscapes. “I try to depict Dakshina Kannada's culture in my art. My feelings are clearly depicted in my paintings”, he said.

Prof Rahiman is currently the Head of the Department of Biotechnology of the P.A. College of Engineering,

Prof Abdul Rahiman had his primary and secondary education at Bantwal. After obtaining his BSc and MSc he obtained his PhD degree of Mysore University at Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Vittal, he served at Mangalore and Kuvempu Universities as faculty member of Bio Science, Life Sciences, Bio Technology and Bio Informatics for more than 30 years. He has also served Kuvempu University as Director of College Development Council, Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology, Registrar and I/c Vice Chancellor.

The exhibition by Dr Rahiman will be open for public on Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 am to 7:00pm.

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The 7-to-9 Lockdown

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• Doorstep Advocacy: Teachers are transitioning from classrooms to living rooms, meeting parents to explain the psychological benefits of a distraction-free environment.

• Parental Accountability: The campaign shifts the burden of discipline from the student to the household, asking parents to lead by example and switch off their own devices.

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Student vs. Reality

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