The Embassy of the Netherlands has organized a special, month-long solo exhibition of the renowned Bangladeshi artist Priti Ali titled 'Power of Pain and Pathos 2' at the embassy's Gallery Residence in the city's Gulshan 2.

Inaugurated on January 17, the exhibition is featuring 40 paintings of Priti Ali.

The inauguration ceremony was joined by several prominent personalities and delegates, including the Dutch Ambassador to Bangladesh Andre Carstens, eminent Bangladeshi-Spanish artist Monirul Islam, and CEO of WildTeam Dr Anwarul Islam.
Born in 1986, Priti Ali spontaneously paints in the abstract expressionist style. Her artwork depicts various manifestations of human emotions and feelings, exploring the meaning of life amid good and evil while surrendering to nature.

An ardent follower of pure abstract expressionism, Priti Ali specifies that her paintings are very much connected to humans' affection, ecstasy, anguish and isolation. An emotionally charged painter, she draws what she feels from the core of her soul.

Her paintings can be explained in many ways where one can find the touch of mysticism; some can get the taste of harmony, melancholy or despair. In her paintings, one feels the lament of a lonely soul, an underlying sorrow or a feeling of bareness.

As an intense onlooker, Priti's manipulation of forms, sprinkled patterns and cognizant brush strokes create a language simultaneously natural and contrived. Her usage of vibrant colors, rhythmic lines, and abstract forms creates an intensely emotional and immersive space on the canvas.

In 2016, her maiden solo exhibition 'Power of Pain and Pathos' was held at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre. Since then, she has participated in various solo and group exhibitions both domestically and internationally.

The exhibition is on view daily upon appointment from 3 to 7 pm until Monday, February 17 at the Gallery Residence, Embassy of the Netherlands, House 8, 7th floor, Road 87 in the capital's Gulshan 2.

To visit the exhibition, visitors can contact the artist viapritiali024@gmail.com. More information is available at www.pritiali.art.