Monirul Islam (artist)

Monirul Islam (also known as Monir, born 17 August 1942) is a Bangladeshi-Spanish artist.[1] Monir is an International figure in etching for his signature style and experimental techniques.[2] For his great accomplishment in art he received two of Spain's top civilian honors: the Cross of Officer of the Order of Queen Isabella (2010),[3] and the Commander Spanish Order of Merit (2018),[4] and Bangladesh Government's top civilian award Ekushey Padak in 1999.[5]

Monirul Islam
মনিরুল ইসলাম
Islam in 2017
Born (1942-08-17) 17 August 1942
Chandpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
NationalityBangladeshi-Spanish
Alma mater

Education and career

Monir was born in Chandpur, Bengal Presidency of British India, the present-day Bangladesh.[6] He studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Dhaka during 1966-1969 when he had Zainul Abedin and Mustafa Monwar as his teachers and mentors. He also taught there as a faculty member for 1 year.[1] With a scholarship from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain, he graduated on mural paintings from Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid.[1] After graduation, he remained permanently resident in Spain.

Etching allowed him his first success in Spain in early seventies when he was included in the short-lived Grupo Quince[7], which gave him a platform to be in touch with the vanguards of the technique; he worked alongside artists such as Antonio Saura, José Guerrero, Amadeo Gabino, Lucio Muńoz, Alfonso Fraile, Niels Borch Jensen, Carmen Laffón, Antoni Tapies Juan Romero, Miguel Ángel Campano, Rafael Canogar, Fernando Zóbel, and Luis Gordillo.[8] By this time he was also directing the workshop of Antonio Lorenzo with whom he keeps a life-long great friendship.[9] In the Spanish art world, the result of his "free-bite" technique of etching is known as "Escuela de Monir” (School of Monir).[10]

The works of Monirul Islam are easily recognizable for the harmonious balance of the empty space and delicate lines, texture and forms that transcendents, and transforms the versatility and diversity of life through his own developed style and continuous experimentation of techniques. His works can be placed in a great arc stretching from the beginning of his career up to recent times. The present is a mere stop in his long journey as a pilgrim traveling a great distance.[11][12]

Although Monir is fully integrated with the Spanish artistic movement he does not leave his Bangladeshi roots. He through his works - etchings, paintings, monotypes or watercolor - speaks in a language that has been created with rhythms of colors, graphics and allude forms as well as his wisdom, spiritual sensibility and technical skills.[13]

Awards and honors
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References
  1. "through the eyes of Monirul Islam". The Daily Star Online, Bangladesh. 14 April 2018.
  2. Javier Lambán y Coca Garrido (2008). Monir, Brumas cálidas. Zaragoza: EdieionesFuendetodos. p. 7-14. ISBN 978-84-9703-215-5.
  3. "Spanish honour for artist Monirul Islam". The Daily Star. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  4. "Monirul Islam to receive Royal Spanish Order of Merit tomorrow". The Daily Star. 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  5. একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. "Artist Monirul awarded Spain's Order of Merit". The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh. 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  7. "La actividad gráfica de Grupo Quince" (in Spanish).
  8. Mónica Gener Frigols (2013). "La actividad gráfica de Grupo Quince" (in Spanish). Madrid: Complutense University of Madrid.
  9. Javier Lambán y Coca Garrido (2008). Monir, Brumas cálidas. Zaragoza: EdieionesFuendetodos. p. 7-14. ISBN 978-84-9703-215-5.
  10. "Retracing the Journey of an Artist". The Daily Star. 2014-07-02.
  11. "Dhaka Courier", 20 August 2015
  12. Javier Lambán y Coca Garrido (2008). Monir, Brumas cálidas. Zaragoza: EdieionesFuendetodos. p. 7-14. ISBN 978-84-9703-215-5.
  13. Javier Lambán y Coca Garrido (2008). Monir, Brumas cálidas. Zaragoza: EdieionesFuendetodos. p. 7-14. ISBN 978-84-9703-215-5.
  14. "Monirul Islam Receives Sultan Padak". The Daily Star. 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
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