Rafiqun Nabi
Rafiqun Nabi | |
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রফিকুন নবী | |
Born | Chapai Nawabganj, Bengal Presidency, British India | 28 November 1943
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Other names | Ranabi |
Alma mater | East Pakistan College of Arts and Crafts |
Occupation(s) | Artist, cartoonist |
Years active | 1964–present |
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Rafiqun Nabi (born 28 November 1943), better known as Ranabi, is a Bangladeshi artist and cartoonist. He is best known for creating
Early life and education
Nabi was born in Nawabganj District in India (now in northwest Bangladesh) in 1943.[4] He started drawing in his childhood. In the early 1950s, his father took him to a painting exhibition, held at the then Bardhaman House (now Bangla Academy).[1] He completed his bachelor's and master's from the East Pakistan College of Arts and Crafts (now Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka).[1] He studied under the supervision of artists like Zainul Abedin and Quamrul Hassan. He received a scholarship from the Asia Foundation between 1962 and 1964.[citation needed] During 1973–1976, he studied printmaking in Athens School of Fine Arts under the Greek Government's postgraduate scholarship.[1]
Nabi served as a faculty member of Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka during 1964–2010.[5][4]
Career
Nabi started out as a professional cartoonist in 1963.[6] His first contribution was to Weekly Purbodesh. Later in the mid 1960s, he became a regular in Shochitro Shandhani where he used to illustrate with cartoons the column Kaal Penchar Dairy by Abdul Gani Hazari.[6] In the late 1960s, he worked for the Weekly Express, an English periodical. During 1969, he got involved in a periodical named Forum, published by Rehman Sobhan and Hamida Hossain.[6]
Nabi returned from Greece in 1976. He began to contribute cartoons to the
References
- ^ a b c d "Rafiqun Nabi maintains relevance, brilliance". The Daily Star. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Haq, Fayza (16 May 2014). "Rafiqun Nabi – Recreating the Joy of Life". The Daily Star.
- ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Rafiqun Nabi". Bengal Foundation. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Inside the Mind of a Master Painter". The Daily Star. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Cartoon: the Art that Tickles". The Daily Star. 4 June 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
Further reading
- Mansur, Abul (2012). "Paintings". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Although more well-known as a book cover designer and cartoonist, Rafiqun Nabi is now a leading pictographist of the country, especially after his overseas training. He arranges his subjects somewhat in folk and somewhat in geometric styles.
- Yee, Amy (13 March 2014). "In Bangladesh, a vibrant contemporary scene". The New York Times.
- Lent, John A. (2015). Asian Comics. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 513–. ISBN 978-1-62674-294-9.