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| birth_place = [[Sundarbans]], [[British raj]] (now [[Bangladesh]])
| birth_place = [[Sundarbans]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
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| death_place = [[Paris]], France
| death_place = [[Paris]], France
| death_cause = [[Heart disease]]
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| citizenship = Bangladesh
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| alma_mater = [[Camberwell College of Arts]]
| alma_mater = [[Camberwell College of Arts]]
| occupation = {{Flat list|
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* Sculptor
* Sculptor
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| years_active = 1961&ndash;1973, 2014
| years_active = 1961–1973, 2014
| known_for = Original design of the [[Shaheed Minar, Dhaka|Central Shaheed Minar]], Dhaka
| known_for = Original design of the [[Shaheed Minar, Dhaka|Central Shaheed Minar]]
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| home_town = [[Chittagong]]
| home_town = [[Chittagong]]
| father = Syed Ahmed
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| awards = [[Ekushey Padak]]
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'''Novera Ahmed''' (May 29, 1939 – May 5, 2015) was a modern sculptor of Bangladesh.<ref name=star>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/highlighting-noveras-life-and-works/|title=Highlighting Novera's life and works|date=July 11, 2013|publisher=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|author=UNB}} {{failed verification |reason=the source states that she was born in 1930 (which is much more plausible than 1939)|date=August 2016}}</ref> She was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] by the Government of Bangladesh in 1997.<ref name=bdnews>{{cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/05/07/pioneer-sculptor-novera-ahmed-dies-in-paris|title=Pioneer sculptor Novera Ahmed dies in Paris|date=May 7, 2015|publisher=bdnews.com}}</ref> Artist [[Zainul Abedin]] described her work saying "What Novera is doing now will take us a long time to understand – she is that kind of an artist.".<ref name=star2/>
'''Novera Ahmed''' (29 May 1939 – 5 May 2015) was a modern sculptor of Bangladesh.<ref name=star>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/highlighting-noveras-life-and-works/|title=Highlighting Novera's life and works|date=July 11, 2013|publisher=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|author=UNB}} {{failed verification |reason=the source states that she was born in 1930 (which is much more plausible than 1939)|date=August 2016}}</ref> She was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] by the Government of Bangladesh in 1997.<ref name=bdnews>{{cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/05/07/pioneer-sculptor-novera-ahmed-dies-in-paris|title=Pioneer sculptor Novera Ahmed dies in Paris|date=May 7, 2015|publisher=bdnews.com}}</ref> Artist [[Zainul Abedin]] described her work saying "What Novera is doing now will take us a long time to understand – she is that kind of an artist.".<ref name=star2/>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Novera Ahmed was born in March 29, 1939 in Bangladesh.{{dubious|reason=1939 birthdate is implausible|date=August 2016}} Her ancestral home was in Chittagong.<ref name=bdnews/> But she was born in [[Calcutta]]. Ahmed studied in Calcutta and [[Comilla]]. In 1955 she was awarded a Diploma in Design in the Modeling and Sculpture course from [[Camberwell College of Arts]] in London. At Camberwell she studied under the British sculptor [[Jacob Epstein]] and [[Karel Vogel]] of [[Czechoslovakia]]. She studied European sculpture under the sculptor [[Venturino Venturi]] in [[Florence]] and later in [[Vienna]]. She was influenced by many western modern sculptors such as [[Henry Moore]].<ref name=star/>
Novera Ahmed was born on 29 March 1939, in Bangladesh.{{dubious|reason=1939 birthdate is implausible|date=August 2016}} Her ancestral home was in Chittagong.<ref name=bdnews/> But she was born in [[Calcutta]]. Ahmed studied in Calcutta and [[Comilla]]. In 1955 she was awarded a Diploma in Design in the Modeling and Sculpture course from [[Camberwell College of Arts]] in London. At Camberwell she studied under the British sculptor [[Jacob Epstein]] and [[Karel Vogel]] of [[Czechoslovakia]]. In 1966, she met Danish artist [[Asger Jorn]] in Paris.<ref name=expo/> She studied European sculpture under the sculptor [[Venturino Venturi]] in [[Florence]] and later in [[Vienna]]. She was influenced by many western modern sculptors such as [[Henry Moore]].<ref name=star/>


==Career==
==Career==
Ahmed jointly worked with [[Hamidur Rahman (artist)|Hamidur Rahman]] on the original design of the [[Shaheed Minar, Dhaka]]. During 1956-1960, she had done about 100 sculptures in [[Dhaka]]. Out of her 100 sculptures, 33 sculptures are currently in [[Bangladesh National Museum]]. Ahmed's first exhibition was held in [[University of Dhaka]] in 1960.<ref name=bdnews/> Another exhibition of her works was held in [[Lahore]] in 1961. Her last exhibition was also held in Paris in July 1973.<ref name=bdnews/>
Ahmed jointly worked with [[Hamidur Rahman (artist)|Hamidur Rahman]] on the original design of the [[Shaheed Minar, Dhaka]]. During 1956-1960, she had done about 100 sculptures in [[Dhaka]]. Out of her 100 sculptures, 33 sculptures are currently in [[Bangladesh National Museum]]. Ahmed's first exhibition was held in [[University of Dhaka]] in 1960.<ref name=bdnews/> Another exhibition of her works was held in [[Lahore]] in 1961. Her last exhibition was also held in [[Paris]] in July 1973.<ref name=bdnews/>

==Style and technique==
Ahmed's early works resembled geometrical forms made by stones and concrete and anthropomorphic forms - mixing the human figure and animals.<ref name=expo/> Then she used iron and steel and later bronze. She began sprays paintings, using plane crash remains from the US army (1964–1969).<ref name=expo/> After her bad accident, her drawings included shapes and figures of a meditative character: space, island, birds in the sky, phoenix, flowers, water, sunshine and the moon, minimalist landscapes, human figures turned toward a new horizon and others.<ref name=expo/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Ahmed was married to a police officer in mid 1945 in Calcutta.<ref name=hye>{{cite book|last=Hye|first=Hasnat|url=http://www.amarboi.com/2013/04/novera-hasanat-abdul-hye.html|title=Novera|page=389}}</ref> The couple got divorced in late 1945.<ref name=hye/> Ahmed later married Gregoire de Brouhns in 1984.<ref name=star2>{{cite news |title=Novera, pioneer of progressiveness in Bangladesh |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/novera-pioneer-progressiveness-bangladesh-80953 |date=May 7, 2015 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref>
Ahmed was married to a police officer in mid 1945 in Calcutta.<ref name=hye>{{cite book|last=Hye|first=Hasnat|url=http://www.amarboi.com/2013/04/novera-hasanat-abdul-hye.html|title=Novera|page=389}}</ref> The couple got divorced in late 1945.<ref name=hye/> She started living in France since the 1970s.<ref name=expo>{{cite web|url=http://www.exporevue.com/magazine/fr/index_novera.html|title=Novera, la comète imprévisible|trans-title=The unpredictable comet|accessdate=4 September 2017|publisher=Exporevue Magazine|first=Patrick|last=Amine|date=February 2014}}</ref> In 1984, she married Gregoire de Brouhns in 1984.<ref name=star2>{{cite news |title=Novera, pioneer of progressiveness in Bangladesh |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/novera-pioneer-progressiveness-bangladesh-80953 |date=May 7, 2015 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref>


==Health issues==
==Death and legacy==
Ahmed suffered a stroke in 2010 and she was in a wheelchair since then.<ref name=star2/> She died on May 6, 2015 at a hospital in Paris, France.<ref name=death>{{cite news |title=Sculptor Novera passes away |url=http://thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/sculptor-novera-passes-away-80931 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=May 6, 2015 |accessdate=May 6, 2015}}</ref>
Ahmed suffered a stroke in 2010 and she was in a wheelchair since then.<ref name=star2/> She died on 6 May 2015 at a hospital in Paris, France.<ref name=death>{{cite news |title=Sculptor Novera passes away |url=http://thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/sculptor-novera-passes-away-80931 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=May 6, 2015 |accessdate=May 6, 2015}}</ref>
In August 2017, the ministry of cultural affairs of the [[Government of Bangladesh]] announced a plan to purchase ten paintings of Ahmed for $47,000.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/feature/people-feature/2017/08/31/govt-purchase-novera-paintings/|title=Govt plans to purchase Novera Ahmed paintings|date=31 August 2017|accessdate=4 September 2017|publisher=Dhaka Tribune|first=Asif|last=Kallol}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* {{cite book|last=Hye|first=Hasnat|year=1995|url=http://www.amarboi.com/2013/04/novera-hasanat-abdul-hye.html|title=Novera|isbn=984-465-072-0|publisher=Sahitya Prakas}}
* {{cite book|last=Hye|first=Hasnat|year=1995|url=http://www.amarboi.com/2013/04/novera-hasanat-abdul-hye.html|title=Novera|isbn=984-465-072-0|publisher=Sahitya Prakas}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.exporevue.com/magazine/fr/index_novera.html Novera, la comète imprévisible] - [http://www.exporevue.com/ Exporevue magazine]


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Revision as of 08:02, 4 September 2017

Novera Ahmed
Heart disease
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materCamberwell College of Arts
Occupations
  • Sculptor
  • painter
Years active1961–1973, 2014
Known forOriginal design of the Central Shaheed Minar
AwardsEkushey Padak

Novera Ahmed (29 May 1939 – 5 May 2015) was a modern sculptor of Bangladesh.[1] She was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 1997.[2] Artist Zainul Abedin described her work saying "What Novera is doing now will take us a long time to understand – she is that kind of an artist.".[3]

Early life and education

Novera Ahmed was born on 29 March 1939, in Bangladesh.[

Calcutta. Ahmed studied in Calcutta and Comilla. In 1955 she was awarded a Diploma in Design in the Modeling and Sculpture course from Camberwell College of Arts in London. At Camberwell she studied under the British sculptor Jacob Epstein and Karel Vogel of Czechoslovakia. In 1966, she met Danish artist Asger Jorn in Paris.[4] She studied European sculpture under the sculptor Venturino Venturi in Florence and later in Vienna. She was influenced by many western modern sculptors such as Henry Moore.[1]

Career

Ahmed jointly worked with Hamidur Rahman on the original design of the Shaheed Minar, Dhaka. During 1956-1960, she had done about 100 sculptures in Dhaka. Out of her 100 sculptures, 33 sculptures are currently in Bangladesh National Museum. Ahmed's first exhibition was held in University of Dhaka in 1960.[2] Another exhibition of her works was held in Lahore in 1961. Her last exhibition was also held in Paris in July 1973.[2]

Style and technique

Ahmed's early works resembled geometrical forms made by stones and concrete and anthropomorphic forms - mixing the human figure and animals.[4] Then she used iron and steel and later bronze. She began sprays paintings, using plane crash remains from the US army (1964–1969).[4] After her bad accident, her drawings included shapes and figures of a meditative character: space, island, birds in the sky, phoenix, flowers, water, sunshine and the moon, minimalist landscapes, human figures turned toward a new horizon and others.[4]

Personal life

Ahmed was married to a police officer in mid 1945 in Calcutta.[5] The couple got divorced in late 1945.[5] She started living in France since the 1970s.[4] In 1984, she married Gregoire de Brouhns in 1984.[3]

Death and legacy

Ahmed suffered a stroke in 2010 and she was in a wheelchair since then.[3] She died on 6 May 2015 at a hospital in Paris, France.[6]

In August 2017, the ministry of cultural affairs of the Government of Bangladesh announced a plan to purchase ten paintings of Ahmed for $47,000.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b UNB (July 11, 2013). "Highlighting Novera's life and works". The Daily Star. [failed verification]
  2. ^ a b c d "Pioneer sculptor Novera Ahmed dies in Paris". bdnews.com. May 7, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Novera, pioneer of progressiveness in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. May 7, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e Amine, Patrick (February 2014). "Novera, la comète imprévisible" [The unpredictable comet]. Exporevue Magazine. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b Hye, Hasnat. Novera. p. 389.
  6. ^ "Sculptor Novera passes away". The Daily Star. May 6, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  7. ^ Kallol, Asif (31 August 2017). "Govt plans to purchase Novera Ahmed paintings". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 4 September 2017.

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