Wings of Witness
This painting memorializes the massacre of intellectuals during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, a dark chapter marked by cultural genocide. This deliberate and systematic destruction aimed to dismantle a people's identity and spirit, leaving a society profoundly crippled in its wake.
Emerging defiantly from beneath the rubble, these winged storytellers are stained with dust and despair, their wings etched with tales of loss and survival.
Years later, this same imagery unexpectedly resonates with the contemporary crisis in Gaza. This artwork is a powerful reminder of the recurring cycles of violence and the relentless pursuit of a peace yet to be realized. It stands as a testament to the enduring human spirit in the face of destruction, and a call for remembrance and solidarity with those who continue to suffer under the weight of such tragedies.
In this painting, memory takes flight, demanding we rise with it – for only then can pigeons soar freely in reclaimed sky.
- Artist: Mizan
- Year: 1984
- Category: Abstract
- Tags: oil, soft,impact
- Size: W:28 × H:42 inch