"I am a Joy Bangla artist," says internationally-acclaimed painter Shahabuddin, recalling the war cry of the Bengalee nation during the 1971 Liberation War.
Published : 27 Dec 2015, 09:38 PM
The Liberation War, he says, is his creative inspiration.
Speaking at the Bakultala of the Faculty of Fine Arts on Sunday, Shahabuddin asked his countrymen never to betray the spirit of the Liberation War or deviate from it.
"Do that and you go into a free fall," he warned at the function organised to honour Shahbuddin for being bestowed the Knight in the Order of the Arts and Literature by the French government.
An expatriate in France for four decades, Shahabuddin has endeared himself to art lovers in Europe by his unique style that draws on the best art forms of the East and the West.