Works and Activities of Robii

PERSONAL DETAILS:

_{^{Artist Name: Abu Naser Robi, Date of Birth: July 03, 1975, Father’s Name: Md. Solaiman, Mother’s Name: Halima Khatun, Spouse: Kazi Tarlima Akhter, Daughter: Arisha Naser, Nationality: Bangladeshi}}

Present Address: House No. # 305, Road No.# 08, Mirpur DOHS, Mirpur Cantonment, Mirpur – 12, Dhaka

Permanent Address: Charbasthi, South Patenga, Post Office: Airport, Chittagong

Current Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mobile
+8801575638307

Email: robii.art@gmail.com | robii15@outlook.com

WEBSITE:
https://abunaser.wordpress.com/ https://poraparaspace.wordpress.com/

“Creating imagery is always mysterious. It is coming from the process of daily living, beliefs, and ethnic existence. My drawing, painting, and performance activities present an imaginary space that is beyond reality. It explains the autonomous existence of human spirits in the universe that is shapeless and infinite… —Abu Naser Robii ”

Abu Naser Robi is one of the emerging artists from Chittagong, Bangladesh. He was born on 3rd July 1975 in Patenga, Chittagong. Robi graduated from the University of Chittagong with an MFA degree in Drawing and painting. Officially in 2004, Abu Naser Robi has been organized Porapara space for artists to practice and give space for the young artist community about contemporary visual art in Chittagong.

“Personal involvement, impersonal act —

Mostly interested in Chinese Zen and Indian mythology as well as Islamic and Christian lore with spiritual implications, Abu Naser Robii has enabled the language of the performance art to speak for the ‘self’ that is under fire while entangled in the exterior realities of the present. The limits of modernism – the not-so-well-defined way of life that easily turns art into a commodity and also privileges archival efforts – are negated through the intervention of the body, this is how one may explain the efforts of this 30-plus artist.
The physical presence that actually is an investment in egotism in real life, is allowed to enter a transcendental stage, as is evident in many a performance by Robii.
The body or self (as the two are interchangeable) is offered as an alternate manifestation of the forces that still frustrate our effort in knowing through endoscopic and other means of intrusions. The body as the site of action as well as the subject to act upon, contrary to the concept of it as merely a form, is what inspires many an artist to resort to performance art, and Robii is no exception.

He sees his own evolving physic as what it is – an act of nature, on which the rational mind of the artist simply acts to reduce meaning or to narrate ideas and emotion. Robii believes art is a form of communication, as such, he frames the body ‘to occupy the space in a fragment of time,’ to borrow the artist’s own words. He does so to put forward a commentary on the grave situations that ominously preside over the present-day realities. Among his subject matters, the destruction of nature and self are two of the most frequently tackled ideas.
For Robii, the negotiation of the body begins with the actions that frame not the state of mind, nor even emotional heights, but a concept born out of the concerns of an ecologically-inclined social seer, who wants to bear the testimony of the wrongs done to the mother earth.
Since completing his MFA from the University of Chittagong in 1999, he let his energies coagulate into ideas best expressed in performances. As part of his activism, Robii, with the support of some of his contemporaries, launched Porapara Space for Artists, an artist-led organization that facilitates artists in their efforts to frame new ideas and expressions that strive to go beyond modernist traditions and norms. He is the founder-director of Porapara Space for Artists, which began its journey in 2004.” —- Depart Art Magazin 2nd Issue.

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WORK 01

“The sovereign self arouse with accumulated pain-cloud on my head, yet the light of yearning is glinting, the babble of life is tireless in its joyride.”

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Repetitive and rhythmic physical action and activity can drive someone to his absolute and sovereign existence. The performance action was developed to examine this Idea. This is the latest of many more tests of this idea.

Year of work: 2017

Dimension: 152cm x 152cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Ink on Paper

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WORK 02

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2012

Dimension: 26cm x 37cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Ink on Paper

WORK 03

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2012

Dimension: 26cm x 37cm( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Ink on Paper

WORK 04

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2012

Dimension: 26cm x 37cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Ink on Paper

WORK 05

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2012

Dimension: 26cm x 37cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Ink on Paper

WORK 06

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2012

Dimension: 26cm x 37cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Ink on Paper

WORK 07

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2011

Dimension: 14cm x 13cm( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Ink on Paper

WORK 08

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2009

Dimension: 14cm x 13cm( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Ink on Paper

WORK 09

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2013

Dimension: 30cm x 21cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Ink on Paper

WORK 10

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2007

Dimension: 45cm x 60cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Lino cut print on paper

WORK 11

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2007

Dimension: 45cm x 60cm( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Lino cut print on paper

WORK 12

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2019

Dimension: 26cm x 36cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Watercolor on Paper

WORK 13

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2019

Dimension: 26cm x 36cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Watercolor on Paper

WORK 14

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2019

Dimension: 11cm x 15cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Watercolor on Paper

WORK 15

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2019

Dimension: 11cm x 15cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Watercolor on Paper

WORK 16

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2021

Dimension: 12cm x 13.5cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Acrylic on Paper

WORK 17

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2021

Dimension: 12cm x 13.5cm( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Acrylic on Paper

WORK 18

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2007

Dimension: 92cm x 122cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

WORK 19

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2007

Dimension: 92cm x 122cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

WORK 20

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2008

Dimension: 122cm x 122cm( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

WORK 21

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

Year of work: 2008

Dimension: 122cm x 122cm( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

WORK 22

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

Year of work: 2008

Dimension: 122cm x122cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

WORK 23

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2021

Dimension: 76cm x 137cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

WORK 24

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2021

Dimension: 60cm x 76cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

WORK 25

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2021

Dimension: 60cm x 76cm( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

WORK 26

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

Year of work: 2021

Dimension: 60cm x 76cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

WORK 27

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2021

Dimension: 91cm x 122cm / 60cm X182cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

WORK 28

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2021

Dimension: 60cm x 45cm ( Only work body excluding frame)

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

WORK 29

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2007, During Uijye Studio Residency, Mudung Mountain, Gwangju, South Korea.

Duration: 1.5 H.

Medium: Performance action with nature / A set of selected photos will be presented for the Gallary audience.

WORK 30

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2008 During NIPAF( Nippon Performance Art Festival, Tokyo, Japan.

Duration: 30 min

Medium: Performance action with voice / A set of selected photos will be presented for the Gallary audience.

WORK 31

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Repetitive and rhythmic physical action and activity can drive someone to his absolute and sovereign existence. The performance action was developed to examine this Idea. This is the latest of many more tests of this idea.

Year of work: 2021, (During the AAB Asian Art Biennale 2022, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

Duration: 30 min

Medium: Performance action with the Audience / A set of selected photos will be presented for the Gallary audience.

WORK 32

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2008 During the OpenStudioDay of SATANA International Artist Workshop-2008, Amman, Jordan.

Dimension: Day-long Performance

Medium: performance action with the public / A set of selected photos will be presented for the Gallary audience.

WORK 33

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Repetitive and rhythmic physical action and activity can drive someone to his absolute and sovereign existence. The performance action was developed to examine this Idea. This is the latest of many more tests of this idea.

Year of work: 2018, During (AAB)Arian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Duration: 30 min

Medium: Performance action with the Audience / A set of selected photos will be presented for the Gallary audience.

WORK 33

Searching for the missed mystery of Happiness

A series of performances, paintings, and Drawings started in 2007 at Gwangju city during the Uijei Artists Residency program, this work was done between 2007- 2022.

Year of work: 2018, During (AAB)Arian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Duration: 30 min

Medium: Performance action with the Audience / A set of selected photos will be presented for the Gallary audience.