Gentle Grass a sculpture series presented here by Anisuzzaman Faroque takes a frozen form of unspoken poetry, like spontaneous melody they are free flowing. With a hard cold material: metal, he tried to portray a soft sensitivity like elevating a lone blade of grass to an icon. The mood of which can also be felt in the solid and delicate positioning in his charcoal drawings included in the book. This series tends to captivate that core element, like the piece 'Underwater Iron Plant' – the form deriving from sea-washed nature where Faroque's formulative years were developed. In many stances, elongated limbs influenced by surrealistic style can be felt in his both organic and inorganic element pieces like, 'Hanging Moon' or 'Very Complicated Chair'. Forms often take kinetic movement developing naturally, like 'Flying Iron Wings I & II': where limited material is fashioned to give a far bigger form. In some works, combination of metals are used to bring out the character of the piece, such collaborations are seen in few of the pieces like 'Special Child I & II' or 'Orchid Flower in Bird's Beak'. Another characteristic can be noticed in his various representation of grass, where instead of being presented in its full glory, torn and distorted blades of grass is magnified to capture its composition in the aftermath.
This publication comes as a presentation from ARTcon as a facilitation to the promising journey of Anisuzzaman's sincere and relentless search and efforts to establish in formulating his own unique forms, with the wishes for a long creative path.
