Anamika Shabnam

BlogDeArte presents: 

“A Seed Remembers the Sun”  a mural created by Mrs. Anamika Shabnam, visual artist from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Anamika Shabnam is a Dhaka-based contemporary visual artist and educator specializing in the watercolor wash technique of Oriental Art, holding BFA and MFA degrees from the University of Dhaka. Her work merges classical aesthetics with contemporary themes, using layered transparencies to explore nature, memory, and emotional resonance.

“A Seed Remembers the Sun”  

Medium & Surface:

Dioxide color and watercolor on cement slab mural

Description:

This mural speaks about the quiet life hidden inside nature. At the center, a seed-like form slowly opens, holding a dark inner space, like a memory waiting to be seen. Around it, leaves and small natural elements float gently, like moments passing in time.

Above, a soft glowing circle feels like the sun, connected with thin branches and small fruits. It creates a feeling that the seed below is remembering where it came from, the warmth, the light, the beginning.

The rough cement surface plays an important role. The colors, made with dioxide and watercolor, do not sit smoothly, they spread, soak, and fade into the surface. This gives the mural a natural, breathing texture, like something growing rather than something painted.

The work is not a direct image of nature, but a feeling of it. It reflects how every seed carries a memory of light inside, waiting quietly to grow again." A. S.

Through a masterful use of the traditional watercolor wash technique, this artwork beautifully connects the cosmic and the internal. The glowing sun above illuminates a central, seed-like form below, serving as a powerful metaphor for the human self—reminding us that our inner potential is constantly shaped, nourished, and awakened by the universal light around us.

R.D.