Mohammad Kibria was one of Bangladesh's most influential modern artists and a pioneering figure in the development of abstract painting in South Asia. Widely regarded as the country's leading abstractionist, he played a decisive role in establishing modernism in Bangladeshi art through his innovative exploration of geometry, colour, texture, and space. Born in 1929 in Birbhum, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in West Bengal, India), Kibria studied at the Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree with painting as major in 1950. He moved to Dhaka the following year, initially teaching at Nawabpur High School before joining the Government College of Arts and Crafts...