By MWB Desk

Visual artists are primarily known for the images they create, but what about the images of themselves? Their own portraits, photographed over the years, convey a deep sense of who they are and what made them. Here we bring you a fascinating and rare glimpse of Rafiqun Nabi over the years, the earliest being a photographic portrait of him when he was a mere toddler. Here is Rafiqun Nabi, creator of Tokai and artist behind numerous artistic masterpieces, in various moments in his life.

In front of Josip Broz Tito Art Gallery, Titograd, Yugoslavia (now Podgorica, Montenegro) where the solo exhibition of Rafiqun Nabi was held, 1986

Artist Rafiqun Nabi at the age of 2 and half

Rafiqun Nabi during his stay in Greece, 1974

Powerhouse of Bangladeshi Art. Samarjit Roy Chowdhury, Rafiqun Nabi, Murtaja Baseer, Mohhamod Kibria, Hashem Khan, Debdas Chakraborty and Saifuddin Ahmed at Artist Debdas Chakraborty’s Residence in Bhuter Goli sometime in late 90s.

Artist Quamrul Hassan speaking at Rafiqun Nabi’s solo art exhibition, with poet Shamsur Rahman and artist Aminul Islam seated to his right, 1979.

Rafiqun Nabi with Australian artist Swoan Neville and Iranian architect Sharoj in Athens, Greece, 1975.

Rafiqun Nabi in student life during outdoor work with Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin – in 1954. From left: Rafiqun Nabi, Shamsul Islam Nantu, Anwar Hossain, Prafulla Roy, Haridas Barman, and Keramat Maula sitting down. They are all renowned artists. Rafiqun Nabi’s classmates

Rafiqun Nabi with family at the Parthenon, Athens, 1974.

Rafiqun Nabi with poet Sufia Kamal and Rokonuzzaman Khan, 1995

Rafiqun Nabi with Indian artist Subramanyan

All the images are provided by Artist and uploaded with permission.