Artwork Description
Searching for the Missed Mystery of Life: The Silent Metamorphosis belongs to a pivotal phase in Abu Naser Robii’s printmaking practice, where he explored the invisible relationships between human consciousness, transformation, morality, nature, and the cosmos.
Created in 2010 as a limited edition linocut print, the composition combines symbolic human figures, the crescent moon, serpents, roots, celestial space, and organic structures into a layered visual language. Rather than illustrating a specific narrative, the work reflects the quiet processes through which identity, memory, and consciousness continuously evolve.
The crescent moon appears as one of the artist’s recurring symbols, representing the subtle rhythms through which celestial cycles influence both nature and human life. Serpents embody transformation, instinct, renewal, and the dynamic tension between opposing forces within human consciousness. The tree-like vascular structures growing through the human body reinforce the artist’s enduring belief that humanity and nature are inseparable expressions of the same living universe.
Through the high contrast of black and white, the work emphasizes the coexistence of presence and absence, light and darkness, certainty and mystery, inviting viewers to contemplate the unseen dimensions of existence.
Historical Significance
This print was produced during the same period in which the artist created a monumental 3.5 × 7 ft linocut print.
Two versions of that large-scale work received the Best Printmaking Award at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Biennale Young Artists Exhibition, and one edition is now part of the Grameenphone Corporate Art Collection in Bangladesh.
This limited edition print therefore represents an important chapter in the evolution of the artist’s symbolic visual language and printmaking practice.
Artist: Abu Naser Robii
Series: Searching for the Missed Mystery of Life
Year: 2010
Medium: Limited Edition Linocut Print on Archival Paper
Dimensions: 22 × 12 inches (55.9 × 30.5 cm)
Edition: Limited Edition (3 Prints)
Availability: Only 2 impressions remain in the artist’s collection.
Condition: Original limited edition linocut print, hand-signed and numbered by the artist.
Collection Details
- Original Limited Edition Linocut Print
- Edition of 3
- Only 2 impressions currently available
- Printed in 2010
- Hand-signed and numbered by the artist
- Printed on archival-quality paper
- Image Size: 22 × 12 inches
- Museum-quality collectible artwork
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