By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: When artists paint their personal predicaments they invariably end up choosing the roundabout way for expressing themselves. This borders on abstraction that is more suited to the artists’ endeavour in pushing the boundary not just for themselves but also for the viewer. As opposed to witnessing a realistic work of art […]
Karachi: Traditional crafts which were a redeeming feature of our cultural heritage of thousands of years are directly threatened with extinction by the forces of modernisation and development. This was the crux of the movie produced by Nameera Ahmed screened on the second and final day of the seminar on ceramics and ceramics interpretation at […]
KARACHI: The two-day international seminar on ceramic art organised in connection with the fourth ASNA clay triennial ended at the Rangoonwala community centre on Sunday. The first paper was read out by Swiss ceramist Claude Presset on ‘fascination for turquoise glazes’. Her research centred on the contemporary and historic context of the turquoise glaze which […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: A group of internationally known artists, critics and scholars highlighted some finer points of ceramic art in contemporary and historical contexts on the first day of a two-day international seminar held in connection with the fourth Asna clay triennial at the Rangoonwala Community Centre on Saturday. The day began with art […]
An exhibition of ceramics works by Jamil Hussain opens at the Artscene gallery on Saturday at 6pm. The show titled “Living legends” will continue till Jan 19. Dawn
KARACHI: An exhibition of artworks opens at the Koel gallery on Saturday at 5pm. The participating artists are Ayessha Quraishi, Lala Rukh, Meher Afroz, Mussarat Mirza and Naiza H. Khan. The show titled ‘Intimacy’ will be open till Jan 27, from 11am to 8pm on a daily basis. Dawn
Karachi: Even the smallest, otherwise most insignificant of items can become our link with things most sublime and representative of an individual’s place within the cosmos and the universe, his correlation with creation. This is amply reflected in the ceramics show at Chaukandi Art showcasing the works of emerging ceramists from Lahore, put together by […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Some of us take globetrotting as part of leisure activities; some as adventure to discover land anew; and some take it a tad more seriously and turn it into art. It is the third group of people who deserve more attention than the preceding two (not that they don’t merit it). […]
KARACHI: On the directives of Sindh Minister for Youth Affairs Syed Faisal Ali Subzwari, the schedule of “Thar Youth Festival” has been extended by one week and now the festival would be held from January 17 to 19 in order to ensure maximum participation of youth from flung areas of the province. “The aim of […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Blood and money are two nouns that are often treated as adjectives, both favourably and in a negative light. Together they form a formidable phrase, blood money. It, among other meanings, implies a particular amount of money given in compensation for a killing to the family of the person killed. In […]
By: ZAFFAR JUNEJO RECENTLY I visited Moenjodaro along with my family, one of the world’s heritage sites. The visit was a nightmare in terms of a choatic parking place, unhygienic eating outlets, and uncleaned toilets. But I am restricting myself not to comment on the environment of the site. However, I intend to share an […]
By: Rafay Mahmood KARACHI: In a place like Pakistan, where appreciation for art is a niche idea and something like theatre is an even bigger novelty, having a culturally similar and artistically proactive neighbour like India always comes in handy. While our cinema industry is run by Bollywood films, it is theatre festivals like the […]
By: Zahrah Mazhar KARACHI: It was not only the sculptures at the Amin Gulgee Gallery on Monday that stood tall and invited attention but their creator was also the larger-than-life artist who spoke of his work as it spoke of him. “My art is how I understand myself and express myself – I don’t go […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Since artists themselves are a talented lot, they draw a great deal of inspiration from other creative individuals. They find them intriguing because it’s the inscrutability and mystery of creative pursuits that keep them alive to art. Therefore the creative process itself becomes a work of art. It is in this […]
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