By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Contrary to what many art lovers think, drawing or interpreting city life is not an easy undertaking. Some suggest that while painting landscapes one has to have the sense of bucolic bliss as well as profound admiration for nature. True. But urban life is as integral a part of nature as […]
By: Jamal Shahid ISLAMABAD: “These canvases portray the joy and contentment, bestowed by the inexhaustible beauty of nature’s infinite forms,” said one art connoisseur, visiting Satrang Gallery The gallery is exhibiting a collection of paintings under the title ‘Bend in the Scapes’; a collection of art pieces by various artists, focusing on the beauty found […]
By: Anil Datta Karachi: Perhaps the heading could be taken by many to be a pun on the 1962 Hollywood hit, “Satan never sleeps”, and to some extent it could be justified because the exhibition running currently at the VM Art Gallery, under the above theme, also documents the many satanic happenings going on alongside […]
KARACHI: A solo show of artworks by Samreen Asif opens at the Kunj Art Gallery on Wednesday at 5.30pm. The show will be open till Dec 28. Dawn
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: An exhibition of rare manuscripts with reference to the holy month of Muharram organised by the culture department of the Sindh government opened at the National Museum of Pakistan on Thursday. The display comprises a variety of unique manuscripts, both in verse and prose, related to the tragic events of Karbala […]
By: Sehrish Ali ISLAMABAD: Aftab Ahmed Khan seems to know no bounds. With his expertise as a book writer, forensic expert, artist, calligraphy extraordinaire and a Pride of Performance winner, Khan’s latest exhibition at the Rawalpindi Arts Council testified to his experience and skill. Keeping the holy month of Moharram in mind, Khan held a […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: No artist can miss out on the wonders of nature. It is just not humanly possible. Nature, in the larger context, depicts a benevolent picture. However, it is within the sphere of the natural world that artists go through a gamut of experiences, some of which (if not most) are not […]
ISLAMABAD: In connection with Muharramul Haram, the Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) on Monday organised a calligraphic exhibition by Pride of Performance calligrapher Aftab Ahmed Khan. Riyadh Yosuf Ahmed al Raisi, the ambassador of Sultanate of Oman, inaugurated the exhibition while Member of National Assembly Tahira Aurangzeb, Khana Farhang Iran Director General Muhammad Akbari and JS […]
KARACHI: An exhibition of new works by Nizakat Ali Depar opens at the Canvas gallery at 5pm on Tuesday. The show titled “Truncated conversation” will remain open till November 30, daily from 11am to 8pm (excluding Sunday). Dawn
By: Ahtesham Azhar KARACHI: Fine Arts Pakistan Gallery (FAPG) recently organised a group exhibition entitled ‘Horizons’ featuring work of four famous and renowned artists that depicted women in various moods. Artists who participated in the exhibition were Muhammad Ali Bhatti, Maqbool Ahmed, Moazzam Ali and Chitra Pritam. Muhammad Ali Bhatti is well known for portraying […]
By: Sadia Qasim Shah PESHAWAR: “Look straight into my eyes, attack my heart. Come on destroy everything,” sings famous Pashto singer Rahim Shah. “Look back and bombard my heart. Come on destroy everything,” Gul Panrha, a rising star, sings back with a fast music. In the rest of the song, taken from a latest Pashto […]
Karachi: ArtNow’s Springboard Series added another milestone to its record with a talk by Laura Egerton, curator Abraaj Capital Art Prize (ACAP). In a coordinated event between Vasl, Fomma Trust and ArtNow, Egerton summarised details about the prize, its selection criteria and application process, encouraging young and mid-career artists to apply, according to a press […]
By: Marjorie Husain In the last/of the golden dusk/just then/when the room lights up In that moment/night and day become one This day/and the next become one/ Our coming together/ in that moment Just for a moment Coming together/for ever/ one moment No more/than a wisp of smoke/ in a moment Our coming together. (Faiz […]
By: Momina Sibtain LAHORE: Deutsche Bank’s art programme has announced Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi as its “Artist of the Year” for 2013. This award honours promising artists who seek to address social issues in an individualistic manner and have succeeded in creating an outstanding oeuvre which focuses on two important points — works on paper […]
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