By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Naveed Sadiq is a thinking artist. This does not suggest that other artists do not have that faculty. It means he prefers reason to imagination, and while doing so he brings imagination to the foreground in an imperceptible way. This is why with him the tussle between contemporariness and tradition and […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: A photographic exhibition by Prof Dr Michael Jansen of the historic archaeological site Moenjodaro opened at the Indus Valley School Gallery on Tuesday. The show is part of the ongoing German cultural weeks. The large images of the famous archaeological site that adorn the gallery’s walls comprise pictures of the excavated […]
KARACHI: The Majmua Art Gallery recently organised an exhibition entitled rich traditions of culture and arts. The exhibition features calligraphy, jewellery and works of abstract art. The event was inaugurated by fashion maestro Nadia Mystry, who congratulated the organisers for putting so many creative beings on one platform. The collections display masterpieces of well-known creative […]
By: Sonia Malik LAHORE: The strife in recent years in Pakistan has greatly affected local artists and the works they produce, while also bringing them greater international attention, said speakers at a discussion on The Status of Pakistani Art in an International Arena, held at the Lahore Arts Council on Saturday. The speakers discussed several […]
KARACHI: An understatement: artists are compulsive workers. Their hard work needs to be understood. It does not stem from an obligatory, duty-bound sentiment. The kind of work that artists do requires diligence not just on the creative level but also in terms of labour and extensive time put in to get the desired result. Abrar […]
ISLAMABAD: Shahid Toosy, a former director of Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), will hold an exhibition at Gallery6 to illustrate his spiritual connection with the nature on Saturday. The paintings put on the display titled Spiritual Connection, comprising 27 artworks in water colours and five in oil on canvas, mostly focus on the […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: The frequently quoted soliloquy ‘To be or not to be’ from William Shakespeare’s masterpiece Hamlet has this profound line about death, “tis a consummation devoutly to be wished”. And it is the ‘undiscovered land from whose bourn no traveller returns’. In the history of mankind, death has been the subject of […]
By: Sonia Malik LAHORE: Artist Waseem Ahmad, whose latest works were to go on display at Ejaz Gallery today, has pulled out of the show due to a dispute with the gallery owner over brochure publishing costs. Ejaz Gallery, meanwhile, has decided to go ahead with an exhibition of the artist’s miniatures, but of his […]
KARACHI: An exhibition of works by Adeela Suleman opens at the Canvas gallery on Tuesday at 5pm. The show titled “I had no choice but to hear you” will remain open till Oct 18, daily from 11am to 8pm (excluding Sunday). Dawn
By: Ahtesham Azhar KARACHI: Alliance Francaise Karachi (AFK) recently organised an inspiring solo exhibition of paintings of renowned artist Shaheen Siddiqui at AFK Gallery. Siddiqui started her art career before 1992. She has never done any degree or course in art field, however, her talent is the God gifted. She has done various solo exhibitions […]
By: Jamal Shahid ISLAMABAD: Friends, music lovers and culturally curious diplomats gathered at Kuch Khaas to experience something that all folk music fans knew would be a soul-pleasing performance. The singing and dancing possessed such spirit and authenticity that, according to the audience, it deserved an abundance of praise. Allan Faqir Junior on stage did […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: In art, the repetition of a subject lends the artwork the kind of one-dimensionality that can make the viewer experience visual fatigue. If the artist keeps rediscovering something revelatory in their chosen subject only then can they sustain the viewer’s interest. It is not an easy task to draw a bird […]
By: Saadia Qamar KARACHI: Vada, a Sindhi word for carpenter, is a project initiated by brothers Abdul Jabbar Gull and Abdul Sattar, who have carried on their ancestral wood-work with a modern twist. Exclusivity in furniture designs is the focus of the designer brothers, whose workers are based in Mirpurkhas. Vada Furniture is back in […]
Faisal Quraishi LAHORE: The Pakistan Fashion Design Council (PFDC) in collaboration with a known cosmetics brand launched the second season of the four-day Bridal Week 2012 at a local club on Wednesday evening. (Click here to see photos from the show) The event provides a platform to designers and make-up artists to celebrate the best […]
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