LAHORE: A large number of art fanciers flocked to the Nairang Art Gallery on Friday where folk and contemporary crafts representing various regions of the country were on display. On being asked about not following the common trend of holding painting exhibitions at an art gallery and exhibiting a craft show, renowned architect and the […]
Lux unveiled the first ever celebrity calendar of Pakistan amidst some of the biggest celebrities of Pakistan at the Lahore Grande, with a lavish and star-studded launch. The calendar, which is the first ever celebrity calendar of Pakistan, was eagerly being awaited since a while now and when it was finally unveiled at the event, […]
KARACHI: With the rich art culture originating in the Subcontinent since the aesthetic Mughal era, Pakistan is home to few of the finest painters and artists around the world. However, these artists are at a loss of a platform to showcase their talent globally. Art legends, such as Abdur Rahman Chughtai, Sadequain, Gulgee and Jamil […]
By: Hifza Jillani KARACHI: In this tale of two cities, Karachi is predictably violent and Islamabad is transient. This is how two artists from Karachi and Islamabad – Shazia Qureshi and Tahira Noreen – feel about their respective hometowns. The artists will be displaying their works at VM Art Gallery starting today. Qureshi titled her […]
ISLAMABAD: Instinctive artist Erum Ashfaq has put up her 26 oil paintings that depict the country’s rich cultural heritage. The solo exhibition started at the Jharoka Art Gallery and was set against the backdrop of classical buildings holding an element of diversity and intensity with an effective play of light and darkness that imparted ecstatic […]
KARACHI: In art, contrary to the common perception, sometimes tangible things are harder to draw, paint or sculpt than intangible ones. The reason for this is that interpreting life from an experiential standpoint is a two-edged sword. You know, by virtue of knowing them through your senses, what you are trying to create and at […]
KARACHI: History, gender and culture are three subjects that have always influenced the artist community. But influence alone doesn’t become the reason for producing quality art. There has to be a sense of perturbation, a strong urge to scratch beneath the surface, which invariably results in the creation of paintings and sculptures worth looking at […]
Karachi: The city is dotted with art galleries and two or three exhibitions are always running concurrently; however, sometimes these stand out for the nature of works they exhibit that are always altruistically oriented. One such show opened at the VM Art Gallery recently. Unlike most art exhibitions, this one aims not at lucrative sales […]
KARACHI: Politicians are responsible for Pakistan’s downfall. The inability to extract ourselves from the influence and interference of the West has meant that we have been unable to create our own ideology. Artist Sobia Ahmed miniature works from her first solo exhibition scream of these statements, imploring the audience to take a closer look at […]
LAHORE: Bilal Ashraf Butt, a Pakistani artist living in Cairo, on Monday exhibited his art pieces for the first time in Pakistan. The exhibited work consists of portraits and fashion illustrations created with black ink. Butt plans to display his work at several art galleries of the city. Butt said he was inspired by the […]
KARACHI: Over the last few years, Pakistan, especially Karachi, has seen an unprecedented boom in the field of fine arts. Suddenly artists are coming to the fore by the dozens, without dethroning the established names making the art scene all the more richer. Of course, it has a lot to do with the opening of […]
LAHORE: Expression Art gallery kicked off their ‘Summer Art workshop’ for art lovers, showcasing calligraphy, paintings, drawing and other art works for a month here on Monday. Expression Art gallery is a new set-up by art lovers who intended to polish the hidden qualities of people by the professionals and National College of Arts (NCA) […]
LAHORE: A solo exhibition of paintings titled ‘Quintessence’ by Maliha Azami Aga kicked off at the Hamail Art Gallery on Wednesday. Renowned painter Mian Ijazul Hassan and Punjab University (PU) Vice Chancellor (VC) Dr Mujahid Kamran inaugurated the exhibition in a unique way. Instead of the conventional practice of just cutting the ribbon, a painting […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: The Renaissance was not just a significant shift in the history of mankind in terms of the revival of knowledge (of Greek ideas, to be precise). It also marked an extraordinary confluence of art and religion. The paintings made in that era (not to mention plays, poems and essays) pulled out […]
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