KARACHI: South Asia is a special region in terms of its socio-political environment and its art and artists. Quite like its colourful, kaleidoscopic and on occasion chequered political history, art too has had its multihued phases, some of which have carried on. The tradition of decorating buildings and artworks is one of them. A two-person […]
Karachi: Like a host of art galleries in town, the Canvas Art Gallery in Clifton also hosted an exhibition based on the works of nine artists on Friday. This came close at the heels of the exhibition of British artist Howard Hodgkin’s works. Also, like all other exhibitions, this one also comprised works where the […]
By: PEERZADA SALMAN KARACHI: Distinguished art critic Marjorie Husain gave a brief but enlightening talk on the life and work of the renowned British artist Howard Hodgkin at the Canvas Art Gallery on Tuesday. Ms Husain expressed her satisfaction over the fact that the British Council had made it possible for Pakistani art lovers to […]
By: Ahtesham Azhar KARACHI: Canvas Art Gallery has organised a solo painting exhibition of a British artist Howard Hodgkin. Hodgkin’s is a British painter and print-maker, who has transitioned from controlled and hard-edged, works in his early days, to semi-abstract creations. This is the first time a Pakistani art gallery is hosting Hodgkin’s work, where […]
Karachi: An exhibition of paintings by British artist Howard Hodgkin opened at the Canvas Art Gallery on Saturday. Comprising 12 of the artist’s works, 11 prints and a painting, the exhibition is a depiction of his talent and creativity. The art show, based on holdings of the British Council collection in the UK, is a […]
Peerzada Salman KARACHI: When artists internalise an issue they impart a universal appeal to it. This so happens because more often than not it is through the prism of the ‘self’ that they see society’s ills. This ‘self’ absorbs all kinds of issues, individual as well as collective. What distinguishes them from the rest of […]
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