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: In the last decades, the exposure of an average Pakistani student to art education has been limited to replication of objects being drawn by their teachers on blackboards. The situation remained pretty much the same after blackboards were replaced by whiteboards and art series books printed by private publishers. “This method of teaching art […]
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: PEERZADA SALMAN KARACHI: They may be living in an area where turbulence has become an unavoidable occurrence but nothing can throw a spanner in their works. It was a visual and cerebral treat witnessing art exhibits created by students of Lyari’s Kiran School and handmade products made by their mothers at a one-day exhibition […]
By: PEERZADA SALMAN KARACHI: Usually calligraphic exhibitions in Ramazan suffer from visual monotony owing to the one-dimensional nature of the subject. But a group show that concluded at the Artscene Gallery on Monday evening was distinguished by a variety of artworks, both in terms of technique and content, which artists put on display. There were […]
By: Cesare Baccheschi LAHORE: Folk singer Shaukat Ali was awarded the Pride of Punjab Award by the Pakistan Institute of Language, Art and Culture (PILAC) at a ceremony held here at the PILAC auditorium on Saturday. Talking to The Express Tribune, Ali said he felt honoured. He said, “The award comes from a country I […]
By: Anil Datta Karachi: There’s absolutely no shortage of art galleries in town to cater to the art buffs’ tastes and many of these display stuff which can be pretty weird, in the name of modern art, abstract art, and what not. However, not so with a very refreshingly varied exhibition running currently at the […]
By: Hassan Naqvi LAHORE: Punjab Institute of Literature, Art and Culture (PILAC) on Monday arranged a musical night to pay tribute to Mehdi Hassan, Ghulam Ali, Noor Jehan and Humair Channa. At the event the students of Naeem Mehdi, Arshad Ali, Naheed Talib and Arshad Rana performed folk, classical and semi-classical songs. Singer Arshad Ali […]
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 […]
ISLAMABAD: A photographic exhibition, depicting the glory of sunset by a new artist, Mona Fazal, was held at Rawalpindi Arts Council on Wednesday. The exhibition, titled ‘Beauty of Imagination’, classified into two sections – fantasy and reality. It was inaugurated by National Assembly member Tahira Aurangzeb, who was flanked by Naheed Manzoor and RAC Resident […]
By: Naveela Khan KARACHI: From paintings, drawings and photography to sculptures, ceramics, and digital installation art, different expressions of art came together to showcase the brightest upcoming talents in Pakistan at the VM Art Gallery on Tuesday. The art works of students from Karachi, Lahore, Hyderabad, Pindi and Gujrat filled the gallery at the opening […]
By Hifza Jillani KARACHI: For some, a parrot might just be a bird but in the recent works of artist Hidayatullah Mirani, it represents the apathy of men towards animals and for painter Amir Raza, it is symbolic of how societies have become a slave to their own pre-conceived notions. The two undergraduates of miniature […]
JAMAL SHAHID ISLAMABAD: Customs officers at the Islamabad airport seized a large black plastic bag from an outbound passenger late last month but left the expert inspection of its contents to archaeologists. “It was smart of them to bring the catch to us,” Director General of the Department of Archaeology and Museums (DOAM) Fazaldad Kakar […]
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