HERE & NOW-‐ M O D E R N M I N I A T U R E S
C A T A L O G U E ASIF AHMED | MUTAIB SHAH| SOBIA AHMED| SANA MAHMOOD | SHAH ABDULLAH| RAMZAN JAFRI | IRFAN HASSAN| KAUSAR IQBAL| AKBAR ALI
16 NOV – 8 DEC 2013
A S I F
A H M E D
Asif Ahmed meticulously produces drawings and miniature paintings exploring the connection between traditional art values in the contemporary art world today. He careful overlaps and superimposes different images from different times, creating a unique dialogue of imagery and motifs borrowed from history. His questioning attitude throughout his practice delves into the exploitation of traditional art in our modern-day world. Asif Ahmed graduated from the NCA, Lahore in 2004 with Distinction in BFA Miniature Painting
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IRFAN
H A S S A N
Irfan Hasan explores the completely random new thoughts and ideas that present themselves from the unconscious self, unlinked to the memories from a long and distant conscious past. His absurd and bizarre characters are saRrical personificaRons of contemporary figures in power. His work is personal and he acknowledges that he is part of the society he mocks. Irfan Hasan graduated from the NCA, Lahore in 2006
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KAUSAR
I Q B A L
This series of artworks by Kausar Iqbal offers an illustrative dimension to the show – characters and patterns develop from one image to the next, communicating a narrative through the imagery. From being happy and sad to peaceful and contemplative, Iqbal explores beneath the surface the different moods that we experience and how they are affected by external and internal influences. Kausar Iqbal graduated from the NCA, Lahore in 2006
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M U TA I B
S H A H
‘We live in an indigenous culture, which is reflected in us from everyday life to art. My art reflects the natural cycle of development, unaware of its origin. We are in culmination state. Non-constancy is part of our mind. We cater for this change not being aware of being a conscious part of it. So my work is adaptation of unaware influences in indigenous culture.’ Mutaib Shah graduated from NCA, Lahore
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SOBIA
A H M E D
Sobia Ahmed explores the fine line between subject matter and content in her work. Her watercolours seem to grow out of deep metaphysical recesses and she relies on abstraction and form to compose a completely unique style of miniature. She skillfully contrasts a broad colour palette with monochrome to create a strong visual effect. Sobia Ahmed graduated from the NCA, Lahore, in 2004, majoring in miniature painting
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S A N A M A H M O O D Sana Mahmood’s miniatures rely mostly on linear structures placed in various configurations as well as small pristinely rendered floral motifs on dark or chequered backgrounds, reminiscent of those found in Mughal miniatures but used in a different context. Her finely painted symbols invoke ideas pertaining to the ‘unpredictability of life’, as well as the concept of the fragility of a life that does not have a strong foundation. Sana Mahmood graduated from the NCA, Lahore in 2007, majoring in miniature painting
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RAMZAN
J A F R I
Ramzan Jafri is deeply influenced by the pain and suffering that occurs from terrorist acts back in his motherland of Pakistan. He portrays this deep sense of injustice at the sectarian discrimination within his community through different techniques on his canvas. Ramzan Jafri passed with distinction from the NCA, Lahore in 2012.
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A K B A R
A L I
‘We are all different personalities existing within a society. We try to fit in, to be accepted. Or be rejected – by the same society that has molded us in the first place.’ Akbar Ali graduated from NCA, Lahore in 2007
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S H A H A B D U L L A H Syed Shah Abdullah Alamee describes his work as a ‘journey of self exploration’. He questions ‘the importance of man’s existence. If man’s existence is only confined to the body and decays with the body, then what is the purpose of life?’ He expresses the inner struggle and various visions of a body and he not only raises the questions, he also answers them. His art tells the purpose of existence – to create one’s identity, which remains in this world after death. Syed Shah Abdullah Alamee graduated with Honors in Miniature Painting from the NCA, Lahore in 2012
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