Maqbool Ahmed
Maqbool Ahmed is a graduate of the National College of Arts in Lahore. The artist is passionate in addressing women’s suppression and lack of expression in Asian society. His artworks depict voluptuous forms with unpainted facial features, which leaves the viewer to create his own visage for the figure thus leaving the viewer to unfold the hidden story depicted in the artwork. Maqbool’s artworks have been part of exhibitions in Malaysia, Canada and Dubai. His artistic philosophy is concisely expressed in his own words: “A painting cannot be translated into the words of any language”.
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Abrar Ahmed
Abrar is a self-taught artist following in the footsteps of Sadequain and Gulgee. He is a prolific artist who fuses contemporary styles with the romance of classical miniature art. His artworks are multidimensional composing of musical instruments, birds, sinuous female forms, small tiles, vibrant leaves and flowers. The usage of vibrant colors, traditional ethnic patterns and textures bring the paintings to life.
Naushad Alam
Naushad Alam’s artworks encapsulated the whirling dance of the dervish. His ability to transform his brush strokes to capture a spiritual devotee consumed in a journey of self-transformation embracing divine love , fulfillment and joy in devotion is truly commendable.
Noreen Akhtar
Noreen’s artworks are inspired by the Arabic Language. Her “Alif” series artworks highlight the importance of Alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, concept of oneness, the first existence, the beginning of all things and is symbolic of God’s absolute oneness. The shape of Alif resembles the numeral 1 reinforcing the concept of God’s unity and the concept of ‘the one’. Noreen uses letters from the Arabic alphabet in abstract form and each of her series isolates and highlights one particular alphabet.
Behzad Warsi
Hailing from Karachi, Pakistan, Behzad is on the forefront of the younger generation of Pakistani artists. He transforms colors on the canvas into mesmerizing stances. The starkness of the red and black colors of his artworks command attention. He is the recipient of a gold medal in Fine Arts from the Arts Council of Pakistan in 2022.
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