Wahab Jaffer
Wahab Jaffer is one of Pakistan’s most renowned abstract artists who explores the female form with a contemporary approach using bold, striking color palate and cubist depiction. He trained under the renowned Ali Imam in 1970s and established for himself a worldwide recognition for his style. Feminine faces, birds and vases dominate his style. A closer inspection of his works reveal how the artist uses a cubist approach to simplify the female figure that encaptures the viewer’s attention. His bold style draws attention to the forms in his artworks with stark detailed headwear, hair accessories and birds.
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Naqsh Art represents a diverse roster of Pakistani artists
Wahab Jaffer
Wahab Jaffer is one of Pakistan’s most renowned abstract artists who explores the female form with a contemporary approach using bold, striking color palate and cubist depiction. He trained under the renowned Ali Imam in 1970s and established for himself a worldwide recognition for his style. Feminine faces, birds and vases dominate his style. A closer inspection of his works reveal how the artist uses a cubist approach to simplify the female figure that encaptures the viewer’s attention. His bold style draws attention to the forms in his artworks with stark detailed headwear, hair accessories and birds.
Mashkoor Raza
Mashkoor was born in 1948 in Moradabad, India, after which his family migrated to Pakistan. He attended the reputed Karachi School of Art (KSA) and graduated in 1972 with a gold medal. He was a renowned artist worldwide and demonstrated versatility in his style working in abstract, figurative or calligraphy. His distinct style with images appearing through the layers won him great acclaim. The artist sadly passed away February 2025.
Ali Abbas
Ali Abbas is a leading master in watercolor. He has won several awards worldwide and has participated in several juries and workshops. Watercolor as a medium is difficult to work with but Ali Abbas’s artworks, each a masterpiece, exhibit the artist’s ease and confidence. Each of his artworks are intensely detailed capturing the viewers attention.
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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