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.
Check out Other Artists
Naqsh Art represents a diverse roster of Pakistani artists
Samra Malik
Samra is a talented calligraphy artist from Abbottabad, Pakistan. Her artworks depict a perfect harmony between nature and calligraphy. Different mediums allow her to express different ideas. The continuity of the letters in her artworks demonstrate a perfect rhythm that exists in traditional calligraphy blended with letters that a broken, distorted , reformed and recreated . The vibrancy of the colors on the surface blend with the calligraphy in perfect harmony and by looking at her artworks one can almost listen to the words
Wajid Ali
Wajid Ali is an artist hailing from Sukkur, Sind. A self taught artist, he has won acclaim for his Divided Soul series where he explores the tension between the two personas within us, one which is our authentic self and a false one which we portray to the outside world.
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.
M. Rustam Khan
A remarkably talented artist hailing from Mirpurkhas, Pakistan, Rustam is the leading charcoal sketch artist. His unparrelled attention to details has won him recognition worldwide. Rustam’s artworks focus on portraits, still life and realism.
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