Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Our correspondent
Rawalpindi
The travelling exhibition comprising fine art masterpieces that started its journey on May 10 from Faisalabad has finally reached Rawalpindi, displaying the works of 44 senior artists from all over Punjab.
The exhibition, after travelling through the arts councils of Multan, Bahawalpur, DG Khan, Sahiwal and Sargodha, landed in Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) here Tuesday as a result of a collaboration between RAC and the Punjab Council of Arts, with Member Senate Raja Zafar ul Haq as the chief guest of the event.
This year’s event highlights works in abstract & semi abstract, impression, still life, portraits, traditional & modern calligraphy, miniature and nature, conveying strong messages through bright colours and varying compositions. The miniatures have depth with landscapes full of serenity while the abstracts are bold.
The artists whose paintings have been displayed are Abdul Khaliq, Abid Khan, Azeem Iqbal, Akbar Ali, Anbrin Zafar, Andaleeb Rana, Anila Zulfiqar, Aqib Sharif, Arif Khan, Ayesha Siddiqui, Dr Musarrat Hasan, Dr Shahida Manzoor, Ghulam Mustafa, Ghulam Rasul, Hina Mahboob, Iqbal Ahmed Khokher, Kaleem Khan, M Arshad, Mehboob Ali, Maliha Azmi Aga, Mian Ijaz ul Hasan, Munawar Mohyuddin, Munawar ul Islam, Naela Aamir, Nida Mustafa, Nida Salman, Rahat Naheed Masood, Riffat Chugtai, Saba Rasheed, Saira Dar, Samiha Yasmeen Qadeer, Samina Nadeem, Samina Zaheer, Sara Adnan, Shahid Jalal, Shahidi, Shahnawaz Zaidi, Shahla Farooq, Sumera Jawad, Zara David, Zarina Khurshid, Zubaida Javed, Najam Kazmi and Mahmood Ali.
Eight of these painters are recipients of the Pride of Performance awards, while most of them have a PhD in Fine Arts and are currently teaching the subject to the students of PhD. Punjab Council of Arts also organises lectures by these prominent artists on the history of art in Pakistan.
Chief guest Raja Zafar ul Haq on the occasion said that Pakistan is blessed with immense talent and the best part of the exhibition is the equal number of paintings by female artists. He appreciated the work of experts and said that an artist only wants appreciation from art lovers. “The exhibition is unique, as it gives a better introduction of various styles and media used by senior artists by going to small cities,” he said.
Through this annual travelling exhibition, Punjab Council of Arts enables the young artists of smaller cities to get an insight into the contemporary artwork of fine art maestros to have a firsthand experience of their work and witness their expertise in its true sense.
Talking to ‘The News’, Deputy Director Fine Arts Punjab Council of Arts Mian Naeem Ahsan said the motto behind the travelling exhibition is to bring the masters’ work at the students’ doorsteps in far-flung areas.
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