THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL Newspaper City News – Lahore Edition
THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL Newspaper (City News – Lahore Edition) (Published on 22 June 2016)
Ufaq Ehsan: A Soul Healer
For Ufaq Ehsan, emotional travails are deeply felt and passionately recorded. She approaches the task of image making but never panders to the notion of illustrating her personal feelings. Her lines, textures and colors collaborate, spreading themselves across the surface-immediate and self-contained. She sifts both calligraphy and organic forms, bringing …
Reflections of the holy words by Nadeem Zuberi
Calligraphy is not just beautiful handwriting. It is a form of art with its own geometry and proportions which have evolved over decades. For centuries calligraphers preserved calligraphic traditions and passed on to next generation and hence calligraphy styles became dominant throughout the globe. New texts encouraged the creation and …
Documentary on ‘Working Women; Culture and Taboos’
The Nomad Art Gallery on Wednesday screened a documentary on “Working Women; Culture and Taboos” and launched a calendar for year 2012 to mark 16 days of Activism on Violence Against Women. The 50-minute documentary was directed by Nageen Hyat with a prime focus on professional life of women, hurdles …
Quat and Paste by Sabeen Ahsan
The cleverly envisaged ‘Qut’ of a kalm which becomes ‘Quat’ foreshadows the surprise that awaits the viewer upon entering the Ejaz Gallery, Lahore and witnessing the wide array of paintings done by the artists in various techniques and mediums. The emphasis on medium rather than the typical beautified calligraphic text …
Exhibition showcases ‘Art & Islam’
The artist community in its own way have shown respect and reverence for the month of Islam in the exhibition ‘Quat’ at Ejaz Gallery in Gulberg. This group show of calligraphic artworks by 19 prominent visual artists of Pakistan that began on Tuesday highlights deep ties between art and Islam. …
Group show: Taking an art form beyond pen and paper
LAHORE: Quat—a calligraphy exhibition featuring the work of 11 visual artists commenced on Tuesday at Ejaz Art Gallery. Shahnawaz Zaidi, one of the featured artists, said the exhibit was unique as it featured work of artists who did not use the medium of calligraphy regularly. “Calligraphy is an inextricable part …
Annual show features modern, traditional calligraphy
LAHORE: An annual group calligraphy show titled Qat featuring 20 artists opened at Ejaz Gallery in Gulberg on Tuesday. The exhibition was inaugurated by prominent scholar Oriya Maqbool Jan. Around 36 paintings were on display at the exhibition featuring both modern and traditional calligraphy. A large number of art aficionados, …
Art Therapy A New Form of Spiritual Healing
Art Therapy To The Rescue Can brushstrokes help someone to recover from agony? Is it possible to heal spiritually with just a painting? When Michael Jackson tunefully asked ‘will you be there in my triumph and tribulations’…when Leonardo Da Vinci kept the portrait of Mona Lisa closest to him for …
Comments by Salima Hashmi on Solo Exhibition
Held at Ejaz Gallery Lahore (29th April, 2003) Painter Shakir Ali once remarked that the path of the artist was a difficult and lonely one. On that journey one was utterly alone-companionless. He went on to say that those who would not take it, fell by the wayside-only the strong …