Review in THE NEWS International Newspaper Front Page of City News-Lahore Edition -Published on 31st March 2016.
Spreading not only the pleasures and pleasantries of life but also the torment and agony of your soul and emotions on canvas through colours is a real test of an artist.
Ufaq Ehsan is such a soul who is sensitising the canvas through the mix of colours. She is holding an exhibition of her artwork at the Saeed Akhtar Art Gallery on March 31, 2016 (today). The event will start at 6.30pm.
Ufaq believes that art consists of elements including form, colour, line, tone and texture. “Art is not mathematical, or algebraic in nature where you exactly add and subtract to find an exact calculation and balance rather it is a transformation of personal feelings and emotions depicted on the canvas with colours extracted from the nature itself,” she said.
Ufaq Ehsan is a born Lahori and is proud to have her roots in this historic and cultural city. She inherited the love of painting and inclination towards arts from her parents, particularly her father, who himself is an immaculate painter and encouraged and nourished the passion of painting in her daughter and helped her polish her skills.
A great admirer and follower of Saddaqain, Ufaq is the eldest of her four siblings and has always been a shining star in all the walks of life, whether academic, or extracurricular activities. She secured her Fine Arts degree from National College of Arts in 1996 and has dedicated her life and career to the colours and art.
Another feather in her cap is that she secured shield and gold medal in Freedom Festival in 1994. She also got an honorary shield from Ganga Ram Hospital in the Art Therapy Sessions in 2003. Furthermore, she worked as Art Therapist in Ganga Ram Hospital in the years 2002-2003.
The ever gentle and caring heart and humane spirit of Ufaq Ehsan made her work for the special children in American school of International academies as well as developed the syllabus for the special children remained an honorary art consultant at Fountain House in 1997.
Her first exhibition was conducted in 1993 at Xinhua Art Gallery and the first solo exhibition was carried out at Ejaz Gallery Lahore in 2003. Moreover, many exhibitions are to her credit, which were attended by dignitaries from national and international fora including Dubai and Islamabad. Ufaq opines that colours, music, spiritualism and Sufism console her and transform her into a true artist.