Art of the Artisans – June 2018
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
Welcome readers, to another vibrant issue of ArtNow, and a hearty Ramadan Mubarak! This …
Letter from the Editor
Language, like human beings, is deceptive, as it keeps on shifting. A word exists …
Letter from the Guest Editor
A 25-year Journey! Today we can clearly witness that art has become ubiquitous …
A Case for Crafts
As a scholar and practitioner of textile design, when asked about how I perceive …
ALIZEH, IN OUR SITUATION, FOR NOW CRAFT IS ART-CRAFT
“The ornament added lightly by the craftsman to an every-day utensil is at …
Artisans in Sindh
Sindh is extremely diverse and full of artisans with the ability to create masterpieces. Handicraft …
“Faasla na rakhain, pyaar honay dain”- Munawar Ali Syed
Faasla na rakhain, pyaar honay dain (Do not distance yourself, let love happen) …
An hour with Sadia Salim
When I think of ceramics, Sadia Salim’s name comes pretty instantaneously to my mind. Salim …
‘Four Women Shaping their Space’
“It is, perhaps, finally a good time to be a woman”, says Dua Abbas Rizvi …
Abstraction Meets Physicality – ‘Folding Shadows’ at Koel Gallery
While it may seem like an arduous task to apply mainly monochromatic schemes in …
Book Review: “The Dance of Death”
The motif of the Danse Macabre, or the Dance of Death, has been used recurrently …
Archaeologies of Tomorrow
From Naiza Khan’s explorations of the movement of objects through the ocean, and its …
Microcosm II
Evolutionary trends can predominately be witnessed though the youth of society. How they feel, …
5 decades of excellence
Woodcut printing is the earliest relief-printing method in the history, which spread in the …
Bureaucracies of Imagination
Today, people across the world are experiencing a global crisis regarding two defining aspects that …
Illusions and Dimensions
O Art space in Lahore, showcases two artists, both recent graduates of 2016, Jovita …
The Splendid Still Life’s of Pedro Escalona
Realism is broadly considered as the beginning of modern art. As an art form, …
Vedrai – in future, vivro I miei acquerelli
After the second International Watercolor Biennale in Pakistan, My husband and I got the …
We Come in Peace: Huma Bhaba’s Post-Apocalyptic Vision at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pakistani-American artist Huma Bhaba’s most recent sculptural installation dominates the rooftop of the …
Sacred?
“Sacred” is a rather subjective term. This egocentric phenomenon is explored in the show The …
TRANSITION IN TIME
“One day Chuang-tzu was promenading with his friend Hui-tzu on the bridge across the …
