No Man’s Land
There is no one way of looking at this work. Ostensibly about silence, it is made up of words. Language is employed, and masterfully, to strike its ow [...]
From the ‘Silence of Language’ to a ‘Language of Silence’
In the Republic (514a - 520a), Plato has Socrates describe, in what is known as “The Allegory of the Cave”, a group of people in the dark that have be [...]
The Beautiful Excuse of ‘Light’
“Finding your self - yes it’s this huge park in San Diego where we live – it looked so glorious from far away that I asked my husband what it is and h [...]
You Should Know Him By Now
The radical institutionalization of art practices that have thrived on the precedent of anarchist sentiments give birth to polarized plausibilities th [...]
Studio Visit: Rashid Arshed – The Gentle Giant of Art
Rashid Arshed lives in Montclair, California - a quiet suburb of Los Angeles. From a studio in his garage, he paints using mostly oil and acrylic on c [...]
Letter from Editor in Chief
Though the summers tend to be quiet in the art world, there is still much happening in terms of exhibitions and projects. Canvas Gallery started off t [...]
Quat and Paste
The cleverly envisaged 'Qut' of a kalm which becomes 'Quat' foreshadows the surprise that awaits the viewer upon entering the Ejaz Gallery, Lahore and [...]
Editorial
There is a slight difference between spirituality and art, because from its early beginning in the caves of prehistory, art has always been dealing wi [...]
Potpourri XXVI
In recent decades artists have progressively expanded the boundaries of art in efforts to engage with an increasingly pluralistic environment. The mak [...]