Category: Reviews
Aisha A. Hussain: A Fine Balance
“Signs signify, form signifies itself” – Henri Focillon, La vie des formes Forty slabs consisting of hundreds of wasli-like lay [...]
Ek Raaz, A Secret: What Does Kazi’s Work Unveil?
I walk with a mind equally curious and intrigued into Sanat for the solo show Ek Raaz (A Secret) by Sana Kazi that opened on April 25th, 201 [...]
Strange People Watch Strange Faces
It can be sufficiently claimed that at Pakistan’s inception, the budding country created the early art masters whose struggles wen [...]
An Aesthetic Mentor
“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” – Arthur C. Clarke A [...]
Of Absences and Empty Spaces
The group exhibition ‘Beyond Today’ at O Art Space, Lahore, showcased the works of six recent graduates from National College of A [...]
The Garden of Wordy Delights
Real Birds in Imagined Gardens, covering Mughal painting between Persia and Europe, is about more than about birds; a handsome paperback (105 pages) b [...]
Art as Psychological Space
Art nowadays is a psychological experience, encompassing more than just the sense of sight. It is a combination of kinesthetic and tactile e [...]
A Social Conversation: The Lost Argument by Amir Raza
Before the post-modern and modern era, art was scenic, personal and aesthetically pleasing. As the world has progressed into the modern savage garden [...]
A Series of Fortunate Events
Miniature painting is a genre of Indo-Persian art that has a long history dating back to the scribes of the medieval ages. The small illuminated manus [...]
Blind Oblivion
The seed, as miniscule and simple as it may seem, has always been appreciated as the most primary and essential source of life. Traced back [...]