Islamabad
A solo exhibition of Ahmer Farooq’s paintings depicting current concerns anxieties aspirations personalities and movements in an evocative and alluring manner opened here at My Art World gallery.
According to curator Zara Sajid the artist has been able to stir an un-easiness among other feelings when people see at his paintings.
Every artwork has a story to tell through its multiple layers about a woman belonging to a distinct segment of society.
She said Ahmer Farooq had rich experience in diverse set of accomplishments and achievements that spanned over a number of years from art theatre art show curator research work management consultancy event management to acting.
Zara said starting from the young age Ahmer honed his artistic and creative talents through formal and informal training. He completed his basic art education from Bedford Modern School.
She said Ahmer worked with mixed medium to produce contemporary art that showed
current concerns anxieties aspirations personalities and movements in an evocative and alluring manner. He had many times showcased his work in the United Kingdom and Pakistan.
Ahmer Farooq said he had adopted tension between the social roles in his paintings. The complex person underneath was the theme behind his new work.
Malala he said was a painting that explored the cultural icon with the tragedy that was associated with the brave girl from Swat.
Asma Jehangir the famous and controversial human rights lawyer was represented as a figure surrounded by legal texts and symbolic colours and patterns he added.
Furthermore other works represent many other symbolically complex and significant Pakistani women like the mother of the Nation Fatima Jinnah the Lollywood actress Resham and the rape survivor and human rights activist Muktaran Mai. Each of these paintings tells a story that is personal to the artist but is equally rich and flexible so as to lend itself to the lens and individual
interpretations of each viewer.