The author is an art critic based in Lahore
Digital media has liberated creative persons on one hand and hampered the quality of art on the other
The work of new artists is unexpected, exciting and energetic, hence reassuring
Visual artists prefer to present themselves immaculately wrapped whenever and wherever possible
The Conversations exhibition at the O Art Space deals with spirituality and religion
Mubashar Iqbal’s works, fabricated in metal sheets and enamel paint, varies in its dimensions, scale and format
Imran Qureshi uses the colour red to highlight and condemn the human tendency for violence
In Hooria Khan’s work, one comes across figures of demons, surrounded by flowers, clouds, birds and animals
In Salima Hashmi’s work one comes across many references to women’s misery and struggle during the Zia dictatorship
At the Faiz Festival 2024, exhibition ‘Dil na-umeed to naheen’, presents works of 38 living artists
Mian Ijaz-ul Hassan can replicate furious faces, agitated features, angry people and terrifying characters in his canvases
