Exhibition of Love Peace Harmony by Abid Khan At Ejaz Art Gallery

Exhibition of Love Peace Harmony at Ejaz Art Gallery

Ejaz Art Gallery: Born in 1966 in Lahore to a working class family, Abid Khan started practical life early when he began helping his father, who was an optician, after the school hours. Being a below-average student, his studies could never interest him. Drawing school charts and learning an optician’s skills were among his major interests. He continued working at his father’s shop until he earned his Masters degree in English literature in 1993. With a passion to paint and draw, he kept on practicing on his own, as he lacked resources to have formal art education. In 1996, he met a senior painter, Khalid Iqbal, and showed him his works. He agreed to guide him because of his seriousness in learning to paint and this was the turning point for Abid Khan.

In 1999, he had his first solo show of cityscapes, executed with dry pastels though it was well-received by the media and art circles, only one painting was sold at the show due to which he had a lot of pressure from his family to do something else to earn living. However, his father supported him and encouraged him to continue to paint. He continued displaying his works regularly in solo shows, winning appreciation and gradually having his share in the art market. Inspired by the impressionist painters Monet and Van Gogh, he is working for more than 15 years with 10 solo shows to his credit. Popular for his delicately treated landscapes, he works with soft brushstrokes and mellow tones usually on low textured canvasses. He is among the few Lahore-based artists working as whole-time painters. the works of Iqbal Hussain, Colin David and Khalid Iqbal have been his permanent sources of inspiration.

His latest SHOW will be at EJAZ ART GALLERY named “LOVE, PEACE, HARMONY” on 22nd October, 2014 and will be remained on display till 1st November 2014. If you are a real art lover then you should visit this exhibition. Some of paintings which will be on display are:

I Lived and Loved by Abid Khan

Life After Here By Abid Khan

Sweet Sweet Dream By Abid Khan

The Songs of Spring By Abid Khan

A Life of Sensation By Abid Khan

The World of Romance and Beauty By Abid Khan

I Speak No Latin More But Painting By Abid Khan

You Loved Me Quite Enough By Abid Khan

The Songs of Flowers By Abid Khan

Love Peace Harmony By Abid Khan

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Mashkoor Raza, Famous Painter of Pakistan

Mashkoor Raza  painting of horses      |48″ x 72″|   Code: PT: 3418Oil on Canvas

Ejaz Art Gallery: Mashkoor Raza is one of the most celebrated and talented artists of Pakistan who like to paint horses and women a lot. Once a senior artist said “The artist who is capable to draw and paint “A Horse” with its right proportion, and anatomy is a true and qualified Artist”. Mashkoor Raza is known for his Figurative Abstract and has been acknowledged by every viewer as well as artist.

Dutch and French artists tried to incorporated horses in their paintings over the last centuries but not a single one has created such creative and complex abstract compositions with a lively and exciting line work and no one has used such glowing colours in variegated synchronisations like Mashkoor in Pakistan. The majestic animal bears immense fascination for Mashkoor. Horses serve both as a subject and symbol in his paintings. He portrays horses as a symbol of beauty, power and speed. He maximises the impact of his strong drawing skills to establish details in small and large canvases alike. Mashkoor uses the language of colours, which contains a degree of independence from visual references in the real world i-e, Horse s and Women.

The exhibition offers a wide perspective of Mashkoor’s work. From images of women to action-packed horses – to calligraphic masterpieces and abstract art pieces, the exhibition encapsulates them all Mashkoor’s major artworks are of commendable quality, bold colours combination and fine strokes capture the diverse presentation of women and horse in attractive semi-abstracts paintings while aesthetically beautiful calligraphy is also part of his works. Present at the occasion, the senior writer and art critic, Marjorie Husain praises the efforts of Nadeem Zuberi and said, “Zuberi has documented a fantastic book and he must carry on the good work”. 

She affectionately speaks highly of the artworks by Mashkoor Raza. She said, “Mashkoor has a quiet unique style of painting, he has done terrific work. One thing I love about his work is that when you see his work you are actually communicating with him through that work and that’s a special quality of him”.
Speaking fondly about Mashkoor Raza she said, “Mashkoor is one of my favourite artists. His artworks has something that touches others heart. He is also a great person other than an artist. His bold colours come spontaneously from within. The way he uses strong and light colours in his compositions shows his unparalleled quality”. 

Mashkoor has been holding solo exhibitions almost every year since he graduated from Karachi School of Art in Fine Art in 1972 standing first, in the First Division and winning a gold medal. Today he is proud of being one of the school’s first graduates. He has also participated in many national and international displays around the globe and his paintings have been selected for the art collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. A large number of art lovers, artists, art students, art critics and collectors visited the gallery and admired Mashkoor Raza’s work and the book. 

Exhibtions and Awards Won by Mashkoor Raza: 

1976 Group Show at Pakistan Art Council, Karachi.

1976 Group Show at Karachi “Artists from Sind”

1977 Group Show, Portrait of Iqbal.

1978 Solo Show at Pakistan Art Council, Karachi.

1980 Solo Show at Indus Gallery, Karachi.

1981 National Exhibition by Idara Saqafat-e-Pakistan, Islamabad

1982 Solo Show at Pakistan Art Council, Karachi.

1982 Solo Show at Idara Saqafat-e-Pakistan, Islamabad

1982 Group Show “Paintings from Pakistan” in the U.S.A.

1983 Solo Show at Gallery II, Karachi.

1983 Group Show in Japan through Idara Saqafat-e-Pakistan.

1984 Solo Show at Shakir Ali Musuem, Lahore.

1985 Solo Show at Indus Gallery, Karachi.

1985 2nd Prize, National Exhibition by Idara Saqafat-e-Pakistan.

1986 Solo Show, Idara Saqafat-e-Pakistan.

1987 Solo Show at Sheraton Art Gallery.

1988 Solo Show at Gallery Chawkandi.

1988 Solo Show at Pearl Continental Art Gallery.

1988 Group Show 4th Asian Art Biennals Bangladesh.

Taken part in most Group Exhibitions.

My work is to be found in many Private Collections.

1989 Solo Show at Gallery Chawkandi.

1991 Solo Show at Gallery Chawkandi.

1992 Solo Show at Art Gallery, Islamabad.

1993 Solo Show at Clifton Art Gallery.

1994 Solo Show at Indus Art Gallery.

1995 Solo Show at Clifton Art Gallery.

1996 Solo Show at Artwala Gallery.

1996 Group Show at Mon Art Gallery.

1997 Solo Show at Clifton Art Gallery.

1997 Group Show at IZMIR.

1997 Group Show at Malaysia.

1997 Group Show at Pakistan Art Council, Karachi.

1997 Solo Show at 20th Virsa Gallery ,Islamabad.

1997 Group Show Pakistan Artists at London.

1997 Solo Show at Momart Gallery, Karachi.

1998 Solo Show at Clifton Art Gallery, Karachi

2000 Solo Show at Croweater Gallery, Lahore

2001 Solo Show at Art Gallery, Islamabad

2002 Solo Show at Clifton Art Gallery, Karachi

2003 Solo Show at Clifton Art Gallery, Karachi

2003 Solo Show at Nomad Art Gallery, Islamabad

2004 Solo Show at Aline Finance Art Gallery, Karachi

2004 Solo Show at Croweater Art Gallery, Karachi

2004 Solo Show at Nomad Art Gallery, Islamabad

2005 Solo Show at Gulmohar Art Gallery, Karachi

2006 Show at Hong Kong

2006 Group Show at Delhi from Ejaz Gallery

2007 Solo Show Dubai

2007 Solo Show at Nomad Art Gallery

2008 Native Art Gallery

2009 Solo Show at Nomad Art, Islamabad.

2010 Solo Show at Nomad Art, Islamabad

Besides above exhibitions he has participated in many national and international group shows in USA , Izmir, London, West Germany, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh, Canada, Bahrain and Iran. Painting selected for Paintings Collection at The Albert Museum, London.

The most recent award is The Presidential Pride of Performance in 2007.

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One of the Top Artist: A. Q. Arif

A.Q. Arif            |36″ x 60″|        Code: PT: 3214          Oil on Canvas

Ejaz Art Gallery: A. Q. Arif is one of the most creative artist, Pakistan has ever seen. His paint and brush combinations always surprised his viewers on every exhibition.

A. Q. Arif is mostly known for his landscapes, which are very complex in their simple nature since last decade. Landscapes show simplicity and directness in appearance but their references are complicated. The field choose by Arif is practiced by many is a challenge but he took this challenge and pursued excellence in it. His canvases are a combination of the legacy in the form of palaces, gardens, forts and havelis and buildings for places left behind by the Mughals as well as the people who inhibited these places. Arif uses modern techniques to execute his paintings. Arif paints his old theme of Mughal and colonial architecture and then adds images of Mughal miniature like elephant on the prepared ground at appropriate places. In painting the architecture, he relies on his own energy and profundity. He is also called as a trendsetter for the young artists, which are emerging in the genre of landscape painting with a particular vision in mind.  

Circumstances took Arif to Lahore. A city full of Mughal Art, Lahore fascinated the jubilant artist. He was mentally relaxed in his new surroundings. His settled emotions were obvious in his new body of work at Ejaz Art Galleries, Lahore where he played with shades of blue and green overruling ochre. The viewer found a new tune on A. Q. Arif’s canvases.

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Babar Azeemi (Artist)

Babar Azeemi   | 11″ x  14″ |Mixed Media on Paper

Ejaz Art Gallery have to paintings of very reputed and renowned painters from around the world. Babar Azeemi is one of them and you can view the quality of work he did on this painting as well as other in his profile at our website : www.ejazartgallery.com 

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