Bood-o-Nabood
An interpretation of Iqbal’s poetry.
This is a collaborative project by Amna Mazoor and Shah Abdullah Alamee.
The artwork is an expression of Iqbal’s message of self-discovery and resurgence of awakening, a sense of constant action and perpetual movement that has arisen in self. The strength and weakness of the self is shown through the repeated patterns on self-realization as opposed to insistence of the society on self-suppression and renunciation. The series of paintings attempt to capture the rhythm and pulse of Iqbal’s poetry through miniature linework and calligraphy. The depth of feelings attached to the concept, is portrayed in the narrations and threads that weave resilience in the self through all we have been; all we are now; and all we will become.
WORKS
Nashib-o-Faraz, 2020
Persian ink on canvas
28 x 77 inches each (6 panels)
Az Khwab-e-Giran Khez, 2020
Persian Ink on acid free paper
7 x 5.5 inches
Khak-e-Zinda II, 2020
Gouache on wasli
10.6 x 10.2 inches
Sahar, 2020
Gouache on wasli
27 x 38.5 inches
Sham, 2020
Gouache on wasli
27 x 38.5 inches
Untitled II, 2020
Gouache on wasli
4 x 10 inches
Khak-e-Zinda I, 2020
Gouache on wasli
10.6 x 10.2 inches
Untitled I, 2020
Gouache on wasli
5 x 5 inches
Untitled III, 2020
Gouache on wasli
5 x 10 inches
Insan, 2020
Persian Ink on acid free paper
15 x 11 inches
Mann, 2020
Persian Ink on acid free paper
30 x 22.5 inches
Parwaz-o-Khashak (Diptych), 2020
Gouache and ink on acid free paper
Persian Ink on acid free paper
14 x 11 inches each
Sajodi, 2019
Persian Ink on acid free paper
16 x 12.5 inches
Chiragh, 2020
Ink and acrylic on canvas
4 x 6 feet
Mouj-o-Gardish (Diptych), 2020
Persian ink on wasli
Gouache and ink on acid free paper
18 x 13 inches each
Jalwa-e-Natamam, 2020
Gouache on wasli
48 x 96 inches
Degar Amoz, 2020
Persian Ink on acid free paper
5 x 7 inches each (10 parts)
Baal-o-Paar, 2020
Persian Ink on acid free paper
2 x 145 inches
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