The Fragrant Garden
The curatorial interest, a work in progress, has been in the fragrant garden in Deccani court poetry and it’s an interface with the artists’ vision. The curator is indebted to the research by Dr. Ali Akbar Husain in his book, Scent in the Islamic Garden. (Oxford University Press, Karachi, 2000)
Curated by Amra Ali
Dr. Ali Akbar Hussain
Amaan Khalid Aslam
Amber Sami & Masooma Syed & Hamna Khalid
Arshad Faruqui
Bunto Kazmi
Hamra Abbas
Meher Afroz
Naveed Sadiq
Noorjehan Bilgrami
Sumaiya Durrani & Jalaluddin Ahmed
Usman Saeed
Ustad Rafaqat Ali
WORKS
Inspired by the motifs of the Wazir Khan Masjid 2020
Handcrafted
6 x 3 feet
Rosewater 2020
Mixed media on paper
12.5 x 20.6 inches
Saqi-e-Kausar from the series Rukh-e-Mustafa (PBUH) 2007-2013
Digital print on canvas
22 x 16 inches
Fatima-tu-Zehra (RA) Contractions of My Heart 2008-2013
Digital print on canvas
Variable
Naik Larki 1991
Offset print and mix media
47 x 26 inches
Gulshan-e-Raz 1994
Oil and graphite on canvas
8’X6′ each
16’X12′ diptych
Maulsiri key saaye taley XII 2020
Acrylic, graphite on rice paper, Nepalese print segments in Archival ink
10 x 14 inches
Maulsiri key saaye taley XI 2020
Acrylic, graphite on rice paper, Nepalese print segments in Archival ink
10 x 14 inches
Maulsiri key saaye taley X 2020
Acrylic, graphite on rice paper, Nepalese print segments in Archival ink
10 x 14 inches
Maulsiri key saaye taley IX 2015
Acrylic, graphite and rice paper on Arches Paper print segments in Archival ink
23 x 29.5 inches
Garden دنیا 2020
Natural pigment on wasli
21 x 27 inches
Meeting 4 ملاقات 2020
Natural pigment on wasli
10 x 14 inches
Meeting 3 ملاقات 2020
Natural pigment on wasli
10 x 14 inches
Meeting 2 ملاقات 2020
Natural pigment on wasli
10 x 14 inches
Meeting 1 ملاقات 2020
Natural pigment on wasli
10 x 14 inches
صاف دانوں سے سبزہ نہیں اگتا پہلے ان پر خاک پھرتی ہے 2012
Graphite on wasli
22 x 13 inches
Gardens of Paradise 3 2019
Marble
24x18x0.75 inches
Aab-e-Rawaan 2020
Copper, slate, stone
diameter 30 inches
height 10 inches
A Bejewelled Garden
Jewellery and acrylics on canvas
48 x 30 inches
Banyan at dusk 2019
Natural pigments & tea on hemp paper
5.5 x 7.5 inches
Pahari Horse 2020
Natural pigments on Fabriano paper
9.5 x 7 inches
Sandstone Stars 2019
Natural pigments & gold on hemp paper
31 x 7.5 inches
Jahangir’s Garden 2020
Natural pigments & watercolor on hemp paper
“16.5 x 16.5 inches ”
INSTALLATION VIEWS
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