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Arif Hussain Khokhar

Remnants

Remnants

Arif Hussain Khokhar
30 September - 14 October, 2020

It is commonly understood that the point of creating lies in the satisfaction of building something till it reaches completion. While in the process of creating work, one can often sense its pre-determined end point. However, the decision as to which point a work is deemed ‘complete’ is a deeply subjective one.

My work explores the satisfaction that lies beyond completion, through a reversal or distortion of the process of making and, at times, placing the self within it. Thus, the work continuously transforms and the process of creating becomes endless.

By applying numerous recycling processes, I bring forth the emptiness of presence through the absence of completion. Rebuilding through defacing, I process the formation of deformation. In this lies the pleasure of its own destructive appearance and the understanding that the resulting ruin is its true face.

 

Arif Hussain Khokhar

WORKS

Accidental Remnants, 2019

Oil paint and suresh (glue) on canvas
4 x 18 feet

Pleasant Remnants, 2020

Pigments and mehndi on canvas
2 x 3 feet
3 x 4 feet

Spread Remnants 1, 2020

Pigments, water and pastels on canvas
2 x 4 feet

Spread Remnants 2, 2020

Pigments, water and pastels on canvas
2 x 4 feet

Spread Remnants 3, 2020

Pigments, water and pastels on canvas
2 x 4 feet

Spread Remnants 4, 2020

Pigments, water and pastels on canvas
2 x 4 feet

Spread Remnants 5, 2020

Pigments, water and pastels on canvas
4 x 4 feet

Spread Remnants 6, 2020

Pigment and water on canvas
4 x 6 feet

Natural Remnants 1, 2020

Charcoal, pastels and suresh (glue) on canvas
4 x 8 feet 6 inches

Natural Remnants 2, 2017

Charcoal on canvas
4 x 8 feet

Natural Remnants 3, 2017

Charcoal and suresh (glue) on canvas
6 feet 4 inches x 7 feet 8 inches

Natural Remnants 4, 2020

Pigments and water on canvas
10.7 x 10.7 inches

Natural Remnants 5, 2020

Pigments and water on canvas
10.7 x 10.7 inches

Natural Remnants 6, 2020

Pigments and water on canvas
10.7 x 10.7 inches

Natural Remnants 7, 2020

Pigments and water on canvas
10.7 x 10.7 inches

Natural Remnants 8, 2020

Pigments and water on canvas
10.7 x 10.7 inches

Natural Remnants 9, 2020

Pigments and water on canvas
10.7 x 10.7 inches

Removed Remnants 1, 2017

Pencil and eraser on paper
10 x 14.5 inches

Removed Remnants 2, 2017

Pencil and eraser on paper
10 x 14.5 inches

Removed Remnants 3. 2017

Pencil and eraser on paper
10 x 14.5 inches

Removed Remnants 4, 2017

Pencil and eraser on paper
10 x 14.5 inches

Removed Remnants 5, 2017

Pencil and eraser on paper
10 x 14.5 inches

Removed Remnants 6, 2017

Pencil and eraser on paper
10 x 14.5 inches

Removed Remnants 7, 2017

Pencil and eraser on paper
7 x 10 inches

Removed Remnants 8, 2017

Pencil and eraser on paper
7 x 10 inches

Removed Remnants 9, 2017

Pencil and eraser on paper
10 x 14.5 inches

Removed Remnants 10, 2017

Pencil and eraser on paper
10 x 14.5 inches

Removed Remnants 11, 2017

Pencil and eraser on paper
10 x 14.5 inches

Removed Remnants 12, 2017

Pencil and eraser on paper
14.5 x 20 inches

Removed Remnants 13, 2017

Pencil and eraser on paper
10 x 14.5 inches

Removed Remnants 14, 2017

Pencil and eraser on paper
10 x 14.5 inches

Removed Remnants 15, 2017

Pencil and eraser on paper
10 x 14.5 inches

Marks of Remnants 1, 2017

Oil paint on canvas
4 x 6 feet

Marks of Remnants 2 (I), 2020

Graphite pencil on paper
19 x 27 inches

Marks of Remnants 2 (II), 2020

Graphite pencil on paper
19 x 27 inches

Mark of Remnants 3, 2020

Oil paint, oil pastels and burnt stick on canvas
4 feet 5 inches x 4 feet 10 inches

Dead Remnants, 2020

Burnt wooden stick, charcoal, keekar glue and suresh (glue) on canvas
4 feet 11 inches x 8 feet 6 inches

Living Remnants, 2017

Charcoal and suresh (glue) on canvas
6 feet 4 inches x 7 feet 8 inches

Scratched Remnants 1, 2019

Emulsion paint and ink on canvas
6 feet 6 inches x 50 feet

Scratched Remnants 2, 2019

Emulsion paint and ink on canvas
6 x 32 feet

Born Remnant, 2019

Digital print on canvas
3 feet 6 inches x 4 feet

Born Remnant 2, 2019

Emulsion paint, charcoal and crayon on canvas
9 x 10 feet

Born Remnants 3, 2020

Oil paint and water on canvas
4 x 7 feet

Born Remnants 4, 2020

Oil paint, water and natural moisture on canvas
4 x 6 feet

Performative Remnants, 2020

Digital print on canvas
3 feet 4 inches x 5 feet

Making of Remnants, 2019

Charcoal, crayon and water on canvas
10 x 17 feet

Making of Remnants 2, 2019

Charcoal, crayon and emulsion paint on canvas
10 x 13 feet

Processed Remnants, 2019

Charcoal, crayon, oil paint and water on canvas
10 x 11 feet

INSTALLATION VIEWS

OPENING NIGHT