Lahore School Plans Mughal Art Revival

The Naqsh School of Arts (NSA) will be holding an exhibition by the end of November at the school’s new art gallery for the revival of Mughal decorative art. The exhibition, which will consist of over 50 art works by second year students, will be held at the Calligraphy and Painting Gallery in Bazar-e-Hakeeman, Bhaati Gate.

The Babar Ali Foundation established the NSA in 1978 for the promotion of fine arts. It is the only high profile art school in the Walled City that offers three-year diploma courses in drawing, painting, ceramics, miniature paintings, sculpture, illustration, wood carving, fresco and Mughal decorative design.

The second year students of the school visited all significant and historic buildings of the city, including Chaburji, Shalimar Gardens, Mariyam Zamani Mosque, Jehangir’s tomb, Masjid Wazir Khan and Lahore Fort. They have documented the various decorative designs of these buildings in their paintings. Mehmood Hasan Rumi, the principal of NSA, told the Daily Times that the NSA was currently concentrating on the revival of Mughal decorative design. He regretted that no other institution was teaching this art since it was difficult to learn…