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Fifteen calligraphers and 30 of these fine and utterly intricate ink-and-paint pieces were exhibited. Most of the calligraphy featured were the works of Pakistani contemporary calligraphers. Some pieces were decorated with gold leaf and featured traditional motifs and used beautiful turquoises, blues and cobalts to counter the severity of black inked lines in varying thicknesses. [...]

The media in the West has been carrying negative propaganda when it comes to foreigners’ safety in Pakistan, but people here are really friendly, said Ewan Clayton, a calligrapher and a professor of art, design, media and culture. ‘I burst into tears of joy when I saw the great Islamic structure, Badshahi Mosque‘, he said. [...]

A one-day event moderated by historian Ayesha Jalal and entitled ‘Creative voices from Pakistan: a political context’ is it to take place today (Monday) in New York. The event is part of a three panel series, jointly held in association with Aldrich Museum and Yale University. Informed and inspired by the current exhibition, ‘Karkhana,’ which [...]

Braid and Ainsworth – both Australian, both 27 – live and work in a mountain village in the Chitral valley, a region of north-west Pakistan considered one of the most volatile places on earth. In April, just before the Caravana collection of vivid embroidered skirts and little wrap jackets, made by local women, was to [...]

Pop along to Pakistan’s Decorated Vehicles – part of the Pakistani Film, Media and Arts Festival at Tramway – and you’ll discover the brilliantly embellished moving canvasses that are the country’s trucks and buses. Photographer Peter Grant has recorded these eye-catching vehicles and his images, mounted alongside Billboard Art of Lollywood, create a sense of [...]

From a painter’s palettes to terracotta to simply chewing gum, 71 Italian artists exploited different materials to produce 171 art works in one standard size to be the part of a roving exhibition, titled, Roma Punto Uno, presently at the Italian Cultural Centre for two-weeks. Bruno A Pasquino said Roma Punto Uno consists of a [...]

There was a time when there were not many flower shops in Pakistan and the people would ask the mali working in the garden next door to make a small bouquet. However, times have changed since. Most flowers come from Punjab town of Pattoki and include roses, lilies, irises, tuberoses, daffodils and gladiolas. A few [...]

This was no ordinary pedicure or spa procedure she was having done. It was the ancient art of henna tattooing — sometimes known as Mehndi — in which a natural dye is used to decorate the skin with intricate designs. “It’s very popular in my home,” said owner Muhammad Aslam, a native of Pakistan. “And [...]

With September approaching fast and summer getting mild, the art scene in Lahore is gaining momentum as three painting exhibitions are being held in the last week of August. Of the three art shows, one opened at Ejaz Gallery on Saturday. A miniature exhibition will be held today (August 28) at the Naqsh Arts Complex [...]

At the core of the exhibition is a series of collaboratively-produced paintings initiated as a creative experiment by Muhammad Imran Qureshi in 2003. He contacted the five other Pakistani painters, all alumni of the miniature department at the National College of Arts in Lahore, but now living in different cities around the world, with the [...]