Painting Poetry
Text: Mariam Qureshi
Photography: Courtesy Nukta Art
“Beauty trembled at the birth of a beholder”- Iqbal. Faiz was one such beholder- the world perceived beauty with a new perspective through his mind’s eye. Hence to attempt painting the beauty he depicted with words is an ambitious one. The preconceived notion that a picture is worth a thousand words becomes incongruous in light of poets like Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) Islamabad arranged a tribute to Faiz in the beginning of 2012 in which postcards were distributed within the art spheres of Pakistan and amongst few artists of India as well. The whole concept of distributing postcards was that participating artists were to write a personal tribute to the poet through imagery. These were collectively displayed at the PNCA art gallery. The “Post card to Faiz” was an initiative by Nukta Art, Aman Ki Asha and Progressive Writers Association. Participants included eminent artists and students from art schools from Pakistan and very few- across the border.
The positive aspect of the exhibition was the variety of mind sets, aesthetic sensibilities and learned exposure to art in general. For instance the exhibition displayed works of the highly urbanized youth of Beaconhouse National University than on the other end were the works of School of Fine Arts Central jail Karachi. Parallel to these were the works of University of Sindh Jamshoro. The exhibition included contributions of a large variety of institutions other then these.
Photography: Courtesy Nukta Art
“Beauty trembled at the birth of a beholder”- Iqbal. Faiz was one such beholder- the world perceived beauty with a new perspective through his mind’s eye. Hence to attempt painting the beauty he depicted with words is an ambitious one. The preconceived notion that a picture is worth a thousand words becomes incongruous in light of poets like Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) Islamabad arranged a tribute to Faiz in the beginning of 2012 in which postcards were distributed within the art spheres of Pakistan and amongst few artists of India as well. The whole concept of distributing postcards was that participating artists were to write a personal tribute to the poet through imagery. These were collectively displayed at the PNCA art gallery. The “Post card to Faiz” was an initiative by Nukta Art, Aman Ki Asha and Progressive Writers Association. Participants included eminent artists and students from art schools from Pakistan and very few- across the border.
The positive aspect of the exhibition was the variety of mind sets, aesthetic sensibilities and learned exposure to art in general. For instance the exhibition displayed works of the highly urbanized youth of Beaconhouse National University than on the other end were the works of School of Fine Arts Central jail Karachi. Parallel to these were the works of University of Sindh Jamshoro. The exhibition included contributions of a large variety of institutions other then these.
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