Art exhibition: The talented old and new at ‘16 days of July’

An exquisite display of contemporary paintings titled “16 Days of July” carrying 77 artworks by 30 artists from Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Chakwal, Jhelum and Jamshoro is going to be opened today (Saturday) at gallery6 for the art lovers. The exhibition has an appeal for both serious and new art collectors as it has outstanding works of renowned artists and upcoming artists.

The variety includes prints, sculptures, woodcarvings and paintings that have miniatures, calligraphies, figurative work, and landscapes, works in expressionism, and abstracts. Media varies from neem rang, pencil, charcoal, markers, water colors, oil paints, acrylics, oil pastels, wood, fiber glass, charcoal.

At least 10 paintings are by the renowned artists that are in their iconic styles. Ragini Upadhyay’s “Kursi Ka Chaska” presents an interesting tale of political situation in Nepal, which fits well on our condition too. Iqbal Hussain’s painting creates the feeling of some moments of relaxation in the busy life of female sex workers through simple but powerful postures. Mohammad Ali Bhatti’s Sindhi men and women are surrounded by colourful strokes. Rashid Arshed’s calligraphy works are extremely aesthetic and as usual they do not use words or phrases that are readable or have literal relevance.