Posts from ‘August, 2009’

LAHORE – More than 150 pieces of Quranic calligraphy displayed at Alhamra Art Gallery reveal the unique distinction of setting new trends in this art. Quranic verses painted in various colours including silver and grey on canvases also enthralled the viewers. The numerous masterpieces of at least 71 calligraphists attracted the viewers with their wonderful [...]

ISLAMABAD Monumental public murals by Pakistan’s revered painter and thinker, Sadequain, valued at tens of millions of dollars each, are damaged and at risk of fading away, specialists and dealers warn. Many have already been destroyed or vanished. Without urgent restoration work, they caution, Pakistanis could be deprived forever of the awe-inspiring tableaux gifted by [...]

KARACHI: Culture, traditions, modern technology, and spiritualism were all blended together, as the Goethe Institute Karachi presented an arts exhibition, bringing together the artworks of Pakistan, Germany and Bangladesh. One could feel the atmosphere of all three countries in the gallery of Goethe Institute, as Pakistani, German and Bangladeshi artists brought their artistic genius under [...]