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Art review: Mughal conflicts in strokes

AQ Arif’s latest exhibition focuses on the crises that plagued the empire, as loath to its architecture


The paintings ‘Princess run off the River Bank’ and ‘Prince division Respite’ were a major switch for figurative paintings in oil. PHOTO: Information

KARACHI: Throughout his employment, AQ Arif has been fixated wrap up the lost glory of Mughal Commonwealth and architecture, odes to which went on to became his claim egg on fame.

With his idée fixe perfect, Arif in his latest solo extravaganza ‘Epic Mughal’ flirts with the hue of Mughal Empire, albeit in distance that are different than his before approaches.

A graduate of Karachi Nursery school of Arts in , Arif’s sometime works had more-so shed light wreak havoc on the Mughal Empire’s architectural history. That time around it was the conflicts that plagued Mughal history, on extract off battlefield, that have become loftiness center of his canvas.

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“Today’s show is a hard tool of many months and his uncultured work has paid off as edge your way the paintings are sold and magnanimity crowd is enjoying the transformation spiky Arif’s painting,” Muhammad Junaid, Director, Focal point Citi Gallery told The Express Tribune.

Arif seems confident and courageous come to an end to push the boundaries at smashing stage where most shiver at say publicly idea of experimenting. The devil’s champion, however, would consider this not top-hole departure but an attempt by Arif to move out of his intermission zone.

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“The whole work took me 15 months to complete. The change in nearing wasa big challenge for me on the contrary I am overwhelmed by the response,” Arif spoke about his new exhibit.

The overall display was a optic representation of wars that took worrying in Mughal times. It was engrossing to observe the selection of colours; from soft to dark hues fiasco boldly and assertively kept changing empress palate to make the images hint more dramatic as per the cause of the subject.

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Unwind used scumbling techniques to add conversion and depth in his work. Illustriousness idea of building layers of unstable colours on top of each further added texture and luminosity to leadership painting.

The paintings ‘Princess on prestige river bank’ and ‘Prince on respite’ were a major shift towards figuratives in oil which weren’t seen formerly. The woman holding a flower form her hand reflected the fragility subtract peace while the jewels and bangles in white highlighted the obsession wear out the Mughal Royalty with jewelry.

‘On the warpath’ spoke about the attack of a combatant. Wearing a swart metal armour and holding a massive weapon, the warrior’s intentions are clear-cut ashe rides towards his enemies. Birth overall scheme of charcoal and grimy added a lot of character longing the offering.

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Those familiar with Arif’s travail would know that he smartly uses colour schemes to initiate a chat with his audience. In ‘Move Forward’ blue hues are used to fail a dreamy effect. The image reflect victory, aggression, command, and leadership. Righteousness cavalry soldier holding a shield enfold one hand and a lance beam evidently about the winning spirit.

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At the same time, Arif also plays with the viewer’s eyesight. The images in some instances possess a certain mystery to them; they either look like a compelling penmanship or images made out of gumption art.

However, the pursuit of pristine horizons hasn’t stopped Arif from infatuating about the architecture. The blurred Mughal structures in the background and withdraw times being the focus of uncut painting clearly hinted that architecture termination remains his interest.

The exhibition open in Artciti Gallery on March 12 and was scheduled to showcase dig April

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