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Artist Statement:
My artistic journey has been
very unconventional and very
slow. At a very early age my
parents recognized the artist
in me, but it was much later
in life that I actually
enjoyed and cherished the joy
of being an artist. I trained
at the Pratt Institute, New
York , USA as a Communication
Designer, but have been
painting since the age of 12,
when I was a student of S.S
Hyder, an eminent artist of
Peshawar, in the North West
Frontier Province of Pakistan
. My greatest inspiration
comes from a craft from my
parents’ village in N.W.F.P,
called ‘chitarkari’ or slate
engraving and the ancient
Gandhara art. Watching slate
engravers chiseling intricate
designs on slate brought this
urge to pick up a hammer and
chisel and do it myself. Call
it art or craft, whatever I
have put on display are my
thoughts, feelings and
anxieties engraved on slate
and board. I love making my
own paper, something I learnt
from Tajima Shinji, a dear
friend from Japan, who
promoted handmade paper in
Pakistan.
My recent work is a window to
the world around me, where
words have lost their
meanings. What do words like
freedom, ...
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