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Lahore is not only the city of colors but also a center of academic acquisitions for centuries. Politically, this city has been important enough to become the capital once for the Mughals and then for Ranjit Singh. The saints found this place as their eternal abode while kings, queens and princes patched their soil with eternal sleep.
Shopping has also been a party in this city, while taste buds can be rejuvenated by its local and adopted recipes.
The architecture has been a mark of distinction with the construction of small brick buildings under British influence during colonial rule. The Mall, once known as Thandi Sarak it is mainly dotted with architectural designs of the famous Bhai Ram Singh. This road, apart from being delightfully entwined with green trees, is also known for the academic institutions that stand on its edges. Atchison College, University of the Punjab and NCA are the best known, while opposite NCA, along Nasir Garden, a path can lead you to Government College, commonly known as GC, which has now earned university status. . This university has been an institution noted for providing excellence in education since it was established in the late 19th century.
Minhas Art Gallery is a new feature in this gigantic GCU building, named after Mr. Aslam Minhas (deceased), a very dedicated and studious professor in the Fine Arts department; the only department in Punjab that provides art education to children at an intermediate level.
This gallery was inaugurated on October 30 last year with an exhibition of a rare collection of paintings by Aslam Minhas Late.
It was a group show of Pakistani artists, representing different styles and their respective time since the birth of Pakistan.
The collection included the work of Anna Molka Ahmed, Colin David, Zulqarnain Hyder, Khalid Saeed Butt, Dr Ajaz Anwar, Mian Ejaz ul-Hasan, Dr Shahida Manzoor, Kehkashan Jafery, Mashkoor Raza, Dr Musarrat Hassan, Shahnawaz Zaidi, Erfan Ullah Babar , Salman Farooqi, Sumera Jawad, Sadia Rai, Dr. Naseem Akhtar, Munazza Rashid and Ms. Aslam Minhas.
Mian Ejaz ul-Hassan’s three-panel painting “The Red Signal”, was a social commentary of the mid-1970s, under the influence of communism which demanded basic rights and social balance in reaction to monarchy or capitalism which in At the time, it stripped human beings of their basic and fundamental rights. Mian Ejaz ul-Hassan, before becoming known as a specialist in loves trees, expressed a very radical and socialist doctrine, a fad and trend of its day, as it was the thinking of the day in the mid to late 1970s that inspired the educated youth of the subcontinent before falling prey to glamor and the strength of the western capitalist network.
Dr. Shahida Manzoor has recently started participating in exhibitions after a long period of almost eight years, as she was out of the country for her PhD in Art History, as she is very busy carrying out a research program as Coordinator of the Research Center, University. from Punjab Lahore University of Art and Design, she finds it more and more difficult to paint prolifically, but still, her passion for painting, her beloved subject of her; Lahore’s cityscape continues to gain powerful expression through the vivid and massive depiction of architectural backgrounds and the elongated perspectives of the narrow streets of the “Old City” with rickshaw and tomboy moving through the dripping red canvases. He called his frame “the dying legacy”.
Next to Dr. Shahida, the ever-shining frame of Kehkashan Jafery was shown, the pure red, blue and yellow colors were scorching with the dim dancing figures in the middle, but not arranged without regard to the focal point. Kehkashan’s pure colors have always been a trademark of his powerful, bold and very enthusiastic expression, he does not like to mix and reproduce secondary tones, his strokes with blistering effects, set the surface of the canvas on fire and draw the viewer in with energy and vivacity. . .
Hats off to the arrangement of the canvases, which created a contrast between Ms. Jafery’s flaming frame and the relaxing and sensual blue and white, touched with the warmth of blue by Mashkoor Raza under the title of “untitled “. The nude figure was embellished with the help of the cubist technique and a wonderful combination of colors.
Next up was hanging a portrait of Dr. Musarrat Hassan, another art historian and researcher who rarely finds time to paint, but does paint. The soft and subtle representation of the face of an old woman, with sparkle in her eyes and shine on her wrinkled skin, showed the artist’s keen observation.
Shahnawaz Zaidi, exhibited a realistic portrait of a Nawaz Table (Drummer) that looked photorealistic with dramatic light falling on the model’s silky hair and dress; it can also be made of silk. Few commented on this painting as “different from Zaidi’s”. Shahnawaz Zaidi is a remarkable artist, who paints with certain ideas and concepts whenever he picks up the brush to paint, but in this painting, he was more skillful.
Next was an innocent painting by Anila Zulfiqar, a young teacher and artist from Punjab University. She, with her soft pink and olive green tints, painted the surface that looked “fairyland“, but her style suggested late 19th century European impressionism.
Next up was Erfan Ullah Babar’s frame in pastels, who tried to capture the atmosphere of solitude inside a room, the only chair with a pair of pants thrown at the back, in a slightly dark environment, it was very suggestive in the pastel texture sheet. in a greenish gray tone, recalling the technique of Edward Degas.
Sumera Jawad is a subject painter today, for most art lovers and critics; she has been a portraitist. But since she began her higher education based on doctoral level study, a transition phase has forced her to paint on certain subjects and techniques. Most of her work now falls into “feminist” dogma.
His canvas under the title “Mother Earth” was on display at the Minhas Art Gallery with a dejected detail of two figures in a highly articulated outline. His ability to paint the human body was evident even after his intentional effort to cover up the inviolability of human beings. But the painting caught the attention of many visitors because of its subject matter.
Another painter who is new to the painting arena, having been abroad for the last five or six years, showed her latest work; which could be categorized as “conceptual” as far as the subject is concerned. Sadia Rai, a ‘dogmatic painter’ exhibited a canvas, mostly painted in black, and at the focal point where a female figure, painted in vivid red paint, was shown caged in a white ice cube. The picture under the title “Desire & Destiny” was among the fresh works of new talents.
Ayesha Sidiqui’s painting with good color combination and calligraphy technique was very eye-catching but did not express a clear idea.
Dr. Naseem Akhtar, another researcher, participated in the exhibition through her watercolors, a spoiled student of Anna Molka, Dr. Naseem Akhtar participated in an exhibition after a long time, since she did not have the time and health enough for such laborious work. she, with research duties at LCWU. But her frames showed a specific panorama of her vision through the transparency of water-based paints.
There were only two sculptures, displayed in the corners of the gallery; one was a bust of Mrs. Minhas; one normal academic creation while the other was an abstract and mythological cast by Munazza Rashid, a sculptor from NCA. Munazza’s piece was titled “Turmoil” which, in solid three-dimensional form, expressed or attempted to express the internal dichotomy of human thought and imagination. You could say as a modern contemporary sculpture from Pakistan.
The exhibition gave the viewer an opportunity to take a look at the work of the old masters together with the new generation. It also provided an opportunity for modern painters to see themselves through the years. The old ones were experimenting in their respective “modern times”. No one could be perfect without experience, and Minhas Art Gallery has showcased the diversity and style of different painters, old and new under one roof. I hope this gallery stands out on the art scene as its goals are more educational than monetary.
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