An exhibition of seven contemporary artists from Peshawar opened at the FOMMA Art Centre in DHA.
There are a few strands to Jehanzeb Malik’s paintings, foremost of which is angst. His characters have an aura of melancholy around them. It’s not difficult to spot them that they hail from a society we are familiar with.
On the other hand, Adbur Rehman’s landscapes depict a fertile image. The green and blue shades do the trick for the artist, as they nicely shroud the blackness within.
Sajid Ali’s depiction of concurrent progress and decadence is breathtaking. His realistic work (for instance, a rickshaw parked near a cracked building in an old street) creates a surrealistic effect, a readily identifiable one at that.
Ghulam Shabbir’s portrayal of conservable buildings carries on with the topic a little differently. His eye for detail is pretty noteworthy.
Zakir Ali, Tayyeba Aziz and Abbas Ali diversify the exhibition discussing themes that are a clear departure from the above-mentioned works. Zakir Ali brings the equestrian element into play while Abbas Ali makes the viewer see the floral side of it all. And all of them impress.
