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| December 10, 2002 | Tuesday | Shawwal 5,1423 |
Young expressions
ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: Art works of young children was put on display at a group exhibition at the Children’s Art Club here on Monday. Renowned writer and poetess Kishwer Naheed was the chief guest on the occasion. Being the fourth day of Eid, it was also an Eid Milan for the students of Fauzia Minallah the founder and instructor of the club.
With the dearth of activities for children, Fauzia Minallah formed the Children’s Art Club with the aim of instilling love of art in them.
“The idea was to offer meaningful, fun-filled activities for children to discover their hidden talents and encourage them to be more imaginative and creative,” says the artist, committed to promoting and infusing a love for the art in children.
The artwork on display in different mediums was a journey into the rich imaginative world of a child. Children experimented with water colour, salty ‘sand’ art.
Six years old Amina’s work, Amina’s planets, was one of the paintings displayed at the exhibition in another work she has painted a house with a magical shed where little girls change into fairies. Neha, 5, has a big happy cheerful face of herself in one painting and in the other a big computer, The happy computer. Ayesha Jan, 7, has a dream of green colour. Sara, 4, is surrounded by pretty flowers and a rainbow. Fatima, 9, has made a Snow Woman because everyone makes snow man and it offends her. Mahnoor’s painting is titled Fauzia khala at night in Antarctica.
Azhar, 8, has painted spirits flying over an ocean. Farheen, 9, is fond of smiling clouds and a happy star. Shandana, 9, and Hassan, 5, are fond of pretty flowers. For Khadija a peaceful world has rain, happy animals and smiling children.
Khadija also has heart-shaped balloons of love and an angel on a starry night. Dawar, 7, has painted an imaginary yellow world where there is a giant Dalmatian with wings and an enormous chocolate cookie.
Maheen, 7, has made a painting of two chicks and two puppies out for a walk on a dark rainy day.
Some of the work on display was by children who otherwise have no opportunity to enjoy a creative pursuit.
The CAC tries to support creative endeavours of these children.
One of the most fascinating work is that of Sayeeda, 8, and Sumera, 11, who come from a very humble household. For the past four years they have been studying in a Madressah. But due to the loss of their mother they stay home and do the house work. “It is amazing to see them work, it seems as if painting comes naturally to them,” says Fauzia, impressed by her students output.
Nasreen Gul has depicted herself making roti on her tandoor, and Humaira has shown herself in her house with the typical indoor scene from a village in Hazara. The indoor depicts a typical shelf called kaanus with the crockery of the house proudly displayed.
It is a small effort to help them financially. There were greeting cards for sale made by Sumera, Sayeeda and Rukhsana. Besides the paintings there were some books on display that are written and illustrated by the children.
Almost 50 per cent of the paper used in the exhibition is recycled from old newspapers. Children fully participate in the paper making process and it helps them understand that by recycling they help the environment.
The children who are participating in the exhibition included Riannach Mitha Semple, Sumera Bibi, Sayeeda Bibi, Sara Khan, Mahnoor, Amina Abbas, Mustapha Kamal, Dawar Aziz, Yawar Aziz, Ayesha Jan, Khadija Javed, Neha Javed, Maheen Qureshi, Farheen Qureshi, Mashal, Fatima Ravji, Azhar Ravji, Maliha Javed, Shandana, Hassan and Rukhsana.
As a children’s writer mingling with the children at this level is a very invigorating enriching for Fauzia. “It is a learning experience for me and there is a lot I learn from children,” she admits.
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