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Exploring the complex
 Always objective, her art is often confrontational, questioning ‘stereotypes’ with issues that are intuitive as well as deeply thought out. “I feel that when I get into the studio I’ve been thinking about the work for so long that it’s...
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Laying her soul bare
 In virtually all aspects of life, the notion of latecoming carries negative connotations. This is especially true in art, for successful, committed artists usually manifest their creative talents and distinguish themselves...
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State of the visual arts
 Nothing is more tiresome to read, generally, than the epiphany recalled. Widely manifest, visual art in 2003 was active and kicking, nonetheless it had its fair share of hits and misses....
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Inspired by nature
 Leaves of myriad glowing shades — gold, orange, green and brown — tumble across harmoniously painted surfaces. Among the leaves a design of calligraphic script fashioned from organic matter is juxtaposed...
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Contemporary calligraph-art
 Perhaps the most significant cultural change witnessed in Pakistan during the last half-century is the revival of Islamic calligraphy. There has been nothing else so striking and so captivating in its...
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Mystic ritual
 R.M. Naeem’s exhibition at the Canvas Gallery is visually very exciting. Twenty large canvases rendered in strong colours and sharp forms are intentionally thought provoking. The emphasis lays on the pictorial...
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