PESHAWAR: A young water colourist has asked his fellow artists to raise awareness on climate change among people through art.

He said that the recent flash floods wreaked havoc on nature which should be taken as clarion call to do something good and avoid further erosion.

Mohammad Ahsenzeb is engaged in a project to paint landscape with an aim to raise public awareness regarding climate change. He also urged other contemporary artists to do the same through art.

“The recent flash floods have defaced natural environment. The torrential rains not only cast far-reaching socio-economic impacts on our climate but also our approach towards nature,” he told this scribe during a chat.

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Ahsenzeb has done his Masters and MPhil in fine arts graphic design from Punjab University, Lahore. He is a recipient of several awards including the prestigious Gulgee award with twelve years of professional experience.

He presently teaches at the school of design art and architecture in Haripur University.

It is an institute of applied sciences and technology run with support of Austrian and Chinese universities.

“The art school imparts education in several art and design disciplines where 30 to 50 students both male and female study different aspects of visual arts,” he said.

Mr Zeb said that artists should come forward with innovative methods to raise awareness among people on climate change as nature was angry with the hostile attitude of human beings towards it. Highlighting the strength of nature through art could revive it, he added.

“In my personal capacity, I have started a project to paint landscapes, showcasing its beauty in its entirety in order to bring out how it looks like when it is smiling on us all round. Owing to our negligence and philistine attitude, nature has turned to be angry and demands of us to change our attitude towards it,” said the young artist.

He said that he was in search of a free foreign scholarship to conduct research on ‘the impact of defacing nature of north’. He said that there was much to explore and dig out on the topic as it would help the local people to understand nature for a better climate change.

Published in Dawn, November 5th, 2022