He was a storyteller even while painting. Divided into large panels with a frenzy of activity in every corner, his canvases seemed to have an abundance of stories, expressed through strong figures and colours. Largely self-taught, he painted as he lived: with a wild abandon. The world seemed newly created in some paintings while human beings shared communal feelings with animals. It was only the world which failed to live up to his ideals.
Tassaduq Sohail’s life was a tale of revolt, desire and unrestrained originality. Largely self-taught, the artist painted as he lived — with a wild abandon
During the ’80s, he would come down from London and exhibit at Ali Imam’s gallery. It was there that I got to know him. There was something childlike and endearing about him but I found out about the other side when he would let loose the choicest barbs against those he considered his rivals or who had somehow slighted him. Our most delightful sojourns were at the small apartment he shared with parrots, cats and work in progress at the easel.