A pictorial exhibition titled “The Kindness of Strangers,” by Australian artist Murtaza Haq, was arranged at the Anna Molka Art Gallery, Punjab University College of Art and Design (PUCAD) on Monday. Renowned artist Rashid Rana inaugurated the exhibition. PUCAD Principal Professor Dr Rahat Naveed Masud, faculty members and a large number of students and art-lovers were present on the occasion.
Talking to reporters after the inauguration, the PUCAD principal said Murtaza Haq had visited various European countries but this exhibition was a reflection of his experiences in Hunza Valley, Pakistan. Faculty members and the students highly appreciated the artistic and eye- catching work. The exhibition will continue till July 9. Having developed his aesthetic through the unique medium of aerosol, the works of Australian artist Murtaza Haq, also known as “Silkor”, exhibit a tragic love for tenacious human relations and a hopeful search for profound ultimate good.
“The Kindness of Strangers” is the first of a two-part series of installations which document his extensive travels in an intimate light; using expression and negative space to expose the faces of many unseen and also to explore the concept that there lies an ongoing truth which binds all human beings.
