Tag: Painting

RAC arranges paintings exhibition by medical students

The Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) arranged a painting exhibition by the students of Rawalpindi Medical College here on Tuesday. The exhibition was divided into...

IIUI holds painting exhibition

Calligraphy is an important element of Islamic culture and civilization, said Dr NB Jumani, dean, Faculty of Social Sciences of the International Islamic University...

RAC holds Women Day painting competition

The Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) organised a painting competition titled ‘Women and Development’ in connection with the International Women Day on Thursday Former RAC director...

‘Our Legacy’ showcased at Jharoka

In a bid to preserve cultural heritage of the subcontinent, Muhammad Shafiq, a noted water colourist from Lahore, opened his 29 contemporary paintings titled...

Picasso painting stolen from Greek gallery

A Picasso painting, given to the Athens National Gallery by the artist himself, was stolen along with two other valuable works of art. Picasso's...

Painting exhibition at Rohtas mesmerises viewers

A show of an art group, comprising give young artists, Ahsan Anwari, Amra Khan, Maria Khan, Mohsin Shafi and Sarah Ahmed, at Rohtas Gallery...

Rind’s paintings exude memories of hometown

AS Rind’s paintings have been on display in the Revivers Art Gallery and have received commendable applause by art lovers. The artist has displayed...

Rubens painting stolen in Belgium found in Greece

A 1618 painting by Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens that was stolen in Belgium a decade ago has been found in Greece, officials said...

Painting exhibition at Arts Council today

In connection with the Independence Day celebrations, Rawalpindi Arts Council is arranging an exhibition of oil painting by renowned artist, Misbahuddin Qazi. The...

Painting titan Lucian Freud dies

British figurative painter Lucian Freud, whose uncompromising, fleshy portraits made him one of the world’s most revered and coveted artists, has died aged 88,...

Picasso painting sold for £13.5 million

A rarely seen painting by Pablo Picasso has been sold for almost £13.5m at Christie's auction house in London, exceeding expectations. Jeune Fille Endormie...

Anthony van Dyck painting to be auctioned

Sotheby's London is to auction a portrait of a monk, credited to Anthony van Dyck, that was previously thought to have been painted by...

Mashhood opens painting exhibition at Alhamra

Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan opened Ishtiaq Mahmood Tahir’s painting exhibition, organized by Lahore Arts Council, at the Alhamra Art Gallery...

Amal Peerzada’s painting exhibition today

“Minimal”, Amal Peerzada’s second solo exhibition will conclude today at the Museum of Puppetry between 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Amal is currently doing...

Painting Lahore’s suburbs

Nazir Ahmed’s works were displayed on Friday in the Coopera Art Gallery where Ahmed paints natural and architectural beauty of Lahore and its outskirts....

Ghulam Mustafa captures beauty in painting landscapes

LAHORE - Ghulam Mustafa has done wonderfully in capturing the beauty that he sees in Pakistan, by expressing it in the form of painting landscapes. His love for situations, especially within the city is fairly obvious, as the Ejaz Art Gallery displays several of his landscape series. From city roads, to narrow alleys, down to suburban scenes, Mustafa has brought Lahore to life with his oil paints and canvas.
One can only imagine an artist painting an extremely simple scene of a

Painting walls of hope

LAHORE - Drive by the wall opposite the centre point, you see monuments painted next to calls for peace, depictions of culture and a call for togetherness. Amidst these paintings of hope, is a painting of an old woman in despondency, a theme the the City District Government Lahore (CDGL), a partner to the project, does not allow. The painting somehow slipped through their gaze. However, Yasir, a chartered accountant, paints what he calls is the true reflection of the society around