The other image shows the end product: a satisfied client in a salon who sees herself in the mirror and is happy. One of Mariam Arshad’s paintings shows the process of facial cleansing using some beauty products. Beenish Javed’s pieces comment on technology and how sanitary products for women are becoming expensive. Alishba Khan has pasted a painted paper on canvas which appears wrinkled. The words have been blurred, apparently by time. Ayesha Sahikh’s oil-on-canvas looks like a love letter in Urdu. The participating artists include Afsah Ahmed, Alishba Khan, Anshara, Aqsa Bhutto, Areeba Nadeem, Ayesha Shaikh, Wania Shaikh and Tooba Shaikh from the SABS Beenish, Irfan Channa, Marium Arshad and Beenish Khalid from the NCA, S Sheeza Ali, Ruqaia Abdul Aziz, S Warda Batool from Visual Art Department of the University of Karachi and S Asghar Shah and Waqar Magsi from Sindh University. Rajab Charan’s Seeing the unseen shows a young lady sitting idle, gazing at a tiny bird. Taimoor Ali has painted individuals on tiles and labeled the works Poverty I and Poverty II. Mudassar has put various wooden and metal objects together to form an image of a pigeon, a pot and a girl in a single frame. The sculpture rests on one of the tables and speaks of inequality and worthlessness that a woman feels when she goes through pregnancy, menstruation or hormonal changes that her body experiences.
The artist is referring to the stigmatisation of women. Whereas white signifies peace and harmony in Western art, it is associated with sadness and grief in Asian cultures. Another sculpture represents a uterus made in fibre-glass and painted in white. This could tell of the pain of the dancer wearing these. The flat heads of the pins are on the front and enhance its beauty. Aqsa Bhutto has decorated it using silver thumb tacks. One of the art pieces is a ghungroo (ankle bell) hung using a thin invisible wire. Most of the works appear original and true to their billing. The topics have resonated with the viewers, of whom many might have experienced similar emotions at some stage in their lives. The works have been inspired by the artists’ personal experiences, observations, research and comments over social issues. Comprising 28 paintings by emerging artists, the exhibition covers several themes in different mediums. The show has been curated by Akbar Ali who is an artist, art educator and researcher. The golden leaves of Indus | Art & Culture | A group show, titled Golden Leaf of Indus, is on display at Art Chowk Gallery.
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