9 am Painting

I am a Pakistani painter based in Lahore who specialises in landscapes with an undergraduate of the National College of Arts (NCA). Having lived in the suburbs for most of my life, I developed a keen interest in the interplay of rural and urban elements. My focus is on exploring and strengthening the mundane relationship between nature and architecture, and how they coexist in our daily lives. ​ Landscapes summon feelings of nostalgia, owing to a blend of recognisable imagery with muted and vibrant colours. I aim to blur the line between representational and non-representational, blending the discernible and indiscernible to engage the viewer's memory while using shapes, colour, shadow and light to give form to a landscape. Representing shadow and light as separate entities is one of my concerns.