Personal / Universal (part 2)

Ali Kazim will installa a site specific installation at Porgy&Bess.

A group exhibition with young emerging artists from Pakistan

Artists: Aisha Abid Hussain, Rubaba Haider, Rehana Mangi, Ali Kazim, Noor Ali Chagani, Hammad Gillani, Adeel uz Zafar

Curated by Aisha Khalid

OPENING: April 5, 2016

6 pm @Porgy&Bess, Riemergasse 11, 1010 Wien

universal strains & gains?:
Hassan Farahani: live electronics
Johannes Kretz: live electronics
Renald Deppe: reeds

8 pm @hinterland, Krongasse 20, 1050 Wien

personal noises & choices?:
Rahi Sinaki: Tar
Michael Bruckner: Gitarre
Renald Deppe: reeds

’Personal/Universal? contains works of contemporary artists. Although, trained and associated with the traditional technique of miniature painting, it is amazing to see the point of departure in terms of form and exploration of the technique presented in the works. The art practice is linked with artist?s own personal vocabulary, which does not necessarily come from their training in miniature. It stems from their life experiences, influences and inspirations from surrounding cultures, or social/political change.

The discussion about tradition seems meaningless when you set no limitations for the extreme exploration of the technique. At times, human hair replaces the fine squirrel tail brush- hair isn?t used in the brush to apply paint. Instead it is used to embroider fabric and sometimes even paper. Aggressive strokes of graphite are not actually applied with graphite, but are carefully painted with a fine brush. This process of opposing acts becomes meditative.

Traditionally one associates miniature with things on a small scale. The contemporary submerges with the traditional when the heavy terracotta bricks turn into tiny miniature bricks.

The personal extends into universal just like a stitch of embroidery that manages to become real; a few piles of paper contain millions of words; the sound of making art speaks to both you and others. Yes- personal is universal.

Thanks to Austrian Embassy Islamabad