Karachi
Farrukh Shahabs latest exhibition titled Concatenation opened at the ArtScene Gallery on Tuesday.
The 33 piece exhibit is a progression for Shahab, who says that after being engrossed in realistic portraits for over 20 years, he is now able to play with lines, creating figures the way he wants. His current body of work has many shades, all depicted in his trademark semi-cuboid forms. Apart from the usual oil on canvas work, there are also hosts of oil-on-board pieces. Some of these pieces are not just on flat boards, but his small cubes with distorted figures continue along the edges. These are small boxes, which are a more physical extension of his cubical paintings.
Another new element that Shahab has used is bright colours. Unlike past works, which used to be pretty dark with stark colours, this time he has used hues of blue, yellow, orange, green and red in his works.
Sirikan, a visitor at the gallery, and one who has been following Shahab’s art for long, said that the use of colours in Shahab’s work was quite balanced. “Blue is the opposite of yellow, and green is the opposite of red and orange, so he has been careful in using the opposites of the colours. It makes his work stand out, ready to jump off the wall,” she said.
Shahid Rassam an artist was happy that finally some colour had crept into Shahab’s work. Asif Ahmed, another artist found the body of work as a mixed bag. With some pieces brought delight, rest did not. The exhibition will continue till March 4.
Source: http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=164649
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