At the exhibition, titled ‘Surrounded’, which opened at Chawkandi Art Gallery on Tuesday, Sadaf talks about her work. "It's personal imagery,” she says. “It delves [into] motherhood. For me, it involves new beginnings, the process of the pain and then delivering the little one. In the paintings you will see [a] seed [that is about] to bud [into a] flower. The pink colour in the background denotes the fact that there was a time I had hoped to conceive a girl child."
A journey from childhood via digital collages
She has raised two boys – the elder, 14 years old, and the younger, four years old. "My husband and I never compared genders but we would have loved to conceive a girl."
Sadaf said they are not longing for a daughter anymore and are content with their two sons. "More than delving into pain or grief over it, I tried focusing on the positive aspect of life, hence this collection."
The paintings, some made with oil on canvas with a few acrylics on canvas, depict floral landscape. More importantly, however, they consist of some ultrasound images of Sadaf's pregnancies.
Sadaf is the wife of artist RM Naeem. Talking about his wife's artistic sense, he said that it dwells on innocence. “There is though some spontaneity [that] her artwork is associated with."
Solo exhibition: Paintings evoke vulnerability, raw emotion
Zohra Husain, the owner of Chawkandi Art Gallery, noticed the fine balance in Sadaf’s work. "Her work is different from others – a balanced compilation of the organic and non-organic life. [They are] beautifully painted canvases [that] are a visual delight.”
With 15 artworks on display at the gallery, the exhibition ends on April 3.
COMMENTS
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ