Connoisseurs’ delight: Solitude dominates My Still, Life
Painter says he draws inspiration from cubism, surrealism and Dadaism.
LAHORE:
Solitude is the most dominant theme in the paintings of Aqeel Javed Teetu displayed at the Alhamra Arts Council.
The exhibition titled My Still, Life has 50 pictures painted over the last two years.
“My work is based on my memories,” the artist said. He said he was not committed to a particular style. “One should paint whatever they feel like painting,” he said.
Teetu said he used non-linear geometric shapes particularly circles in his work because most objects in nature had these shapes.
He said he drew a lot of inspiration from movements like cubism, surrealism and Dadaism.
Referring to one of the paintings, he said it related to his surname Teetu, a Greek word meaning ‘something said’. The painting shows a bookshelf with a book titled Teetu surrounded by several other books. “It’s a self portrait,” he said. In some of the paintings, the artist seems to be influenced by Shakir Ali in the way he paints objects like the sun, birds and bottles.
Artist Saeed Akhtar praised the work. He said the artist had worked hard. However, he said, he needed to concentrate on mastering one of the techniques.
Akhtar said he felt the way Teetu had painted women needed some improvement “I really like the way he makes use of his canvas,” he said.
Designer Mohsin Pervaiz said he was impressed by the amount of detail in the paintings. He said mostly when people viewed paintings as a whole they missed out on finer details.
Being a designer, he said he found the 3D effect in the paintings very interesting. “He has designed his frames in a way that they merge into the painting.
They’ve become a part of it,” he said. Some visitors said the painter seemed to have picked up hints from objects around him.
The exhibition will continue till April 2.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 26th, 2011.
Solitude is the most dominant theme in the paintings of Aqeel Javed Teetu displayed at the Alhamra Arts Council.
The exhibition titled My Still, Life has 50 pictures painted over the last two years.
“My work is based on my memories,” the artist said. He said he was not committed to a particular style. “One should paint whatever they feel like painting,” he said.
Teetu said he used non-linear geometric shapes particularly circles in his work because most objects in nature had these shapes.
He said he drew a lot of inspiration from movements like cubism, surrealism and Dadaism.
Referring to one of the paintings, he said it related to his surname Teetu, a Greek word meaning ‘something said’. The painting shows a bookshelf with a book titled Teetu surrounded by several other books. “It’s a self portrait,” he said. In some of the paintings, the artist seems to be influenced by Shakir Ali in the way he paints objects like the sun, birds and bottles.
Artist Saeed Akhtar praised the work. He said the artist had worked hard. However, he said, he needed to concentrate on mastering one of the techniques.
Akhtar said he felt the way Teetu had painted women needed some improvement “I really like the way he makes use of his canvas,” he said.
Designer Mohsin Pervaiz said he was impressed by the amount of detail in the paintings. He said mostly when people viewed paintings as a whole they missed out on finer details.
Being a designer, he said he found the 3D effect in the paintings very interesting. “He has designed his frames in a way that they merge into the painting.
They’ve become a part of it,” he said. Some visitors said the painter seemed to have picked up hints from objects around him.
The exhibition will continue till April 2.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 26th, 2011.