Art expands outlook

We must sincerely pass on our work to others so that future generations can benefit from it, says Professor RM Naeem

Art expands the intellectual vision of the people in understanding the world and the realities of life, said renowned visual artist Professor RM Naeem on Wednesday.

He was speaking at the Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP) Karachi Institute of Arts and Crafts. The ACP hosted a lecture by Naeem for its students. German Consul General Holger Ziegeler, ACP President Muhammad Ahmad Shah, Shahid Rasam, Abdul Jabbar Gul, Masood Alam, and Syed Faraz Ali also attended the lecture. Sharing his experiences with the students on the occasion, Naeem said that those who paint on cinema posters, signboards, and rickshaws are my real heroes.

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Artists should be harmless. Art expands our thinking. In doing so, we must sincerely pass on our work to others so that future generations can benefit from it. He said that in today's world there is no example like Buddha to understand the reality of life, we have to take our steps towards a place where no one has been able to reach till today. He said that there is no such thing in the world that has no value. The purpose of price is not only money.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 10^th, 2022.