Mona Naqsh brings symphony of flowers

Dedicates exhibition to her father, Jamil Naqsh

KARACHI:

The exhibition of Mona Naqsh, known for painting in the language of flowers, opened at the Koel Gallery.

Dedicating the exhibition to her father, Jamil Naqsh the great maestro of painting pigeons and nature, Mona said she has tried to express her thoughts through flowers. The exhibition will continue till October 26.

Ode to my father Jamil Naqsh

This series of drawings have been created in the profound memory of my dear father, Jamil Naqsh, said Mona in a statement.

"Through this humble series, I have tried to portray elements of our love and bond by incorporating my line of subject, flowers, with that of my father's signature pigeons," she said. Mona recalled that her father once said, "subject is not important, how you treat your subject that is important." Every line, form, light and shade in these drawings are in conversation with one another and speak only one language-the language of love.

Mona said that nature is full of surprises. In this secret world everything is neatly arranged and interconnected and every entity is held in a delicate balance. "If we shed more light on relationship and in their intricate network, we reveal fascinating facts about their purposes, place and function.

My current work depicts these relationships and the conversation with mankind as we one of the Nature's employee. As Marc Chagall said: " I see God in every flower."

Symphony in flowers

Curator Pomme Amina Gohar said in a statement that Mona Naqsh speaks the language of flowers. Her delicate blooms are Mona's signature to the art world.

Mona's paintings have a unique sensibility. Flowers provide a source of artistic inspiration for Mona and she paints them with devotion and intensity.

Floral composition grew in prominence in Europe in the 1600's and reflected an urban class who associated art with a splendid lifestyle inspired by all the great impressionists; Renoir, Monet, Van Gogh and Picasso. Deeply impressed by the master painters; Mona Naqsh believes that you can see God in the beauty of flowers. Echoing the words of Chagall "I see God in every bunch of flowers." Mona's composition showcases an arrangement of flowers in vases the element of drawing evident in the relationship between the buds, the leaves and the pigeon. The addition of the pigeon in her work is her direct link to her father who was known for his love for painting pigeons.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 13^th, 2022.