The exhibition will be held on November 25 and is being jointly organised by Gallery 6 in Islamabad and Sadequain Foundation based in San Diego, California, USA.
Two new books about Sadequain will be launched as well. One is a collection of legendary calligraphies and the other is a collection of monumental illustrations/interpretations of poetry.
Besides the book launch, exhibition of 24 limited edition oil-on-canvas giclee prints - inkjet-based digital print used as fine art - will be held at
the gallery.
These giclee prints have been made in the USA and are high quality reproductions of the master’s works, including those that were painted by Sadequain while living in foreign countries and have never been seen or documented before. These giclee prints will be offered for sale at fixed prices in pursuance of the foundation’s charter. All pieces of artwork offered by the Sadequain Foundation are registered and copyright protected by the United States Library of Congress and they carry the Foundation’s seal, serial number and date.
Sadequain was responsible for the renaissance of Islamic Calligraphy in Pakistan. After he transformed the calligraphy into a mainstream art form, most of the known Pakistani artists followed in his footsteps.
The book “The Legend of Sadequain – Renaissance of Calligraphic Art in Pakistan” is the first of its kind. It presents biographical notes and a collection of over 160 calligraphic paintings by the legendary artist.
The second book “Mystic Expressions by Sadequain – an odyssey to exaltation with Ghalib, Iqbal, Faiz and Sadequain” has illustrations/interpretations of poetry by the artist. The illustrations of Ghalib were done in 1968, of Faiz during the 1970s and 80s and of Iqbal during the 1980s. Sadequain was deeply interested in the issues that have challenged the best minds of the human race - questions about the mysteries of the universe, meaning of life on our planet and beyond, role of human beings in the universe, freedom and self-determination, survival and progress, and the fine line between reason and emotion - even in his poetry he deals with such issues.
“Sadequain was arguably an embodiment of the spirit of Picasso, grandeur of Michelangelo, poetic prowess of Omar Khayyam, and calligraphic skills of Yaqoot,” the press release read.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 13th, 2010.
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