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| According to an art critic in New York, lively and
emblazoned, the canvasses of Nargis Khalid convey an
almost overwhelming hold on all of the senses. The
ethereal, almost supernal, images are amalgam drawn
from the "sensory cauldron" of her childhood
in India and, later, in Pakistan. Though she is now
a US citizen, Nargis is strongly rooted in the sights,
sounds and fragrances of her heritage, both natural
and cultural, finding great delight through artistic
expression in the language of this sensorial retrospective. "There
are no preliminary drawings, no planning from still
life arrangements. It is just yielding to a force from
within to express itself, with a free use of flowing
colours in water media and playing with shapes that
emerge during that process. Addition of collage paper
prepared by me - and some textures - energize the symbols
that appeared and complete the narrative that began
with earlier brush strokes." Educated first in
Karachi, Nargis received her Masters degree from Rhode
Island School of Design. One of the founding members
of the Dubai Arts Society in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,
she may now be found teaching at the Dubai International
Arts Centre as well as American College of Dubai. Works
by Nargis Khalid have found their place in many corporate
and private collections. |
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