Imran Qureshi

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Imran Qureshi (* 1972 in Hyderabad , Pakistan ) is a Pakistani painter and installation artist . He lives in Lahore , where he teaches at the National College of Art.

Life

Qureshi studied miniature painting at the National College of Art in Lahore . There he was the first chairman of a puppeteer club in 1992. In the 1990s, Qureshi increasingly turned away from miniature images and towards large-format paintings and installations. In his works he mainly uses traditional elements of the Mughal tradition, which he combines with abstract painting. Thematically, however, he refers to contemporary violent events.

Works

  • Moderate Enlightenment (2009)
  • You Who Are My Love and My Life's Enemy Too (2010)

Exhibitions

Prizes and awards

  • In 2011 Qureshi received one of the main prizes of the Sharjah Biennale for his installation Blessings Upon the Land of My Love (Blessings for the land of my loved ones)
  • 2013 Deutsche Bank Artist of the Year

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Imran Qureshi. My work is always about the here and now. Art dictionary. Hatje Cantz Publishing House. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  2. ↑ Imran Qureshi. When rosettes of blood color bloom. ( Memento of the original from October 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. art - the art magazine. Retrieved October 22, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.art-magazin.de
  3. ^ Imran Qureshi: Artist of the Year 2013. Nafas Art Magazine. Retrieved October 22, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Qureshi, Imran
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Qureshi, Mohammad Imran
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Pakistani artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Hyderabad , Pakistan