'This is a first-ever history of art written in the country, which discusses artistic forms and personal identities of artists as a discourse on the modern and contemporary art of Pakistan. The first two chapters deal with the subcontinental art scene against the background of the decay of Mughal painting, the emergence of company painting and, finally, the triumph of the western style of Raj painting, and reaction against it from Abanindranath Tagore and Chughtai. The author argues that Pakistani art is a distinct facet of the Muslim heritage of the subcontinent.

The works of Zubeida Agha, Shakir Ali, and other pioneers of modern art, have been analysed in detail, focusing on how the modern artists of Pakistan have used cubism and abstract art in the traditional subcontinental way of turning historical necessity into culturally viable individual expressions. A separate chapter deals with Pakistan's women artists who are defining their independent role in the gender context.

'A chapter on sculpture draws notice for the first time to its lively existence in Pakistan.' - extracted from the introduction on the inside cover.

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Location code
REF.NAA2
Language

English

Keywords
Publication/Creation date

1998

No of pages

600

ISBN / ISSN

0195778030

No of copies

2

Content type

monograph

Chapter headings

1. The Prelude

2. The Predecessors

3. The Pioneers

4. Shakir Ali's Panj Piyare

5. The Art of Malamat

6. The Young Turks and Others

7. Ideological Divide

8. Feminine Space

9. Art on the Fringe

10. The Proscribed Art

Image and Identity: Fifty Years of Painting and Sculpture in Pakistan
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Image and Identity: Fifty Years of Painting and Sculpture in Pakistan