A. S. Rind

Artist Statement:

A.S. Rind is a Karachi based artist whose art is in demand throughout the country. His work has frequently been shown in exhibitions shown abroad and he has a number of solo exhibitions to his credit. Inspired by the poetry of the masters; Ghalib, Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Alama Iqbal. Rind illustrates his thoughts with portraiture portraying delicate female forms in colourful traditional dress and jewelry and classic symbols creating a narrative often accompanied by the poets text.Rind is a versatile artist who graduated from the Karachi School of Art in 1988. He was at that time a super-realist painter who continued to study art and to explore contemporary styles of painting. He went on to practice calligraphy, illustrating historic architecture. Rind found his unique personal idiom in the new millennium by fusing moods and styles with great success using oil or acrylic as his media. The pictorial richness of the artist’s work is enhanced by his understanding of line, form and colour.

Biography

A. S Rind was born in 1960 in Rahim Yar Khan, a town in the South of Punjab, Pakistan. He acquired his formal education in Art from the Central Institute of Arts and Crafts in Karachi. The inspirations that Rind has drawn from the rich culture and heritage of his hometown are creatively incorporated in his paintings.

With oil on canvas being his major technique, Rind’s paintings are an abstract but a meaningful play of lines and colors. His work revolves around various moods of traditional and modern women in Pakistan. He depicts different moods of a feminine spirit with commendable craftsmanship and intricacy. Use of a blend of varying colors in harmonious tones in the background is Rind’s signature style.

Date of Birth: 1960 in Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan.

Qualification: B.A From Punjab.

4 year diploma in fine art 1988 from Central institute of Art and Craft (Arts) Council, Karachi, Pakistan.

Career

Experience:

1986 worked with different mediums.

1990 worked in realism.

1992 worked In impressionism, done some works in cubism which was exhibited in Alliance Franchise, Karachi, Pakistan.

1998 Painted some work in different techniques and mediums

2002 started calligraphic paintings with own developed typography

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibition:

2013 Revivers Galleria, Lahore Pakistan.

2012 Hamail Gallery Dubai

2011 Tanzara Gallery, Islamabad Pakistan.

2011 Tanzara Gallery, Islamabad Pakistan.

2011 Revivers Galleria, Lahore Pakistan.

2011 Ocean Art Galleries, Lahore Pakistan.

2010 The Collector Galleria, Lahore Pakistan.

2010 Tanzara Gallery, Islamabad Pakistan.

2010 Art scene Gallery, Karachi Pakistan.

2009 The Collector Galleria, Lahore Pakistan.

2009 Shakeel Ismail Gallery, Karachi Pakistan.

2008 The Collector Galleria, Lahore Pakistan.

2008 Tanzara Gallery, Islamabad Pakistan.

2003 Kunj Art Gallery, Karachi Pakistan.

1993 Alliance Fransare, Karachi Pakistan.

Group Shows:

More then 50 in Pakistan & Abroad Dubai, Bahrain, Singapore, England, Canada, America, India, Bangladesh.