Rana Riaz Ahmed's Solo Exhibition of Paintings on Islamic Art

PAKISTAN OBSERVER

PAKISTAN - The solo exhibition on Islamic art exploring Muslim heritage by Rana Riaz Ahmed concluded here Sunday at National Art gallery. The show portrayed a collection of 32 exquisite calligraphy paintings presenting a mosaic of technique, style and color to provide the art lovers with opportunity to enjoy the glimpses of the heritage of Muslim Ummah. The exhibition entitled “Dot to Design” featured beautiful calligraphy which serves as the art of writing which earned a unique status in the creative sphere. The artist also donated an exquisite piece of his calligraphic art to the National Art Gallery of Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA). Rana Riaz Ahmed is amongst those practitioners of calligraphic painting who are known for their distinct and convincing expression. Though, he has been in the sphere for quite some time but it was only in 1990s when he took it up serious and devoted himself to excel and introduce a technique “Pointillism” never viewed before in the art of calligraphy. [link]