Flowers of Blood in Pakistani Qureshi's Rome Exhibition

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Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi poses next to his work on September 23, 2013 during the opening of his exhibition in Rome (AFP, Tiziana Fabi)
ITALY---Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi brought his award-winning exhibition on beauty and violence to Rome Monday, unveiling the blood-themed creations which saw him appointed Deutsche Bank's 2013 "Artist of the Year." The 41-year-old, who was given the honour of creating an installation on the rooftop of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art this year, has brought 35 works to Rome's Macro museum for an exhibition which runs until November 17. Many of the works contrast life and brutal death, with splatterings of red acrylic paint to suggest blood and intricate foliage designs representing life.  [Source: AFP]

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Creating, like collecting is a form of record-keeping and diary-making. Just as Imran records the tragic events in Pakistan today, his collectors and viewers are recording too.