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Shafique Farooqi was born in 1942 in Sialkot, Pakistan. After his training at the National College of Arts, he went over to Turkey and completed his Master’s degree at Istanbul University. Later on he was bequeathed an honorary doctorate in Spiritual Arts from Royal American University in Spiritual Arts.

In the 60 years of his art career he has done more than 13,000 art pieces and 107 solo shows in USA, England, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Germany, Sudan, France, Canada, Holland, Turkey and Pakistan. He has mastered the art of Free-hand Sketches, Calligraphy, Landscape, Watercolor, Etching, Symbolic Art, Ceramics, Symbiosis concept of art (Journey of Line), and Spiritual art (Whirling Dervishes). Recognizing his contributions to the field of arts, the government of Pakistan conferred on him the  President’s Pride of Performance, in 2021.

Among his passions, earlier in his career, Farooqi had taken up calligraphy, in which his emphasis was the Arabic alphabet.

Invoking Rumi, Shafique Farooqi’s Whirling Dervishes transports the viewer to a spiritual realm in an ecstasy of colour. His images swirl and melt into the heavens above joining mind, heart, and body as they seek oneness with God. Having spent a significant part of his life in Turkey, Farooqi’s art has been deeply inspired by Sufism. His recent endeavor is his book on art and mysticism “The Tale of Drunken Flute in Whirling Dervishes”.

Mr. Shafique Farooqi fascination with Calligraphic art over 60 years, His artistic journey simultaneously Travers twin paths, virtuosity and wisdom Mr. Farooqi has published his 6th book “ لا الہ الا اللہ” and  working on his 7th book  “محمد رسول اللہ” which his Knife and hand truly reflects Calligraphy as seen.

In Shafique Farooqi’s landscape paintings, there is always a central object, perhaps a tree that has attracted the artist’s full attention. He has treated it in the spirit of a portrait, and has generally succeeded in revealing the whole atmosphere of the landscape in reference to the single tree.

Symbolism is an art movement in response to Realism and Impressionism. Mr. Shafique Farooqi used Symbolism to express meaning in an indirect manner. He wanted their painting to depict a meaning beyond just the figures they drew.

Mr. Shafique Farooqi spent almost 17 Years of his life in Turkey from 1983 to 1999 and honorably represented Pakistan at all levels.  He received 5 prestigious awards during his stay in Turkey. He taught Islamic Calligraphy and Landscape of Pakistan to hundreds of students. In Turkey, he creates the concept his work is influenced by Sufi mysticism. In this series of paintings, he uses the whirling dervish “SEMA” of the Mevlevi order as his inspiration. During his stay in Turkey he also create a new concept in the field of art “Symbiosis concept of art (Journey of Line)”

During his stay in Turkey, he worked as an Advisor in Floyra Istanbul center for Rehabilitation of Disable Children and made it a model center in Turkey with help of the Lions Club and foreign funding. Further his paintings on disabled persons have won him honor and distinction in Turkey, England and Germany, and Holland have been prized most for his compassion for the retarded and handicapped children.

Mr. Shafique Farooqi’s 260 painting has been commissioned in USA, England, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Germany, Sudan, France, Canada, Holland, Turkey and Pakistan.

Mr. Shafique Farooqi donated 10 Master Pieces for Diamer bhasha dam.  These were sold and the proceeds were presented as contributions towards the dam funds.

Mr. Shafique Farooq received 29 National and International Awards and 14 honors in the field of art and also received (President’s Pride of Performance award)

Mr. Shafique Farooqi has published 7 books in field of art.

Mr. Shafique Farooqi nowadays is working on his series “Journey of line” in which he will endeavor to project the thoughts/vision of Allama  Iqbal through his art.

As an artist he has succeeded in bringing anguish in the soul to his art of painting. Though trained on conventional lines, He has evolved his own vision of creative consciousness and has completed a work which affirms his originality and commitment for beauty which lies hidden in the visual scenes, and which has been released only by him. His paintings have given something creative to his age, and in this lies his own fulfillment and satisfaction as an artist.

RESET

“Everything in the universe is in change, transformation and motion.

Man lives by choosing to live by holding on to the story he created for himself and to create a safe space for himself.

People resist change, they do not want to change and develop easily and become conscious.

In his own shell, he finds it difficult to get out of his comfort zone due to ready-made patterns, and habits and sticking to it,

He is far from the idea that he will be free when he breaks the idols he has created.

Only sudden shocks and events can bring the Human who clings to the Matter dimension of the world to himself.

When the things they hold on to are gone, they fall into a great void, and usually, at this point they begin to question everything that exists.

The scenario, the scenery, and the scenery, the roles change and this cycle continue by increasing its violence until people realize that they are just guests in the world and they have to learn to be human.

The reset and change process we have entered with the pandemic environment is an indicator of the world’s desire to renew itself.

All patterns, all old knowledge will be RESET so that all Humans and creatures on Earth can live in better conditions and

The Changes To Be Experienced Will Happen With The Liberation Of Humanity From Their Consciousness

First.

Humanity will build a new future worthy of itself.”

MORE OF HER ART –

Ashok Kumar is a Visual Artist working freelance in New Delhi, India. He has born on 1st Feb 1965 in Bihar, India. He has admitted to the college of art, Patna, Patna University, Graduated and accomplished his study as a bright and brilliant student of the College of Art in the year 1987. 1990, he has received a Scholarship for higher study in fine art at L’Ecole Superieure des Beaux-arts de Marseille, France.

He has received an award senior fellowship in painting for 2015-16 from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India 2017. It was amazing to exhibit his work on ARTSY PAGE by ACS Gallery, Chicago, USA, 2017.

Ashok Kumar’s creation explores a new vision through the imagination of the human being as an origin that belongs to our cultural diversity with many symbols and signs. What we indulge or experience in the surrounding nature with positive vibes and thoughts are usually creates ecstasy in our minds.

He depicts the semi-figurative human form with the relevant combination of nature and other organisms in his creation to explain high consciousness and spirituality.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I search myself identity and self distinguished motive in order to make a something else – The Earth moves round the sun as usual from the times beyond our reach and simultaneously nature and the hard reality go hand to hand and it touches the string of mind as if I am standing alone by the side of various thought………..

So I travel – travel and travel, explore the Central Indian rock, cave and prehistoric art and culture and also travel exotic aura around tribal (Santhal, Birhor, Chenchu, Kanikkar, Urali, Riang, Nicobaress and Onge) Folk- art remains only at the aesthetic and philosophical levels. Then the matrix of experience exploration of my internal and external environment excavating the living moment in search of long forgotten Ancient life and culture. Travel time I keep paintings in my heart and mind the process will go on my canvas. The Ancient life and Culture expresses the passion the empathy between man and animal at the visible level and man and his own humanity at the invisible level.

Agricultural practices and the socio-economic reality in a word, the material conditions influenced the choice in the Vedas for instance, the horse (the vehicle of the Aryans) is the pre-eminent sacrificial animals and birds should be sacrificed for different reasons and occasion. From today’s perspective we can deplore the barbarity of animal sacrifice. Yet if we see the practice from the viewpoint of Neolithic times the sacrifice assumes and awes some significance. At the more ordinary level it is nothing nut an offering made to a superior being either as a thanksgiving or to placate it. This custom continues in our social relations even today. However, there is a basic difference between giving gifts as practised to and the sacrifice off living beings. The difference points no doubt to the cruelty of the practice…..

My deep and strong realisation Human, Animal and Nature, Communications make to the impact all human religion impediments in our contemporary society. I see My World is animistic, and  that world see things with life………!

So, then I try to find and create my own World (relation to the Europe, Latin America, Africa and Central Asia) mainly foundation of inspirations for my creations come from the Indian cave and rock paintings and also folk and primitive terminology. My paintings eccentric patterns of interlocking lines musical Gesture and I think my Aesthetically essence through this kind of colour like Red, Green, Yellow, Orange, Lemon Yellow, Sap Green, Vermilion Tint, Burnt umber, Blue, Stone black etc.

My composition is unlimited on power being as an Ancient life and Ancient Culture. So my experimental series – “ANCIENT LOVE” and other ……………… !

SPECIALITY :

I draw on Canvas and Handmade Paper with an Unbroken line, and use the Special Blowing Technique by Self-made Mouth Air Brush Tools ( mouth-Spray- gun ) to blow Colour on the Canvas and Paper ……. !!

This blow has to be repeated  again and again on the Canvas  with Acrylic Colour and  Handmade paper with Watercolour,  this is my very own technique and  Creative Speciality ……………… !!!

My name is Sainab  Hayeejehdoloh, I’m from Thailand. My Education is Bachelor of Fine Art, (Visual Art), Thaksin University and Master of Fine Arts (Visual Arts), Silpakorn University

I grew up in the southern border, provinces of Thailand, Narathiwat of Su-ngai Kolok District. I grew up in multiculturalism environment. I graduated in art studies, garnered both bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

My study brought me to the capital city of Thailand, and separated me even more from home.  My family, parents and siblings constantly brought nostalgic moments for my countryside. I missed the beauty of happiness with my family members, friends, animals, plants, I missed the delicious food prepared by my mothers and neighbours.

Those nostalgic moment directly inspired me to produce my art works.  Naturally I have conveyed my inner feelings through art. 

I enjoy creating impressive story about the community of Thai Muslim, their way of life, home, environment, community, which has a simple life, cheerful all the time and enjoy the moment at every moment they have.

My artworks are usually painting with mixed techniques, drawing, color compression and printmaking.

I am currently a full-time artist and also accept some other jobs as illustrator, university lecturer, and exhibition officer at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.

Biodata/Profile
AWARDS
2011 : Outstanding Award The 10th Art Exhibition of Southern Young Artist
2011 : Award winning national team volunteers Conservation of the Thai Land Youth
Cultural Camp indigenous people
Exhibitions
2023 : Art Exhibition Group, “HOPE HEART HAPPY” at people gallery, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)
2022 : Art Exhibition, Thai painters, art for River at Ratchadamnoen Klang Contemporary Art Center
2021 : Art Exhibition “NOW A DAYS” by Bualuang Star Artist Group at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)
2021 : Art Exhibition, จิตรกรไทย “Outsider” By Thai Artists Group at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)
2020 : Art Exhibition, “2 Decade By Thai Artists Group” at The Queen’s Gallery Bangkok
2019 : Lingga Panting Festival at Indonesia
2019 : Art Exhibition Group, Traces of the South at people gallery, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)
2018 : Allowed to participate in the project competition “Teachers Council 9” at the Architectural Artist Hall, Cultural Promotion Department.
2017 : Post Muslim articles online. Articles about Art Berita Muslim life : ART chapter 16
2015 : Apply for funding from the Education Promotion Fund Pretinsulanonda
2014 : Reserved scholarships for education from donations from homeowners who rented Silpakorn University’s graduation gowns.
2013 : Art Exhibition, The 30th Exhibition of Contemporary Art by Young Artis
2013 : Printmaking Workshop University Sains, Penang, Malaysia
2012 : Art Exhibition – Participated in the Bualuang 101 Star Artist Painting Project
2012 : Exchange student 2012 at University Sense Penang, Malaysia

Born in 1959 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Graduated from Moscow Art school under the Academy of Arts of USSR. In 1982 graduated from Moscow State Art Institute named after V.I. Surikov. Member of exhibitions on republican, USSR and international level. His works are in museums and private collections worldwide.

Another side of the artistic life of modern Tajikistan is presented by works of Farrukh Negmatzade. Farrukh Negmatzade’s canvases sustained in a strict, realistic manner, seem slightly unexpected. To remain true to old kind traditions and stay away from any leading modern tendencies is not so easy in our days.

But it seems that adhering to old traditions requests no efforts for Farrukh Negmatzade. Over many years he remains, generally speaking, follower of the one theme… This is a rural life – within simple and plane lifestyle and slow rhythm.

Motifs of his canvases are also unpretentious. These are everyday situations, landscapes and portraits. They are somehow expressly unpretentious. Moreover, the artist prefers very restrained color range. Such restrained palette is typical, first of all, to modest, insipid and usual sketches. However, coloring becomes more sonorous in some works. Mostly these are women’s portraits or genre sketches.

Over the last years, the artist strives to expand subjects of his canvases and methods of plastic language. His manner becomes slightly relative and coloring nearly monochromic and his paints suddenly look somehow iconic. At the same time many of depicted motifs are solved by the artist somehow easily, even jolly with considerable portion of humor.

Generally Farrukh Negmatzade is revealed in these works completely from another side. He is not afraid of reproaches indicating the absence of some kind of wholeness.

There is obvious inclination to sings-metaphors in his new paints, remote echo of eastern miniature and nearly photographic fixing, ability to reproduce precisely the imperceptibility of the portrayed moment.

Only time will tell whether it can be taken as consistent search, or the artist will remain true to the found expressive methods. 

By Larisa Dodkhudoev

I am Nicolas Marietee, 23 years old now, and I am a long time student at School of Sculpture at Bambous in Mauritius for exactly 13 years but I am still thirsty of learning.

In 2016 I have participated in Langkawi Art Biennale 2016 as a professional artist. I was just 16 and one of the youngest artist among the greats. This experience has taught me and helped me a lot during my professional life, social life and school life which I completed in 2021.

That is why I have no doubt that Langkawi Art Biennale 2023 will teach me more for the sake of my future. I am excited to come back to Langkawi as an adult now to share with you the Mauritius way of making arts again.

Big thanks to the organizers of this event who are giving opportunities to artists around the world to demonstrate their “God given gift” – Talent.

My name is Karen Duportail and I’m Mauritian. I’m 19 years old, soon to be 20 in September 2023. I just finished secondary school and I’m currently waiting for my HSC exam results, I’m thinking of pursuing a course in Arts at the university of my choice.

In my free time I like to play video games and read novels/mangas. I also recently developed a passion for crochet.

I have always loved doing drawing and exploring different techniques of doing arts. I learnt how to sculpt under the teaching of Mr Lewis Dick who is a teacher filled with enthusiasm about sculpture.

I mostly work on portraiture or human figure when doing my sculpting projects. I really enjoy the process of creating a beautiful piece of art from something rough like wood, to give live to it.

In the future I hope to expand my knowledge and to discover many more methods of doing art.

Hello, My name is Kenwell Emilien, I started sculpture and pyrography in the year 2000. Since then I was involved in many sculpture activities. In 2003, I met Mr Lewis Dick at an exhibition and since then I have followed his School of Bamboo Sculpture in Mauritius.

One of the best memories I have with Mr Dick was in 2020 at the World Wood Day exhibition which was a great success.

JAÏKEL GALANTE, born in Mauritius on April 2, 1996

From 2015 to 2019, I continued my studies at the Mahatma-Ghandi Institute, a school of fine arts in Mauritius and participated in the annual exhibitions at the Student Fair, to finally obtain a “Bachelor’s Degree” in fine art in 2019 with honors in specialized art. “printmaking”.

Under the supervision of artist Nirmal Hurry, I produce life-size statues as an assistant artist for “Slave Village” for “Le Morne World Heritage” 2019.

That same year, to perfect my art as a sculptor, I begin to attend the Bamboo Sculpture School of the artist Lewis Dick and was awarded second in this category at the “World Wood Day Mauritius”.

My works depict society and talk about identity and my origins and are made from all types of materials. I also participated in 2020 in the tenuous virtual exhibition in May on the theme of Covid-19, that of the Cultural Center of expression in November 2020 and in December in the collective exhibition for all at the hub.

In 2021, in April I took part in a workshop at the Intercontinental Slavery Museum Mauritius and finally in October I exhibited at the sculpture school.

Recently in 2022 I exhibited at the Salon de Mai and at the Nelson Mandela Center and participated in an exchange in Switzerland with the school of sculpture bamboo in wood sculpture, MIAF international art exhibition and sdg goals exhibition and finally at the Intercontinental Museum of Slavery in Dec 2022.

Beyond my status as a painter, sculptor and printmaker, I am also an art teacher. I taught at the College st Esprit, of St Maryse and at the moment I teach at the Loreto of Saint-Pierre.