Art in Pakistan and Ones who contributed

Since the emergence of the new nation, Pakistan artists have guided their work towards a modern standard. They have not only borrowed and used styles seen here in the United States, but Europe as well. They have also experimented with many other traditions to see if it could fit into the modern style. Shakir Ali was a well known artist in Europe and when he emerged most prevalently in the 1950’s, he taught and later became principal of the prestigious National College of Arts. From Europe Ali was able to bring back an acquired knowledge of Cézanne and the visual art style of Cubism. "Ali's focused more on simplifying and heavily outlining images of people, animals, and objects that reflect a familiarity with Primitivism, a style developed in Europe yet influenced by Eastern art (Atteqa 2000)." One thing that I find most interesting is that most of the artest came from Europe and later developed an Eastern art style to create and become so well known in area such as Pakistan.
Anna Molka Ahmed, also brought some unique styles to Pakistani art. Coming from Europe and more specifically London, she arrived in Lahore where she spread her impressionistic style. Ahmed’s biggest achievement could arguably be when she received the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, the highest civil award for her contributions in the field of fine arts.

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