His work belongs to Minimalism to the extent of applying only red, gold, and black while celebrating the concept of space, contrast and balance. His lines, both continuous and broken, speak of unity over direction. But the transitions did not stop there, abstraction was eventually seen as a hindrance.
Realizing how mass produced abstracts are, he started to seek for an alternate perspective. By swinging the pendulum back into representational works, he retreated into presenting an inner landscape.
The new attempts have become dreamy, surreal, expressive, bittersweet, narrative, hypnotic, loose and flowing, and pondering. Lines in flourishes tie the composition with a subdued strength. The representation is ambiguous, balancing on the verge of recognition, but tuning into the life behind the artist subconsciously.
He now resides in Edmonton as a local artist. Last year, he received the 150 in 150 award in the visual arts category and started showing his work at the Lotus Gallery. His artwork has been sold to private collectors in the U.S., Canada and Hong Kong over the years.
He has been exhibiting and selling his work from Lotus Art Gallery since 2017. (10321 124street Edmonton)
His latest series is in an online exclusive on gallerymariam on artsy.net and is titled “Life & Death”
-- Mariam Qureshi