On the 20 the of January, our Media class of A1's and A2's was taken to Mohatta Palace to see The Rising Tide exhibition. Being with Media classmates and friends, it was great fun, however, it was astonishing to see the awesome work by Pakistani artistes. Since art is not exactly something that I really pay attention to, it made it difficult for me to understand most of the work of different renowned Pakistani artistes. However, one of the art that I thought was creative and meaningful was The Flying Carpet by Abdullah Syed. He had made a small carpet (smaller then a real one) out of US Dollars and staple pins and it was hanging at one corner of the room where it was placed. The creative part was that the carpet seemed to have shapes in it that were either cut out or left out and there were two spotlights from different angles shining at it. The two spot lights made two shadows at the walls that were around it and each shadow had different shapes inside it which was really creative. I thought of posting an image as well to show his work:
A close view of both the shadows has some shapes in them. One has shapes of Minarets and such type of things, while the other has the shapes of guns and daggers and other types of weapons. The main art in this is the shapes made in the carpet and the perfect spot to place the spot lights for the right shadows. I have not seen art in this way before so I felt that it was a different way to show something rather than just painting it or sculpting it.
Abdullah Syed has basically made a point that money is used for good and bad. By using the US Dollar, he is depicting America, that is considered as the superpower at present. The flying carpet is a a mysterious effect in this art though, as there is no confirmation on what it would actually mean. I think that the flying carpet depicts the Arab countries and that being made out of US Dollars shows that America gets its wealth from the Arab countries and has used it and it uses the wealth for good purposes such as supporting religion and humanity etc. as well as bad purposes such as the making of weapons of mass destruction and other weapons.
The Flying Carpet as very creative in its own way, especially the way the artiste has depicted his thoughts. However, the art exhibition had other interesting paintings and other works of art. I am thankful to Miss. Fauzia, our media practical teacher, for arranging this trip for us. Despite the enjoyment that we experienced, the art gave me a broader view of media and showed me how Pakistani art is becoming popular and the artistes so creative. I hope to visit some other exhibition in the future.
This is our class with our media teacher, Miss. Fauzia, standing outside Mohatta Palace.
This is Mohatta Palace, where some magnificent works of art were displayed inside.
A close view of both the shadows has some shapes in them. One has shapes of Minarets and such type of things, while the other has the shapes of guns and daggers and other types of weapons. The main art in this is the shapes made in the carpet and the perfect spot to place the spot lights for the right shadows. I have not seen art in this way before so I felt that it was a different way to show something rather than just painting it or sculpting it.
Abdullah Syed has basically made a point that money is used for good and bad. By using the US Dollar, he is depicting America, that is considered as the superpower at present. The flying carpet is a a mysterious effect in this art though, as there is no confirmation on what it would actually mean. I think that the flying carpet depicts the Arab countries and that being made out of US Dollars shows that America gets its wealth from the Arab countries and has used it and it uses the wealth for good purposes such as supporting religion and humanity etc. as well as bad purposes such as the making of weapons of mass destruction and other weapons.
The Flying Carpet as very creative in its own way, especially the way the artiste has depicted his thoughts. However, the art exhibition had other interesting paintings and other works of art. I am thankful to Miss. Fauzia, our media practical teacher, for arranging this trip for us. Despite the enjoyment that we experienced, the art gave me a broader view of media and showed me how Pakistani art is becoming popular and the artistes so creative. I hope to visit some other exhibition in the future.
This is Mohatta Palace, where some magnificent works of art were displayed inside.
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