Hawzah News Agency- The exhibition was inaugurated by Registrar of Kashmir University, Prof. Naseer Iqbal, and drew hundreds of students, faculty members, children and art lovers who thronged the Gandhi Bhawan hall to witness the unique amalgamation of faith and artistic expression.
Senior Kashmiri artist Arshid Sauleh, who also had his works displayed in the exhibition, said the event provided an opportunity for young artists to attempt calligraphy and figurative art. Two of my paintings were present in the exhibition. I do Quran with landscape, and I use Quranic verses in contemporary world art. I don’t do traditional calligraphy; this is calligraphy in form with a universal touch.
He added that since the exhibition was themed on Imam Hussain (َAS), he used verses of the Quran because Imam Hussain (AS) is the practical manifestation of the Quran. “Quran and Ahlulbayt (AS) are together and they cannot be separated'', he said.
“We had done one exhibition on the Quran earlier, but this one relates the Quran with Karbala which is important to understand. The kind of paintings which came forth are worth more than the lecture of many minutes. They carry very deep meaning and expression'', he said.
Organizers said that the combination of devotion, artistic imagination, and historical memory made “The Art of Devotion, Love & Ashura” a significant cultural and spiritual experience at the University of Kashmir.
Source: KASHMIR OBSERVE
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