Breaking the Mould

photos: courtesy of aasim akhtar Though very contemporary and untraditional, Faith Ringgold’s, Pinaree Sanpitak’s and Kimsooja’s practices retain their association with their traditionally female genre. At the same time they are dramatic narratives that are difficult to categorise. abolish the distance that separates art from  life is a constant desire found in the art of…

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Throughout the history of portraiture, objectivity and documentation see-saw with subjectivity and symbolism. The finite, singular subject leads to our understanding of universal themes, while our individuating tendencies link generalities back to our own experience. Javaid A.Kazi (MFIAP, ESFIAP, FRPS, FPSA) creates a pictorial environment in which these dualisms dilate and declare their inversely proportional…