Title: Untitled (Ruins series study)

Year: 2019

Media: watercolour pigments on wasli paper

Size: 32 x 42 cm

About the work: In this series Kazim produced chiaroscuro landscapes which seemingly invite the viewer to take an imaginary walk amongst the human ruins is inspired by abstract photographic references. The landscape does not depict a specific site and in some way it could be said that it is fictional. Emilia Terracciano

Bio: Ali Kazim was born in Pakistan, in 1979. Currently he lives and works in Lahore, Pakistan. He also works as assistant professor at the National College of Arts, Lahore. He received his BFA degree from the National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan in 2002 and an MFA from the Slade School of Fine Art, London, UK, in 2011. His work exhibited widely in solo and group shows internationally. His work is in the collection of the Tate, UK; British Museum UK; Victoria and Albert Museum UK; Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; Metropolitan Museum NYC; Asia Pacific Museum, USA; Rose Art museum, USA;  Queensland Art Gallery Australia; Qatar Museums and many more.