In a little corner of South Asian section in the Royal Ontario Museum, there is a painting by Gulgee. It is titled:
Panchtan Paak
Gulgee (1926-2007)
Oil on canvas
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1978
Its description says:
One of the most celebrated artists from present-day Pakistan, Gulgee was a self-taught artist who brought together abstract form, Islamic calligraphy, and American-style "action" painting. The artistic practice of calligraphy is a central part of Islamic art, combining image and text into a purely abstract form. Gulgee‘s interpretation of Islamic calligraphy into a gestural art that is at once both spontaneous and controlled, was meant to inspire awe. It brought together past and present, religious spirituality and a secular exploration of medium and form.
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