Amin Gulgee
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Amin Gulgee Urdu
:امین گلجی (also spelled Guljee) (born 1966) is a Pakistan
i metal sculptor
, the son of Pakistani artist Ismail Gulgee
. His Web site lists his inspirations as Pakistan's spiritual
history, Hindu mythology, Buddhist civilization and Islamic calligraphy
. "I work in order to understand myself. It is a highly personal journey in which I try to discover a balance with my inner self, my culture and my God
" he wrote. He holds a 1987 B.A. in Economics and Art History from Yale University
. He received the Cogar B. Goodyear Fine Arts Award for his thesis on Moghul gardens.
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
:امین گلجی (also spelled Guljee) (born 1966) is a Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i metal sculptor
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
, the son of Pakistani artist Ismail Gulgee
Ismail Gulgee
Ismail Gulgee - The Gulgeez Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz , Hilal-e-Imtiaz, was an award-winning, globally famous Pakistani artist born in Peshawar. He was a qualified engineer in the U.S. and self-taught abstract painter and portrait painter. Before 1959, as portraitist, he painted the...
. His Web site lists his inspirations as Pakistan's spiritual
Spirituality
Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...
history, Hindu mythology, Buddhist civilization and Islamic calligraphy
Calligraphy
Calligraphy is a type of visual art. It is often called the art of fancy lettering . A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner"...
. "I work in order to understand myself. It is a highly personal journey in which I try to discover a balance with my inner self, my culture and my God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
" he wrote. He holds a 1987 B.A. in Economics and Art History from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
. He received the Cogar B. Goodyear Fine Arts Award for his thesis on Moghul gardens.
External links
- An interview with Amin Gulgee (at Getpakistan.com)
- About Amin Gulgee, the Son of Ismail Gulgee
- Profile on ArtNet
- Exhibition at Artspace Dubai
- Information at the-south-asian.com
- Nitanjali Art Gallery (New Delhi, India): information on a recent exhibition, at Galerie Romain Rolland (alliance francaise de Delhi), ending in September 2007: includes color images
- Information at the-south-asian.com (please note: this site spells the name "Guljee")