Mohammad Ali Talpur is a well known contemporary Pakistani artist. He is considered as the only minimalist artist in 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...

 because of his linear drawings. He is teaching at National College of Arts

National College of Arts

The National College of Arts Lahore, usually referred to by its acronym NCA, is a famous old college in Lahore, Pakistan.Like all old institutions, the National College of Arts, has a historical tradition. Much of its present tone was set long ago when it was known as the Mayo School of Arts...

 and works at his studio in Lahore. His works has been exhibited in national and international art galleries like Art & Public gallery, Geneva, XVA gallery, Dubai, Finsbury Park, England, Shanghai art fair, 2007, Dubai Art Fair, 2008 and Hong Kong art fair, 2008.

Life

Mohammad Ali Talpur was born in 1976 in Hyderabad, Sindh

Hyderabad, Sindh

is the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the seventh largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot...

. He spent his childhood in his home town Hyderabad then he moved to Lahore. He got his BFA degree in 1998 from the National College of Arts, Lahore. Now he lives and works in Lahore.

Art career

His work passed through various phases to get the unique identity. He is known for his linear drawings, these drawings reflect the magical quality that a viewer can not resist to pass through the inner essence of visual pleasure. He creates drawings like poetry by arranging the cluster of lines on paper and deliberately states "art without content" which interpret the existence of life.

External links

• http://jang.com.pk/thenews/may2009-weekly/nos-10-05-2009/enc.htm#3
• http://www.greencardamom.net/artists/artists_page.php?id=21
• http://jang.com.pk/thenews/feb2010-weekly/nos-07-02-2010/enc.htm#1
• http://www.nuktaartmag.com/Nukta/GeneralContent/View/106
• http://universes-in-universe.org/eng/intartdata/artists/asia/pak/talpur_mohammad
• http://www.vmartgallery.org/collaborative/collaborative_show.php
• http://www.granta.com/Online-Only/High-Noon-IV
• http://www.artpublic.ch/artists/talpur/talpur1.php
• http://www.douglaswhite.co.uk/drawn-from-life-abbott-hall-gallery/
• http://www.delhievents.com/2010/01/devi-art-foundation-presents-reassemble.html
• http://www.ameinfo.com/147446.html