Abbas’s watercolour paintings go on display at Ejaz Art Gallery

Abbas’s watercolour paintings go on display at Ejaz Art Gallery
LAHORE An exhibition of watercolour paintings by Ali Abbas opened at Ejaz Art Gallery on Thursday.
Abbas, in his paintings, has portrayed the living style of gypsies in rural Sindh. He has captured with vivacity and heart-felt feelings their moment-to-moment existence.
Abbas earned a Masters degree in Fine Arts from Jamshoro University, Sindh, and later became a teacher of Fine Arts in his alma mater in 1992, working there for ten years.
He also worked in the Department of Architecture, Mehran University. Currently, Abbas is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Fine Arts at the Mehran University, Jamshoro.
Talking about his paintings, he said that his point of focus was the woman who was the manager of the family in the rural gypsy setup.
She is responsible for looking after the household chores, fetching water from far-off places, caring for the children and taking care of the domestic animals as well. This is, in fact, their total existence, daily times