In the suburbs on a hot summer day, you’re fascinated by the much admirable truck art that endorses our gigantic carriers. As you further probe through the hearts of Punjab, through the plains of Sindh and across the rough terrain of the Balochs and the Pathans, you may be smart enough to find them as synonymous to the outfits and the lifestyles of the people who live there. Such is the beauty of art and culture and how they peacefully coexist.Pakistan is a land of rich cultural values and heritage that dates centuries back. And as we take a stroll down the path of art and culture we can very clearly find them to be intertwined.
Pakistani art has a strong affinity for the Mughal painters. Much of our architecture, calligraphy and forms of paintings, especially miniature paintings take origin from their influence. Although with the intervention of modernization we can see how contemporary forms of art are gradually taking over, the Mughal influence that has been inherited is hard to undermine. Continue reading…
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