Abid Aslam

Born in 1986 in Lahore, Pakistan, Abid Aslam studied at the Hunerkada College of Visual and Performing Arts, Lahore. He focused his attention towards miniature painting and photography which led to purification of his own visual and conceptual terminology. Aslam also served as a lecturer in Hunerkada College till 2014. His passion for art convinced him to pursue a master’s program in Visual Arts from National College of Arts, Lahore in 2017 with an aim to develop a strong and independent point of view and a mature grasp of critical debate on contemporary art. He has done a remarkable solo show in 2018 titled as “Sitaron se aage” at Sanat Initiative, Karachi Pakistan. Aslam participated in first Karachi Biennale Trust artist residency 2019 in collaboration with OPP (Orangi Pilot Project), Karachi Pakistan. Later, he also curated a group show titled as “Once upon a time” at Ejaz Art Gallery, Lahore. Aslam has been part of both national and international art exhibitions. “Of Land and Skies” was Aslam’s another stunning solo show held at O Art Space, Lahore, Pakistan in 2019. Whereas, his previous solo show "The Last Rain" was exhibited at Sanat Initiative Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan in 2020 and recent three person group show “Peculiar Speculations” was held at O Art Space, Lahore, Pakistan. Aslam currently works and lives in Lahore.

Abid Aslam

Artist Statement

In present era where artists are utilizing various techniques in their own style to create alternate perceptions in context to their art practices, I feel the term and idea of ‘miniature’ is an intimate process of giving fine details to an image while keeping in mind the sense of beauty and visual pleasure. The art practice and technique of engraving that I used in creating an artwork is somehow same to the effort put in creating a miniature painting; the delicacy, time, effort and minute details. The imagery that I chose in current series of work actually depicts the recalling of old tales in more contemporary way by giving a viewer another aspect of possibilities and visual charm of an artwork.