Ethereal Light: The Art of Fluid Expression
The material comes alive on the canvas through the play of light, delicately breaking and traveling through each form and wave crafted by this refined artist. Abstract paintings, often in soft whites or iridescent hues, offer a tactile experience where light takes center stage. As time passes, light transforms the artwork, inviting viewers to witness its shifting essence.
These minimalist pieces create a seamless flow within a space, bringing calm, freedom, and serenity. Acting as windows to an ethereal realm, the light dances across textures, illuminating every corner with its radiant glow. They effortlessly brighten any environment, offering a meditative experience that touches the soul and transforms the surroundings. The interplay of color, form, and light invites a personal dialogue between the artwork and the observer, making each encounter a unique journey.
Ethereal Light: The Art of Fluid Expression
The material comes alive on the canvas through the play of light, delicately breaking and traveling through each form and wave crafted by this refined artist. Abstract paintings, often in soft whites or iridescent hues, offer a tactile experience where light takes center stage. As time passes, light transforms the artwork, inviting viewers to witness its shifting essence.
These minimalist pieces create a seamless flow within a space, bringing calm, freedom, and serenity. Acting as windows to an ethereal realm, the light dances across textures, illuminating every corner with its radiant glow. They effortlessly brighten any environment, offering a meditative experience that touches the soul and transforms the surroundings. The interplay of color, form, and light invites a personal dialogue between the artwork and the observer, making each encounter a unique journey.
Meet The Artist
Ali Baba
Biography & General Practice
Born in Lahore, schooled in Karachi and Quetta, Ali Baba did his Bachelor of Fine Arts and MA (Hons) Visual Art from the National College of Arts Lahore with distinction. Trained as a painter but mostly works in sculpture and installations. His main concern has been the human existence, its condition, and sculpture itself. He mostly works with negative/positive life casts of the human body and its parts. He worked as an assistant curator at Zahoor-ul-AKlaq Gallery NCA, served as a lecturer at the College of Art and Design, Punjab University Lahore, and currently he is working in Lahore and teaching as permanent faculty at the Master of Visual Art Department, National College of Arts, Lahore.
His work revolves around the human body and its existence. His intent is to explore the human form with regards to the negative and positive spaces formed through touch and within the human body. He is interested in three-dimensionality, materiality, and sculpture itself as a medium. He engages viewers on a sensitive and emotional level through silent, subtle, and delicate imagery. The work exudes pathos, likely influenced by his experience of his surroundings. He employs a variety of materials and techniques, often starting with a life cast of a human body or body part in plaster, which then evolves into other materials depending on the needs of the piece.
Site- Specific Project Description
The installation “I am alive” features 350 to 400 plaster casts of real fishes scattered across the caldarium floor of the historic Shahi Hammam, Delhi Gate, Lahore. Sourced from local markets, these fish casts symbolize the profound impact of human activities on aquatic ecosystems. Positioned in the hottest part of the Hammam, the installation underscores the urgency of environmental change and the fragility of our natural world. By occupying this historic site of Shahi Hammam, the artwork bridges the past and present, urging viewers to reflect on their role in preserving our planet’s delicate balance.
ArtSoch was launched in 2020; since then, the gallery has become a prominent destination for contemporary art from Pakistan. We consistently open exhibitions, featuring a mix of regional and global academic artists from the South Asian diaspora, working in diverse media; whose practices are dynamic in style , rigorously investigated and grasp gist of our time.
OPENING
ADDRESS
Event: Friday, 4 Oct 24
5:00 Pm to 9:00 Pm
Shahi Hamam, Dehli Gate
Walled City Lahore
OPENING
Event: Friday, 4 Oct 24
5:00 Pm to 9:00 Pm
ADDRESS
Shahi Hamam, Dehli Gate
Walled City Lahore