Paintings By Kiran Saleem Go On Display

Paintings by Kiran Saleem at exhibition titled "Art for Climate Change" go on display to attract the art lovers of twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Dec, 2018 ) :Paintings by Kiran Saleem at exhibition titled "Art for Climate Change" go on display to attract the art lovers of twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

The exhibition highlighting issues of climate change for public awareness was organized by gallery6 in collaboration with Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change, PNCA, Pakistan Tourism Development Cooperation, Snow Foundation and Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), where 16 painters, photographers and filmmakers were invited to Naran in August.

The show, featuring collection of paintings in mixed media, photographs and installations, drew the attention by all possible means to the impending threats of frequent and severe natural disasters, food and water shortages, agricultural and economic collapse and so on.

The artist Kiran Saleem work in this exhibition is about the changing dynamics of society, which is threatening for the environment.

According to her, "Ever increasing population and housing societies, high rise buildings, factories and industrialization have altered the balance of nature. Acts like throwing polythene bags, blocking water and sewer drains, factory waste poisoning vegetation, unregulated deforestation are aggravating the conditions.

Many areas, which are still beautiful and attractive for tourists are loaded with garbage, endangering surroundings.

She said, my work is a comment on this phenomenon, that how nature, with the passage of time and with the pressure of increasing ignorant population, is being invaded and injured we need to prevent this with immediate collective actions. She was graduated from College of Art & Design, GC University Faisalabad, in 2009 with a distinction in painting. She then acquired MA Honors in Visual Art from NCA Lahore in 2013.

Kiran is highly skilled in oil and acrylic painting and enjoys doing experimental works. Currently, her focus is to explain the importance of ordinary things that we often ignore and miss out. She is concerned with highlighting the real truth behind happenings in our daily life, the reality which we often ignore or fail to see. In brief, we could say that her work explores the notions of reality vs. perception.

Kiran has received several awards including Best Young Artist Award by Arts Council Lahore (2013), First prize in Arjumand Painting Award (2015). She has exhibited her works in solo and group shows in Pakistan, Dubai and Italy. Now she is teaching at NCA as visiting faculty and currently lives and works in Lahore.