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ISLAMABAD : Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ms Sherry Rehman said on Tuesday that miniature art was witnessing renaissance in the country. The minister was talking to reporters after inaugurating the Exhibition of Miniature Paintings by Najamul Hassan Kazmi at Nomad Art Gallery.The exhibition would remain open till May 16. Sherry Rehman said that there was a need to construct new museums and upgrade old museums in the country.About the performance of National Art Gallery (NAG) she said it was doing well.
However she urged the private sector to come forward for promotion of art galleries. About Public-private sector partnership she gave the example of Mohatta Palace Museum in Karachi.She said that as art lovers we should encourage and support arts.
Earlier while inspecting the exhibition she appreciated the work of the artist. She said he has broken the conventional boundaries of miniature art by introducing innovative techniques.
Kazmi has used a technique in which an ordinary paper is stained with tea to give the impression as if the portrait has been drawn over leather.
Talking to journalists Najamul Hassan Kazmi said he used this technique to infuse new spirit into miniature painting.
He said previously, he used to work with natural leave colour but this time he has used poster colour, acrylic, natural leave colour and mixed media giving an entire new impact to his latest collection.
The artist has used needle to draw minute details in his subject and such details could not be noticed with a naked eye.
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