Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi is a world renowned artist and calligrapher from Pakistan. He is also popular with the name as Sadequain Naqqash. He is considered as 1 of the finest painters and calligrapher for his superb artistic expertise and talent. Sadequain was born in 1930 in a loved ones of calligraphers at Amorha in British India. Sadequain began his artistic profession in 1940, when he joined the Progressive Writers and Artists Movement.
In 1954, the 1st solo exhibition of the work of Sadequain was organized in Quetta, Pakistan. His function was much appreciated and quickly he earned his name for the Mural artwork. A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied straight on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. Similarly, Sadequain was admired a lot for his calligraphic style, which is extensively considered iconic by several critics of South Asian art.
In 1955, a Mural by Sadequain was affixed at Jinnah Hospital and his exhibitions were also held at Frere Hall and at the residence of Mr. Suhrawardy. Sadequain also went to France exactly where he spent some time in Paris augmenting his abilities. In 1960, Sadequain was Awarded with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and got the first prize in National Exhibition. In 1961, Sadequain painted the huge mural (62’X10′) in the Head Office of the State Bank of Pakistan at Karachi, titled “Treasures of Time” in which he showed the intellectual advance of man from the times of Socrates to that of lqbal and Einstein. In 1961, Sadequain was awarded “Laureate de Paris” and President’s Medal of Honor by the government of Pakistan in 1962. The perform of Sadequain became renowned thorough out the world and his art exhibitions had been held in a lot of nations of the world like in USA , France , Middle East etc.
His fantastic Mural works include the Murals in Lahore Museum , at Mangla Dam, in Abu Dhabi and at Free of charge Hall. Sadequain painted the ceiling of the Lahore museum entrance hall, depicting Evolution of Mankind, and additional nine big panels of calligraphies for the Islamic Gallery.
The ceiling spans approximately one hundred x 35 feet. The mural titled “Saga of Labor” by Sadequain at Mangla Dam is a glowing tribute to the workingmen and women of all occasions and locations who form the backbone of any society The ceiling of the Frere Hall, displays in bold, the words, “Arz-o-Samawat” (Earth and the Heavens) bears a historical significance, since it represents the final piece of operate by Sadequain.
Sadequain was equally popular in the neighboring country India and a single of his greatest fan in India was the then prime minister of India , Indira Gandhi. He was invited by the Indian government in the 1980’s and in the course of this tour of India, the murals of Sadequain were affixed at Aligarh, Banaras, Hyderabad and Delhi. The study of these fantastic Murals suggests that Sadequain was a deep thinker and philosopher. He truly represented the human’s continuous struggle to uncover his inner self. Sadeqian was awarded in1975 with “Cultural Award” by the Government of Australia and in 1980 he was acceded “Sitara-e-Imtiaz” by the government of Pakistan.
The illustrations of Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Iqbal and Ghalib are also 1 of the most prominent performs of Sadequain. Sadequain also illustrated the French Nobel Prize winning writer Albert Camus.
The calligraphic operates of Sadequain possess the allegorical significance. Sadequain claimed that his calligraphy is a result of the divine inspiration bestowed upon him by the God. Undoubtedly the calligraphic paintings of Sadeuqain have been accurate expressionist presentations. Sadequain created countless paintings, drawings, and murals in his lifetime. Sadequain was not a greedy and desirous artist so he hardly ever sold his function. Most of the instances, this phenomenal artist gave its perform away to numerous of his friends. In his lifetime there were two galleries named soon after him by the authorities, but they no longer exist. Sadequain was deeply inspired by Cactus and its development in scorching heat. Sadequain symbolized Cactus to depict labor, struggle, and persistence against organic components of resistance and triumph of hard operate.
Sadeqain, the master of calligraphic Art was died on February ten, 1987 in Karachi at the age of 57 while painting a wall as he fell. He is buried in Sakhi Hassan graveyard. Right after his death the mammoth book “The Holy Sinner: Sadequain” was published which is a tribute of the function of this greatest Pakistani artist. This book consists of 700 pages, weighing 12 kg and it consists of the reproduction of some 400 of Sadequain’s creations.
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