Pakistani Painters following a Certain Genre of Painting: Dr. Rahat Naveed Masud, Ali Azmat and Mughees Riaz

Abstract

This article is intended to document the paintings of those specific artists who are working to some extent in a similar genre of painting. Artworks of these artists have been included in this article who belong to a similar Art institute in Pakistan College of Art and Design Punjab University Lahore. Paintings of Dr. Rahat Naveed Masud, Ali Azmat, and Mughees Riaz are under discussion. This article discusses the utilization of different visual elements such as human figures, plants, trees, and fauna in the artwork of these artists. It explores the compositional similarities, color palette choices, and the presence of social and religious themes apparent in their paintings. The purpose of writing this article is also to investigate the idea that either of these three artists does belong to a particular school of thought as they have spent so many years working together in the same art institute in Pakistan. The aim and objective of this research are also to disseminate in-depth knowledge about their style of painting and the influences their paintings have over each other. Their subject matter may vary in different contexts but the style of painting these three artists share have astonishing similarities.