Ahmed Parvez | |
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| Born | 1926 (1926) Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| Died | 1979 (aged 52–53) Karachi, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Painter Artist |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Notable awards | President's Pride of Performance Award 1978 |
Ahmed Parvez (Urdu:احمد پرویز) (1926 – 1979) was amodernistpainter fromRawalpindi,Pakistan. He was a member of The Lahore Group in Pakistan[1] and founder of the Pakistan Group inLondon.[2] He was also among the few earlymodernists of Pakistani origin to have garnered considerable critical acclaim, with solo exhibitions at the New Vision, Lincoln, and Clement Stephens galleries in London, along with exhibitions at London'sCommonwealth Institute and theAshmolean Museum in Oxford between 1955 and 1964.[2][1][3]
In 1962, Parvez held a two-man exhibition at the Lincoln Gallery with American painterAlexander Calder.Ali Imam wrote in 1979 that "Ahmed Parvez has held over 30 solo exhibitions in Europe, the US and Pakistan. He is undoubtedly our most exhibited Pakistani painter abroad."[2]
Declaring his paintings to be "art of the highest standard",George Butcher wrote forThe Guardian in 1963 thatThree in One (II) was "as complete and beautiful a testament to the resolution of the Eastern pattern and WesternTachism as has been accomplished by anyone. The mood is as near to [Paul]Klee as it is to the jeweled ambiance of an Eastern potentate."[2]
TheOxford Mail review of Parvez's work noted that "it takes an extremely clear vision or strong personality to impose such an individual character on an abstract or near abstract design.Ben Nicholson,Ivon Hitchens,Jackson Pollock and R.J. Hitchcock are among the few that have it; so is Ahmed Parvez."[2]
In the 1950s,Victor Musgrave, a British poet, art dealer and curator of Gallery One, considered Parvez to be "without question, the outstanding artist from Pakistan who has made a very strong impact upon the English art world. His extension into the West of the ideals implicit in Muslim art has been an effort of unique importance."[2] Ahmed Parvez attempted to integrate Modernism into Pakistani art.[1]
From 1955 to 1964, Ahmed lived and worked in London, UK.[1][3] In the late 1960s, he spent two years living and working in theUnited States before returning to Pakistan. During this time, he exhibited his work at the Galerie Internationale inNew York City and married Reiko Isago, fromSendai, Japan. She would later give birth to their son, Aleem Isago Parvez.
Ahmed Parvez died of abrain hemorrhage in Karachi in 1979.[2][4]
On 14 August 2006,Pakistan Post Office issued a Rs. 40 sheetlet of stamps to posthumously honour 10 Pakistani painters. Besides Ahmed Parvez, the other nine painters honoured were:Laila Shahzada,Askari Mian Irani,Sadequain,Ali Imam,Shakir Ali,Anna Molka Ahmed,Zahoor ul Akhlaq,Zubeida Agha andBashir Mirza.[5]
Ahmed Parvez held over 30 solo exhibitions in Europe, US and Pakistan[2]
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