Research
Research interests and projects pursued by the faculty of the Department of Art & Design.
Artistic Research Interests
- Sublimity & Melancholy: Elasticity of Lahore’s Flora
- Human Intrusions into Public Spaces: Spillway and Korang River
- Dissenting Art: Political Cartoon Practice in Pakistan
- Personal Objects and Effrontery of Political System
- Curatorial Practices: Format of Large-Scale Art Exhibitions, Tradition vs. Contemporary, Art Practices of Young Artists
- Artistic Director/Curator KARBATH Artist Residency Program
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Ms. Sadia Farooq
Fusion of Refinement and Experimentation via:
- Focus on the beauty of the Permanent shining through the Transient.
- Study of spiritual principles through geometric, organic and abstract forms involving meditation.
- Blurred frontier between sculpture and painting - 3D figures floating in space.
- Relationship b/w perception, immaterial form, spatial, sensorial effect and perennialism.
- Neo-miniature painting - traditional tech. with a synthesis of new insights into the social relevance of imperial Mughal art.
- Investigating popular Visual Vernacular of Pakistan.
- Preservation, management and uplifting of the Traditional Arts and Cultural Heritage.
- Pedagogy of Cultural studies and History of Art and Architecture.
Research Projects
- Ethnographic Analysis of Qawwali at Sufi Shrines
- Research Associate for an Exhibition of the 50 years celebration of IAP (Institute of Architects, Pakistan).
- Designer & trainer for Women empowerment through Crafts in South Punjab, a UNESCO–Norway Funded Project culminating as a Craft Exhibition, “Connecting people through Craft”, Lok Virsa Museum, Isd.
- “Establishment of a Craft Village for the Conservation and Rejuvenation of the dying Arts & Crafts of Sahiwal and Multan, Pakistan” - proj. for the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture (IFPC).
SM
Ms. Sohphia Miraj
- Material culture/ regional and cultural studies
- Site specific installations / public Art Interventions.
- Popular Culture, Popular Art, Analysing Truck Art and its motifs
- Teaching pedagogy for Art History in Pakistan.
ZA
Ms. Zamania Aslam
- Irrational world of the subconscious mind.
- Imagination, unconscious and the conscious.
- Integration of Art, Music , and Drama .
ZU
Mr. Zain Ul Abidin
- In Design "Vernacular Visual Culture its documentation, archiving and adaptability in Graphic Design"
- In Photography "Mirassan", Photo Essay/Boo
- In Photography "Transgenders", Photo Essay/Boo
- In Photography "Street Skies", Photo Essay/Book
IF
Mr. Ihtesham Farooqi
- Black & White Expression Photography.
- The Interactive vision between Design & Photography.
HN
Ms. Hira Nadeem
- Learning through making
- Integration of Art, science and technology
- Pedagogical approaches, teaching strategies and their learning outcomes in Art and Design Education
AN
Ms. Amna Naveed
- Environmental Psychology and socio-political aspects of Design
MK
Ms. Maira Khan
- sustainable, eco-friendly and bio diverse design.