Prof.
Zahoor Zargar, Dean of Faculty of Fine Arts is not only a recognised and a
famed artist but a brilliant person too. He judged the Graffiti making competition, held as a part of The Pickwick Fest. He had a very busy schedule today yet Shazma and Daoud managed to have a little chat with him.
Shazma: What
inspires your heart?
Prof.
Zahoor: My inspiration comes from within the heart. It should come from within.
Shazma:
Manto as an artist faced alienation and contempt from his own community- how do
you see this phenomenon relevant in contemporary Indian art scene?
Prof.
Zahoor: He has given ideas just like Ghalib. What Ghalib said a long time back,
is happening these days, exactly the same. Manto is same.
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| Prof. Zahoor Zargar, Shazma Iqbal, Daoud Mohd. Khan (R-L) |
Shazma:
Graffiti is comparatively modern art- how do you see this transition from
classical tradition?
Prof. Zahoor:
No. Grafitti is not a modern art. Graffiti is present from the beginning, since a child
is born, or the beginning of civilization. It starts from a child's sketch. It's
not modern. Actually, everything which we talk today or do today is modern.
Anything. Abstraction is different, Modern art is different.
Daoud:
How can such historical personalities like Dickens and Manto be depicted in
graffiti?
Prof.Zahoor:
It's a debate. A debate between artists and teachers and students of literature must happen to discuss it.
Daoud:
What is your response about the entries in this competition?
Prof.
Zahoor: They were good, three of them were better, but one was the best and
it's name has been given.
-Shazma Iqbal and Daoud Mohd. Khan
B.A. (Hons) Eng II
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