NCA thesis display: Heritage, depression dominant subjects
National College of Arts welcomed the general public on Wednesday to the display of students’ theses. The juries have already graded the work.. Photo: S. Hussain
A total of 164 students have displayed their work throughout the college premises.
The work of Product Design and Interior Design students has been displayed at the Tollinton Market Gallery. Out of the 164 students, 51 students belong to the Architecture Design Department, 42 are of Product Design, 30 of Fine Arts, 12 of Interior Design, 9 of Film and TV, 8 of Multimedia, 7 of Musicology and 5 of Ceramic and Textile Department.
Frequent themes this year are cultural heritage and depression in society.
David Courtyard of the college saw Allaudin Chohan, a Musicology student, perform qawali as part of his thesis on Qawal families. A display had pictures of the Din Muhammad family, the Santu Khan family, the Manzoor Ahmad Khan family, the Kerala Rajpoot family and the Wairanwalley family.
The Fine Arts theses, had four major disciplines: miniatures, painting, printmaking and sculpture. A lot of figurative work was exhibited with many students focusing on suppression of women in society, and their personal lives.
Rao Haider, a lay visitor, said that art depicting women’s travails had become a cliché . He said that he would like to see a more optimist approach as there was always hope.
Amal Uppal, a Fine Arts student, said that often teachers encouraged students to highlight darker subjects like depression, loss and pain. “I have tried to portray a positive side of the society.
I am glad the viewers are appreciating it,” she said. From the heritage of Balochistan, to fictitious histories ‘inspired by video games’ called Battle of Rowzanak and studio apartments as an idea of accommodation in a city that was ‘running out of space’, the display is worth a visit.
The display will continue till January 31st.
with ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY PPI
Published in The Express Tribune, January 27th, 2011.
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